Listen to this Justin A.G. Album
This album contains 9 original songs and alternate versions of 4 songs, for a total of 18 tracks. It was recorded in 2010. The Mixing and Mastering of the tracks were completed in 2011, and “Hear the Rock…Feel the Roll” was released in 2012.
HEAR THE ROCK…FEEL THE ROLL
Justin A.G.’s fourth album consists of 9 original songs and a number of alternate versions of 4 of those original songs, for a total of 18 tracks. As the album title indicates, the orientation of the album is clearly tilted toward the pop rock or even classic rock side of Justin A.G.’s array of genres, while still encompassing some minor elements of country rock.
In Hear The Rock…Feel The Roll, the songwriting is in keeping with his signature lyrical style. However the production and arrangements tend to place a tinge more emphasis on electric guitars rock riffs. The exception being the “Hold On Tight” track, which is quite distinctly produced and arranged in the country rock vein.
The songs on this album capture a mood that fluctuates between uplifting, pensive, sorrowful about roads not taken and loves forsaken, and even a helping of sentimental nostalgia. As such each song tells its own distinctive story, yet the prevailing theme of the album is amply apparent.
“Hear The Rock…Feel The Roll” is an uplifting up-tempo classic rock track. It urges the listener to literally let their hair down, enjoy the ride, and let the music do the rest.
“The Heart That Beats In Me” at its core is a song about gratitude, set in a quasi-ballad soft rock arrangement.
“Hold On Tight” is a song of determination, perseverance, and the unfailing belief in new beginnings and second chances.
“Don’t Waste It Away” warns about making the most of every day, and of each day, even as one looks at the rapidly fleeting seasons of life.
“The Sound No One Can Hear” tells of the loudest sound that everyone fears, the sound of loneliness.
“That Telephone” is a song about duplicity and evasion as embodied in the frustration brought to the fore by a phone call.
“Still I Rise” is an unequivocal affirmation of the human spirit in the face of obstacles, challenges, and trap falls encountered on the survivor’s road.
“I’ve Been Thinking” recounts how a searching look into a relationship gone awry can at times bring out long suppressed, lost feelings.