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2012-01-23T20:31:00.000-08:00

MARK'S CANCON SONG NOTES: January 26 – October 1, 2011

ARTIST	TITLE	NOTES
The Abrams Brothers	While You Sleep	(1/16)
Bellamy, Clayton	Everyone’s A Dreamer	I thought he sounded tougher than this. Average. (1/2)
Bamford, Gord (C)	Is It Friday Yet?	First release with Sony. Could be a new anthem. (1/2)
Brandt, Paul (C)	Together Again	He does ballads and meaningful songs well. (10/10)
Canyon, George (w/ Richard Marx) (C)	When Love Is All You Got	Time to give it a shot. (11/28)
Chisholm, Shane	No One Came	(1/16)
Cuddy, Jim	Regular Days	(1/16)
Dane, Marshall	About Last Night	Very strong song lyrically and melodically in the chorus. Great hook! (9/19)
Deere John	Soldier’s Prayer	The first line almost loses me but once past that the song does grab me. Another solider song in a long line of soldier songs. The simplicity of the melody and arrangement make it easy on the ears. (11/7)
Farrell, Jessie	Everything To Me	A song that became a lullaby for her new baby girl. Pretty easy to listen to with her soft vocal approach and a solid hook and melody. (1/9)
Fisher, Genevieve	Light Up The Night	This sounds pretty big league to me. Nice performance and a quality song. (1/2)
Fillmore, Shania	Dreams	(10/3)
Friends of Jack	Found	Nice harmonies in the chorus. I wish those harmonies were established earlier. (9/19)
Gibson, Steve/Moskaluke, Jess	Amanda	(11/28)
Gregory, Drew	Lay It All Out There	(1/23)
Hinkson, Scott	One Beside Two	(1/9)
Isabella, Kira	A Real Good Radio	(11/14)
Jackson, Jordy	Coffee and Cruise Control	(1/23)
Jeanne, Livy	Invisible	(1/16)
Jensen, Drake	On MY Way To Finding You	(1/16)
Keith Renee	Wildflower	I like their sound and this feels good to me. There is talent here. I predict this will struggle to get much attention though. (1/9)
Kennedy, Tonya	Fallin’ For You	(10/3)
Kole, Lori	Caught Up In You	Nice vocals. OK song. (10/3)
Kyllonen, Pauline	More Than a Kiss	(1/2)
Lewis, Aaron C	Lost Time	(1/23)
Lines, Aaron (C)	Sunday Afternoon	Feels good like a Sunday afternoon! (9/26)
Lowe, Danielle	Cute Boy	(1/23)
Marie, Jaye D	Jota	(1/16)
McCoy, Jason (C)	I’d Still Have Everything	(9/11)
McGrath, Libby	Someone Else’s Arms	Pretty strong lyrically…but strong in a 90’s country way. (1/9)
Moritz, Craig	With You	Feel good melody and well written. (10/17)
One More Girl (C)	Maybe	I love female pop/new country just as much as I do male traditional country. Will country P1’s share my acceptance of both sides of country music as freely? Love their sound and the melody and hook. Slick. (1/9)
Orchard, The	Stick To Your Guns	She sounds good. Nice debut. Nothing special though. (1/2)
Pallas, AJ	Top Of My World	(1/9)
Pritchett, Aaron (C)	I Want To Be In It With You	Everything about this just works for me - the hook, melody, lyrics and Aaron's vocals. His best in a long time! (1/23)
Rankin, Jimmy	The Hurtin’ Part	Well done and I like the depth of Jimmy Rankin. (1/2)
Rayy, Nicole	She Don’t Know That Much	(10/17)
Reid, Johnny (C)	Fire It Up	Love the energy. (1/9)
Richard, Todd	Life’s About People	(1/9)
Rodriguez, Maddy	Don’t Play With My Heart	(1/23)
Rutledge, Steve	Wonders	Doesn’t feel country. Weak vocals. Weak lyrically. Weak production. (1/9)
Semko, Jay	Big Feet Big Shoes	(1/2)
Sereda, Jerry	My Hearts Got A Memory	(1/16)
Shawanda, Crystal (C)	Closer	NOW CANCON. I like this. Her best in many years. Susan Ashton did this in 1999 and was her title track of her debut country CD on Capitol. (1/23)
Smith, Dallas (C)	Somebody’s Someone	I love his voice singing country. Very excited to see what he does in this format. Strong debut! (11/7)
Smith, Shannon	Can’t Have My Heart	(1/23)
St. Germain, David	Come Home	(1/9)
Stellas, The (C)	In This House	This is excellent. Powerful. We have another strong song for November 11^th and I hope well beyond that. (11/7)
Vannatta, Larry	Working Class Man	(1/9)
Violet, Madison	If I Could Love You	Smooth female vocals. I like the melody and mood. (10/31)
Whitehorse	I’m On Fire	Wow I like this, afraid country listeners won’t. I think this is worth a good shot. (1/9)
Yung, Samara	Mardi Gras	(1/16)

C) = Recommended

CANCON NOTES

2012-01-16T19:41:00.001-08:00

MARK'S CANCON SONG NOTES: January 19 – January 25, 2011

ARTIST	TITLE	NOTES
The Abrams Brothers	While You Sleep	(1/16)
Bellamy, Clayton	Everyone’s A Dreamer	I thought he sounded tougher than this. Average. (1/2)
Bamford, Gord (C)	Is It Friday Yet?	First release with Sony. Could be a new anthem. (1/2)
Brandt, Paul (C)	Together Again	He does ballads and meaningful songs well. (10/10)
Canyon, George (w/ Richard Marx) (C)	When Love Is All You Got	Time to give it a shot. (11/28)
Chisholm, Shane	No One Came	(1/16)
Cuddy, Jim	Regular Days	(1/16)
Dane, Marshall	About Last Night	Very strong song lyrically and melodically in the chorus. Great hook! (9/19)
Deere John	Soldier’s Prayer	The first line almost loses me but once past that the song does grab me. Another solider song in a long line of soldier songs. The simplicity of the melody and arrangement make it easy on the ears. (11/7)
Farrell, Jessie	Everything To Me	A song that became a lullaby for her new baby girl. Pretty easy to listen to with her soft vocal approach and a solid hook and melody. (1/9)
Fisher, Genevieve	Light Up The Night	This sounds pretty big league to me. Nice performance and a quality song. (1/2)
Fillmore, Shania	Dreams	(10/3)
Friends of Jack	Found	Nice harmonies in the chorus. I wish those harmonies were established earlier. (9/19)
Gibson, Steve/Moskaluke, Jess	Amanda	(11/28)
Hinkson, Scott	One Beside Two	(1/9)
Isabella, Kira	A Real Good Radio	(11/14)
Jeanne, Livy	Invisible	(1/16)
Jensen, Drake	On MY Way To Finding You	(1/16)
Keith Renee	Wildflower	I like their sound and this feels good to me. There is talent here. I predict this will struggle to get much attention though. (1/9)
Kennedy, Tonya	Fallin’ For You	(10/3)
Kole, Lori	Caught Up In You	Nice vocals. OK song. (10/3)
Kyllonen, Pauline	More Than a Kiss	(1/2)
Lewis, Aaron C	Wishing Well	Great hook! Catchy. This feels good. (10/24)
Lines, Aaron (C)	Sunday Afternoon	Feels good like a Sunday afternoon! (9/26)
Marie, Jaye D	Jota	(1/16)
McCoy, Jason (C)	I’d Still Have Everything	(9/11)
McGrath, Libby	Someone Else’s Arms	Pretty strong lyrically…but strong in a 90’s country way. (1/9)
Moritz, Craig	With You	Feel good melody and well written. (10/17)
One More Girl (C)	Maybe	I love female pop/new country just as much as I do male traditional country. Will country P1’s share my acceptance of both sides of country music as freely? Love their sound and the melody and hook. Slick. (1/9)
Orchard, The	Stick To Your Guns	She sounds good. Nice debut. Nothing special though. (1/2)
Pallas, AJ	Top Of My World	(1/9)
Rankin, Jimmy	The Hurtin’ Part	Well done and I like the depth of Jimmy Rankin. (1/2)
Rayy, Nicole	She Don’t Know That Much	(10/17)
Reid, Johnny (C)	Fire It Up	Love the energy. (1/9)
Richard, Todd	Life’s About People	(1/9)
Rutledge, Steve	Wonders	Doesn’t feel country. Weak vocals. Weak lyrically. Weak production. (1/9)
Semko, Jay	Big Feet Big Shoes	(1/2)
Sereda, Jerry	My Hearts Got A Memory	(1/16)
Shawanda, Crystal (C)	Closer	NOT CANCON….but should be soon. I like this. Her best in many years. Susan Ashton did this in 1999 and was her title track of her debut country CD on Capitol. (1/2)
Smith, Dallas (C)	Somebody’s Someone	I love his voice singing country. Very excited to see what he does in this format. Strong debut! (11/7)
St. Germain, David	Come Home	(1/9)
Stellas, The (C)	In This House	This is excellent. Powerful. We have another strong song for November 11^th and I hope well beyond that. (11/7)
Vannatta, Larry	Working Class Man	(1/9)
Violet, Madison	If I Could Love You	Smooth female vocals. I like the melody and mood. (10/31)
Whitehorse	I’m On Fire	Wow I like this, afraid country listeners won’t. I think this is worth a good shot. (1/9)
Yung, Samara	Mardi Gras	(1/16)

C) = Recommended

CANCON NOTES

2012-01-09T19:58:00.000-08:00

MARK'S CANCON SONG NOTES: January 12 – January 18, 2011

ARTIST	TITLE	NOTES
Bellamy, Clayton	Everyone’s A Dreamer	I thought he sounded tougher than this. Average. (1/2)
Bamford, Gord (C)	Is It Friday Yet?	First release with Sony. Could be a new anthem. (1/2)
Brandt, Paul (C)	Together Again	He does ballads and meaningful songs well. (10/10)
Canyon, George (w/ Richard Marx) (C)	When Love Is All You Got	Time to give it a shot. (11/28)
Dane, Marshall	About Last Night	Very strong song lyrically and melodically in the chorus. Great hook! (9/19)
Deere John	Soldier’s Prayer	The first line almost loses me but once past that the song does grab me. Another solider song in a long line of soldier songs. The simplicity of the melody and arrangement make it easy on the ears. (11/7)
Farrell, Jessie	Everything To Me	A song that became a lullaby for her new baby girl. Pretty easy to listen to with her soft vocal approach and a solid hook and melody. (1/9)
Fisher, Genevieve	Light Up The Night	This sounds pretty big league to me. Nice performance and a quality song. (1/2)
Fillmore, Shania	Dreams	(10/3)
Friends of Jack	Found	Nice harmonies in the chorus. I wish those harmonies were established earlier. (9/19)
Gibson, Steve/Moskaluke, Jess	Amanda	(11/28)
Hinkson, Scott	One Beside Two	(1/9)
Isabella, Kira	A Real Good Radio	(11/14)
Keith Renee	Wildflower	I like their sound and this feels good to me. There is talent here. I predict this will struggle to get much attention though. (1/9)
Kennedy, Tonya	Fallin’ For You	(10/3)
Kole, Lori	Caught Up In You	Nice vocals. OK song. (10/3)
Kyllonen, Pauline	More Than a Kiss	(1/2)
Lewis, Aaron C	Wishing Well	Great hook! Catchy. This feels good. (10/24)
Lines, Aaron (C)	Sunday Afternoon	Feels good like a Sunday afternoon! (9/26)
McCoy, Jason (C)	I’d Still Have Everything	(9/11)
McGrath, Libby	Someone Else’s Arms	Pretty strong lyrically…but strong in a 90’s country way. (1/9)
Moritz, Craig	With You	Feel good melody and well written. (10/17)
One More Girl (C)	Maybe	I love female pop/new country just as much as I do male traditional country. Will country P1’s share my acceptance of both sides of country music as freely? Love their sound and the melody and hook. Slick. (1/9)
Orchard, The	Stick To Your Guns	She sounds good. Nice debut. Nothing special though. (1/2)
Pallas, AJ	Top Of My World	(1/9)
Rankin, Jimmy	The Hurtin’ Part	Well done and I like the depth of Jimmy Rankin. (1/2)
Rayy, Nicole	She Don’t Know That Much	(10/17)
Reid, Johnny (C)	Fire It Up	Love the energy. (1/9)
Richard, Todd	Life’s About People	(1/9)
Rutledge, Steve	Wonders	Doesn’t feel country. Weak vocals. Weak lyrically. Weak production. (1/9)
Semko, Jay	Big Feet Big Shoes	(1/2)
Shawanda, Crystal (C)	Closer	I like this. Her best in many years. Susan Ashton did this in 1999 and was her title track of her debut country CD on Capitol. (1/2)
Smith, Dallas (C)	Somebody’s Someone	I love his voice singing country. Very excited to see what he does in this format. Strong debut! (11/7)
St. Germain, David	Come Home	(1/9)
Stellas, The (C)	In This House	This is excellent. Powerful. We have another strong song for November 11^th and I hope well beyond that. (11/7)
Vannatta, Larry	Working Class Man	(1/9)
Violet, Madison	If I Could Love You	Smooth female vocals. I like the melody and mood. (10/31)
Whitehorse	I’m On Fire	Wow I like this, afraid country listeners won’t. I think this is worth a good shot. (1/9)

C) = Recommended

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