“It would take a lifetime to know all of the love I have to give you” - Lifetime
2011 started off pretty slow, but during the past month, a hand full of phenomenal albums have been released. New albums from NEEDTOBREATHE, Ben Rector, Gavin DeGraw, Will Hoge and Jon McLaughlin have all been completely dominating my iPod, and lesser known artists could easily get overlooked with so many good records and so little time. Steve Moakler’s Watching Time Run won’t be overlooked though. It doesn’t beg to be heard, it demands it. The album opens up with “Waiting,” which for a few seconds has a baseline similar to John Mayer’s “I Don’t Trust Myself With Loving You” then totally shows that it’s really not cool with being compared to other songs. With such a promising opener, you might be worried that you are in for a letdown – trust me – you aren’t.
This album has a lot of style to it. Some parts country, some parts sugary sweet pop and there are some “jerk the wheel” ballads in here too. The writing is solid, Moakler’s vocals are spot on and all in all, it’s a damn fine record. It’s a perfect album to bridge the gap between the previously mentioned albums and say, Gift Horse. It’s the right album at the right time, pick it up and thank me later.
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