The Final Version: "Let It Reign"!
There was some last minute mixing on this song before the final version of the album was released. It is an 'orchestral' piece, the arrangement created by a film score award-winner!
Mike put in some piano, more horns were added and the vocals were 'cleaned up' a bit, AND? voila! What sounds like a masterpiece to me! We just love the back-and-forth interplay between Mark & Mike singing, and it sounds like it belongs in a classic movie.
It also seems to be a thematic capstone of the whole album. It is the answer to the longings of the listener; the 'Place to go where joy will overflow', the answer is the Living Waters coming from the Heart of Jesus, given to us from the altar. Some have noticed a prophetic element related to the trials the church and the world are going through. That may be so. All I know, is what Mike said, "this is DEFinitely a Living Waters song'!!
Overflow Released on Spotify!
We are celebrating! After 42 years of existence as a group, Living Waters has our first full-length studio album released on Spotify. It is now also on Amazon and many other sites. I never thought this would happen. There have been hints and the aroma of grace associated with this project the whole way, as if it wasn't really our idea, but Someone else's. I call the result a small miracle. Please, rejoice with us by listening on Spotify, if you have it. If you don't, it's easy to sign up. MAKE SURE TO PRESS THE "FOLLOW" BUTTON!!! Plus, we get a tiny remuneration for our troubles. We are praying you will be amply enLIGHTened and blessed!
Peace & Love & JOY,
Mark LaJOIE! with
Mike McBride
Joshua Loell
Anna Post Writing!
Ah! "Anna Post Writing", another one of our earlier tunes...it has now become a full studio production on our brand new album, "Overflow". In concert, it featured Greg doing some stellar lead guitar, and gave a chance for everyone, including the back-up singers to do some good work. It tells the sad story of a woman breaking up with her husband, and then losing herself in her job writing the news. BUT! luckily she is inspired to pick up the Bible and reads exactly what she needs to get her hope and direction back. She writes to her husband to extend unconditional Gospel love, and there the story ends with no discernible resolution. Perhaps there will have to be a sequel! (Btw, the name was not meant to refer to anybody in the real world, only to make a play on words!)
This story quite closely resembles the classic conversion story of St. Augustine, which he tells in his famous autobiography, "The Confessions". While in his garden, he kept hearing a child's voice chanting "Tolle, lege! Tolle, lege!" 0r "Take up and read", upon which he opened to Romans and found the definite answer he needed to his prayer, and Jesus healed his misery and pain. Sound familiar? We, too, are chanting in a child-like voice in this song, 'Tolle, lege'! He can heal your misery and pain!
I had done a Noteworthy Composer of this song back around 2011 and then the summer before this I added live guitars and voice to make a demo. This year, Mike, Greg, Josh & I put in work to turn this into a studio production, and? voila! here is the result. This features Greg's original riffs and a faithful reproduction of the vocals we did and the very 70's typewriter & references. Please, enjoy!
Peace & Love & JOY,
Mark LaJOIE
