respected and talented artists in Christian music. not only relate to, but take comfort in knowing
While songs such as “Jesus in Disguise” are
someone else understands us whole-heartedly. heavily laden with the religious theme, Blue
Unlike his earlier albums, which have a
more poppy feel and were often found on
Many of us travel through life experiencing Mountain has songs for everyone. The album’s
Christian hit radio, Heath took inspiration from pain, suffering, burden – it is the human fourth song, “Diamond” talks about a common
his roots in the Deep South and created a condition and it is inevitable. It is hard to coal miner, yearning for becoming greater
sound rich with bluegrass and country motifs. believe in something that we cannot see with than what he has settled for. With lyrics like
With the addition of soaring fiddles, weeping plain eyes. It is even harder to conceive that “I got something down inside of me that only
dobro, and incisive steel guitar throughout whatever unseen higher being we may believe You can see. Help me dig a little deeper now
most of his songs, it seems as though Heath in acknowledges our suffering and allows it to and set that diamond free”, we can empathize
has abandoned his pop centered foundation persist. “Jesus in Disguise” takes these thoughts with the plight of the unsatisfied person. The
for a sound more akin to that of Zac Brown that everyone experiences from time to time, combination of uplifting lyrics and sounds that
can only be described as pure hope and faith,
Band or Keith Urban, with the result being Blue gives us comfort and helps us still believe.
“Diamond” is a song that everyone can relate
Mountain. Although his fans may be put off by
Heath reassures us that Jesus is present to whole-heartedly.
the fact that many of Blue Mountain’s songs in our everyday lives, suffering with us and
are not strictly radio ready, they will surely be involved in our trials and turmoil. He urges us
The following song, “Love Will Be Enough
able to appreciate Heath’s smooth and flawless that he is merely in disguise, and we must open For Us”, can fall into line with everyone’s
vocals and thought-provoking stories centered our eyes, “wide as [we] can”.
favorite love song. Sweet, light, and slow, you
on the human condition.
can picture Heath singing it to the woman
Heath acknowledges that oftentimes we he loves more than life itself. With its perfect
It is for songs like Blue Mountain’s first single, are looking for something so great that we lose
“Jesus in Disguise”, that Heath is so highly focus and miss what is really important. He harmony between mellow electric and light
revered as a Christian artist and songwriter. sings, “You were looking for a King, you would acoustic guitar, the song is all at once peaceful
Following “The Harvester’s” folky feel, there is never recognize Jesus in disguise”. The concept and hopeful. Listeners can relate to the feeling
no doubt to the listener that they are in store of a higher being is so grand and glorified to of not knowing what lies ahead in a relationship
for something different and magical with this us and Heath reminds us that it is not always with the one you love, but the chorus gives the
album. “Jesus in Disguise” is the perfect blend something unimaginably magnificent that we constant reassurance that “love will be enough.”
of country and pop, with its catchy melody, should be looking for. More often than not,
Brandon
Heath’s
Blue
Mountain
harmonic violin work, and the finger plucking of Jesus can be found in the smaller things that transgresses his past work, giving its listeners
acoustic guitar. On top of Heath’s smooth and are overlooked by our closed mindedness. As an insight to the soul of the artist; a feat which
rich vocals, one cannot help but love this song stated on his website biography, “You just have is not easily achieved. The 2012 album shows
and sing along to it involuntarily. Heath has the to know what to look for and be willing to look the maturation of Heath as a singer/song-writer
unique ability to take a passing thought of his for it.”
and leaves us with anticipation and hunger for
own and turn it into a tangible idea that we can
the magic he will create next.
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