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Ashes and Light
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Artist(s)Mark Heard
StudioThe Orchard
Release DateJune 16, 2000
UPC Code669910595923
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Tracks

  1. The Winds Of Time
  2. True Confessions
  3. I Know What It's Like To Be Loved
  4. Washed To The Sea
  5. We Believe So Well
  6. Straw Men
  7. Age Of The Broken Heart
  8. Can't See Light
  9. Threw It Away
  10. In Spite Of Himself

User Reviews

Average user review: 5.0 (2 reviews)

rating: 5 Quote1984: Grace struggles and overcomesQuote
1984 was was possibly the most juxtaposed year of my 43 years of living thus far. From a dying seed a tree took root and began a struggle that continues 24 years later (in 2008). There are a few albums released around 1984 that remain anchored in my soul. "Ashes and Light" is one. "Aerial Boundaries" by Michael Hedges is another.

Twice I saw Mark play live. First time it was just him and an acoustic guitar in front of maybe 200-250 people in a suburb of Chicago. The passion of the songs came out. Next time was at a Cornerstone Festival when he played solo acoustic but also plugged in an electric guitar and rocked with a band in front of a few thousand. "Ashes and Light" is for me the best mix of Mark's folk and rock on an album that he released. I still treasure the vinyl record. The songs' lyrics speak volumes...and I'll not provide much commentary on them now...except to say: Grace struggles and overcomes.

Musically this is a good album -- maybe his best folk/rock mix sound. Lyrically it contains several masterpieces. This ranks, in my opinion, one of the three or four "essential" Mark Heard albums a collector could/should own...and listen to...and let it take anchor in your soul...even if 1984 was more than two decades ago. Grace still struggles and overcomes. April 5, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteJust great stuffQuote
This is one of the best records I've ever owned. There is a very folky sound to the music, and the lyrics are beautiful. "Washed to the Sea" is sad and triumphant at the same time. The sound is different from most of Mark Heard's other records, which to me sound kind of harsh, almost dissonant. This is just really good folk/gospel music. November 15, 2002

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