Album Of The Day: Inseparable by Phil Keaggy

Album Art of Phil Keaggy's Inseparable album - On a golden brown background that looks like sand, it looks like a grid of squares is carved into the sand. Some of the squares just show the sand, but some have a colored square with a unique geometric symbol on each in a pinkish-gold color. A few squares seem to be transparent and behind this background seems to be a photo of a middle-aged white man in a beret looking at the camera and holding a guitar, though the vast majority of the image cannot be seen, just bits including only about two thirds of his face. Embossed in the sand above a few squares vertically is the artist's name, and in some empty space at the bottom is the album name.

Released on this day 25 years ago was Phil Keaggy's most epic and maybe most experimental vocal albums, and as one of the first Phil Keaggy albums I owned, Inseparable also holds a special place in my heart. Phil recorded almost all of this 16-song album in his home studio and he played pretty much everything on this recording himself, which I'm sure was a huge undertaking. This album has more electronic programming and unique percussion and drum sounds than you would certainly expect for the guitar virtuoso. Electric and acoustic guitar are definitely present throughout, but there are no freewheelin' jam sessions here, just the instrument being used well to serve each song. Songs like "Chalice" and "Litany Of The Spirit" seem to be Phil reconnecting with his Roman Catholic roots a bit lyrically, as well as "Blessed Are" being the Beatitudes put to music. And right in the midst of this spiritual lyrics is a Paul McCartney cover, "Motor Of Love". Phil's got some instrumental songs here, too, mixed throughout the songs. And after a few instrumental tracks, it ends with "Little Star", encouraging the listener to live in God's love. Throughout this album, Phil Keaggy is preaching the Gospel, but it's an experimental rock masterpiece that is really well put-together and I love it. It was also available in an independently-released 2-CD version, which can now be bought digitally online (see links below).

Release Year: 2000
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