Album Of The Day: Phil Keaggy by Phil Keaggy

Album Art of Phil Keaggy's self-titled album - A black-and-white photo of a man lit from the left, only his face and neck, on the left of the frame. The background is white. The man is staring into the camera and has a blank look. Above his mouth is printed his first name in white, lowercase letters, with his last name in orange letters immediately after.

Released on this day 27 years ago was Phil Keaggy's 21st studio album, if I counted correctly. This one holds a special spot in my heart as I'm pretty sure it was the first Phil Keaggy album I purchased and now I own many dozens of albums from him. The prolific musician has recorded and written rock albums, quiet instrumentals, and many things in between. This album is a rock/pop album with a lot of Irish stylings to it. A good amount of the songs have lyrics written by his sister or other friends, although a few also pull lyrics from historic thinkers and poets. "Chase The Bad Away" gets rockin', but most of the other songs are more mid-tempo and feature more acoustic guitars, like "Tender Love" and "Under The Grace". This self-titled album has great instrumentation and sounds great, and I love that some songs are about "stuck in a rut and feeling the blues", but others are about God's love and grace. And the closing track "Jesus Loves The Church" is a beautiful ending with lyrics by Sheila Walsh. It's not my favorite Phil Keaggy album, but it's a great collection of original songs by Phil that isn't instrumental but isn't just a rock 'n' roll jam session either.

Release Year: 1998
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