Show O 3 a. a if c. c f i 1 i 1 1 rl c If j Y 0 0 UNBELIEVABLE LE 0 h Don McLean Its It's always a delight to find findan an individual like Don McLean McLean McLean Mc Mc- Lean who actually lives by his beliefs This is especially evident with the release of his new album entitled Believers Believers Be Believers lievers Its It's an appropriate t title tle in that McLean is one of the few people who hasn't given up on humanity and takes great pain to do his part in promoting positive feelings to and about his fellow fel fellow l low w human beines beings I T Don McLe McLean n first acl achieved eved worldwide aC acclaim l im f for r his tremendously tre- tre tr tre tremendously insightful song American Pie It- It seated created an intense search for the meano meaning meaning mean mean- o ing of every word was the inspiration for the making of the movie The Buddy Holly Story tory and has become part of of our cultural heritage It defied all industry conventions conventions conven conven- as the over eight- eight minute single and the album hit the top of all three trade charts at the start of 1972 His at sits tt ta tt tit tt last album Chain Lightning contained three hit singles including his remake of Roy Orbison's Orbison s Crying which be became became became be- be came an international best seller Believers is classic McLean categorically impossible to define There is is' a nice mix of ballad upbeat and thought songs that showcases his clear strong voice It contains the beautiful Castles In The Air which has already been re released released released re- re leased as a single One of the cuts Jerusalem is a story in itself On a concert concert concert con con- cert trip to Israel McLean wrote this song for a documentary documentary documentary docu docu- on Jerusalem During the making of the soundtrack for the film someone taped it on a cassette recorder smuggled it out out- and within hours it was being played on every Israeli radio station Israel is of the just one countries countries countries countries' coun- coun tries tries' from which the tale talented t c csinger singer has earned his 12 gold singles 25 gold and 10 platinum platinum num albums Another of his original compositions Sea Man tells the story of a man who re renounced renounced renounced re- re a conventional life He believes in living a simpler life that is close to Nature although he is rapidly becoming be becoming becoming be- be coming a victim of technology and the environmental de destruction destruction destruction de- de caused by it t tr On the upbeat side Believers Believers Be lievers contains a great version version version ver ver- sion of Frankie Fords Ford's hit Sea Cruise and a lively new song I 1 Tune The World Out With You as well as a very moving version of the classic Love Hurts McLean also weaves a clever tale with his own Left For Dead On The Road Of Love hove a sort of ro romantic romantic romantic ro- ro mantic road race The title Song Believers puts puts' it all into focus Its It's a powerful song which highlights highlights highlights high high- lights how much emphasis society puts on materialism at the expense of human val val- val val- ues Its It's McLeans McLean's way of musically cutting through the lip service some people give towards the plight of their 1 fellow men as they step on them to o s satisfy their own am am- i Its It's refreshing to sit down and enjoy an entertaining and thought-provoking thought album like Believers With the release of each new record McLean continues to add to his stock as one of Americas America's finest song writers and performers Believers on Millennium Records may be his strongest effort to date |