Everything Matters

Pierce Pettis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 16, 1998)
• Original Release Date: June 16, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Compass Records
• ASIN: B000007N93
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,511 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #76 in Music > Indie Music > Folk > Singer Songwriters

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding musicianship, July 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Everything Matters (Audio CD)

I can't get this CD out of my CD player (and I'm at work!!) I bring 4 or 5 CDs to work and listen to this one all day! The haunting lyrics and melodies and the superb musicianship of not only Pierce but Steve Brewster, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Phil Madeira, Blair Masters, Jimmie Lee Sloas as well as the production talents of Gordon Kennedy make this one of the best projects I've heard in a LONG time. His ode to his daughters (My Little Girl) is so touching it brings tears to my eyes every time I listen to it. Certainly as good as "Butterfly Kisses" and not half as smarmy. "Comet" gives me chills. One complaint: it's too short!!! As a matter of fact I'm listening to it right now and tapping my foot to "Kingdom Come". Keep it up, Pierce. We're out here listening and appreciating!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A new Pierce Pettis CD is reason to rejoice, July 15, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Everything Matters (Audio CD)

"Everything Matters" is another terrific effort from one of the greatest, and unfortunately overlooked, talents on today's acoustice music scene. Pierce Pettis writes songs that force you to search your heart, to confront your demons, and come through on the other side filled with hope. As with his four other CDs ("While the Serpent Lies Sleeping," "Tinseltown," "Chase the Buffalo," and "The Light Inside" -- check them out!) "Everything Matters" is filled with beautiful melodies, subtle lyrics, Pettis' soulful voice and skillful guitar work. Two of my favorite cuts are "Comet," an elegant examination of the sometimes randomness of found love, and "Hole in My Heart," a haunting, sad song about lost love. I heard Pierce sing "Just Like Jim Brown" in a concert about 4 years ago and was happy to see that he finally included it on a CD. One the surface, it may just seem a clever tw! ! ist on a bad relationship, but the song contains wise words about knowing when it's time to go. "My Little Girl" is a sweet statement about a father's love for his child. Like all Pierce Pettis songs, these are real and true, full of life and emotion. The great thing about the music of Pierce Pettis is that he writes about little events, small details, one man's emotion. But these songs reveal a greater truth about life and man's place in the world. Don't overlook Pierce Pettis -- his work is a soul-soother.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple wonderful, June 4, 2002

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Christopher B. Prentiss (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Everything Matters (Audio CD)

...I decided to look up this CD on Amazon and saw that it was rated their number 31,116 seller! 31000!! ...to see Pierce Pettis, or an album of this quality languishing in obscurity is outlandish. I was turned on to some of his earlier stuff by his nephew, and although I bought some of his Windam Hill recordings... he never really grew on me. But a while back I bought State of Grace on a whim, and absolutely loved it. I had heard that this one was better but was surprised to hear how good it actually was. This is the type of CD you not only want to recommend to your friends, but buy it for them! You will be glad to have spent the money on this one, and you will be amazed...