Comments about new music and videos

Comments about the CD Seven Fathoms:

"1 The Fairy Bells
Beautifully describes what it's like to enter the world of a little girl....and to know it's
not your world to stay in too long....only a place to go for a short interlude.
The music has a magical sound to fit a little girl's world.

2 Fantasy Fools
Truly a love song with great feelings expressed. We all want to be someone's
fantasy. Very mellow and soothing to listen to Fantasy Fools.

3 Make Believe
Everyone wants to make believe and be transported to someone elses fantasy....so
surrender to the storytellers of the world....become intoxicated
with their fantasies or not. At least try to understand where they're coming from.
Once again the music has a magical sound.

Your whole album is magical and a delight to listen to again and again. It really grows
on you."



"I loved listening through, because it's a little bit like a letter from a friend - I hear the lyircs and wonder about the stories you are telling and imagine what events/people in your life inspired them.

From a musical point of view, there's tons of good melodies and harmonies in a style that I am familiar with (all the stuff we have always listened to like kinks, beatles, the who)

From a production point of view, you have changed, improved. "

"I love the story behind the title! Tom is a great Douglas Adam's fan -
we listened to them all on BBC and have all the books! His email used
to be Tomclark42 - and 42 is one of his favorite numbers for the same
reason!

I have listened to the cd many times and each time I find I enjoy it
more - it is wonderful!

I really like Make Believe - the music and words just really appeal to
me.

Of course I like round lake round - I like the fact that probably only
Treetop people know what 'the shell goes round' means?!

I enjoy The Fairy Bells as I miss my children at those ages and this
captures that distance between the imagination and wonder of those ages
and us 'grownups' That is what I enjoy being able to be a part of each
summer - childhood.

I also like Facing Dragons - the tune and the words.

All in all I really love it and find myself playing it over and over."

"I've listened enough to tell you that the lyrics on many of these songs are powerful, and in some cases clever to the point where when I first heard some lines I had an "oh wow" response (several of the lines in "Uncertainty" and the fantasy images in "Floating Down the Danube" ... like the Russian dolls one, and other references to eastern European places ... and of course, the opening cleverness in the "characters" and what you want from them in "Citizen Kane".) I love the images of you and Sierra on the second cut (name escapes me, and I'm doing this from memory having listened only briefly in the car when on O'ahu -- not often -- and the day I downloaded it a month ago.)

I wish I could talk knowledgeably about the musicality or instrumentation. With a broad-brush, I get the feeling that this CD is more "rock" genre and less early Kinks-like, or folksy. I think on one cut I even had an impression of surfer rock in the opening chords. I also got the impression that the instrumentation is more complicated than before."


"Excellent! Looks good. Like the songs, too! Finally had a chance to listen -- took a training
class today, and am now working at home, so I can ROCK THE TOONES. Ray D. would be proud,
methinks. :^)




Comments about the video for The Fairy Bells:

"It's wonderful. Sierra is the star - no cuter person walks the face of the planet! She's the
princess; you're the troubadour."

"It not only works, but works great!
You don't need my help. You did an
excellent editing job."