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Lester Howe
White Church
Release Date: 2007
Independent

Tyler Texas
Release Date: 2006
Independent


Review by Hope Ulrich

Rating:

Artist:  Lester Howe
Website:  www.lesterhowe.com
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CD:  White Church
Label:  Independent
Producer:  Merkee Productions / Lester Howe
Flavour of Album: Gospel/Traditional Country
No. of Songs: 13
Recording Location:  Made in Canada ~ Merkee Productions, Calgary, Canada
# of Songs written by artist:  13
Guests on Album:  None.
 

Lester continues on with his musical style of story telling, joined this time with backup vocals on harmonies and relying heavily on the acoustic sound. Traditional sound throughout with good, clean lyrics,  although I miss listening to songs with different tempos such as slow or fast,  all songs seem to be using the same tempo.

 

Songs

  1. White Church Intro
  2. White Church
  3. Just Kids
  4. My Woman
  5. Earth Angel
  6. Mr. Hobo
  7. Beard and Long Hair
  8. That Girl
  9. Pale Horse
  10. Hallowed Ground
  11. Have Courage
  12. Three Times
  13. Not Alone

CD Cover Artwork:  Strong picture, striking colours, well defined subjects, Lester all in black standing in front of an white old church and the blue sky.

Insert includes: 
- Scripture lines
-Thank you and comments from Lester
-Pic of Lester Howe
 

Buy it:  Available at www.lesterhowe.com

Lester Howe
Tyler Texas

Release Date: 2006

 

Artist:  Lester Howe
Website:  www.lesterhowe.com
MySpace:
Facebook: 
CD:  Tyler Texas
Label:  Independent
Producer:  Merkee Productions / Lester Howe
Flavour of Album: Gospel/Traditional Country
No. of Songs: 10
Recording Location:  Made in Canada ~ Merkee Productions, Calgary, Canada
# of Songs written by artist:  10
Guests on Album:  None.
 

Quote from the liner notes:  "This is a collection of songs I have written to reflect on one's self (past, present and future).  I hope you enjoy this cd as much as I have enjoyed creating it for you."

 

Reminds me of a soft spoken, Johnny Cash voice, it is very stripped down with prominent vocals and acoustic guitar with drums, slide guitar, bass guitar and tambourine to compliment.  It takes me back to the time of campfire songs.  It's not your average main stream country, but on the flip side you have a handsome voice to listen to.  I would also put the album into the Ian Tyson class of musical story telling.

 

Songs

  1. Just the Way I Feel
  2. Oh John
  3. Desert Sand
  4. Tyler Texas
  5. Coffee Cup  
  6. Blues Man
  7. Country Music
  8. Standing on the Corner
  9. Make a Living
  10. Have Courage

CD Cover Artwork:  Clean, clear, plain cover, Picture of Lester on the side of the road holding a sign saying 'Tyler Texas'.

Insert includes:

- Thank You note
- Note from the artist
-Pic of Lester Howe

Buy it:  www.lesterhowe.com