In the House of Stone & Light

Martin Page | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 26, 1994)
• Original Release Date: July 26, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Island / Mercury
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• ASIN: B000001E46
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #121,320 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Reason to Listen to Music, September 21, 1998

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This review is from: In the House of Stone & Light (Audio CD)

Music should be something that touches a part of your brain, grabs onto it fiercely, and refuses to let go until the melody is infused into your psyche. Well, that's exactly what Martin Page does for us with this album. From who I believe is the greatest musician to ever walk this Earth comes what I also believe to be the greatest CD ever fashioned. The opening track, "In the House of Stone and Light," reaches beyond the mainstream easy listening genre to areas previously virgin to musical touch. It grips you with a complicated melody with harmonics that seem to fill every cell in your body and uplift your spirit. Once you hear "Keeper of the Flame," you will never forget it, making it one of the most infectous melodies I've ever heard, and helping to define this album and give it a well deserved position at #1. If there was ever a reason to turn on your CD player, this is it.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great lyrics and great music!, December 21, 2002

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Manny Hernandez "@askmanny" (Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In the House of Stone & Light (Audio CD)

Songwriter, singer and bass player, Martin Page, came in 1994 from behind the "pen" after writing several successful songs for acts such as Starship and Heart, to record this, his first and (so far) only solo work. This is definitely one of those cases where you're left wanting more. His lyrics are amazing: simple, yet touching. And the combination with the music is just perfect. Reminds a lot of the sound of Simple Minds, The Blue Nile, Mike and the Mechanics and Phil Collins' "Both sides..." album. No wonder, Phil Collins sits behind the drums for most of the songs. I certainly hope to hear back from Martin Page soon. In the meantime, this is a highly recommendable album that doesn't sound aged even after 8 years of its release.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars When will we have more Martin?!, December 16, 2000

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Rhian Stuart "Critical Thought" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: In the House of Stone & Light (Audio CD)

Without a doubt Martin Page's "In the House of Stone and Light" evokes the most powerfully emotional response I have ever experienced, song after song, on an album. The poetry of the lyrics could stand on its own, but Page sets them to music that perfectly illuminates the lyric. This album resides in my car's cd changer and definitely gets the most play of the 100 or so albums that I listen to on the drive. I find that when I've become to invested in the pettiness of daily life, I listen to this album, which is both life-affirming and thought provoking and it takes me away. I can sing along exhuberantly or I find myself weeping at the poignant lyrics of "The Door." Normally somewhat detached, this wonderful collection touches even my husband who, upon listening for the first time, found himself lost for words. Get it and discover a truly wonderful collection and a gifted artist.