Brother Cane

Brother Cane

Brother Cane

1993 Virgin Records

Produced By: Jim Mitchell

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Track Listing

Got No Shame (4:33)

Hard Act to Follow (4:33)

How Long (4:55)

Don't Turn Your Back on Me (4:53)

Woman (5:30)

Pressure (4:26)

The Last Time (5:40)

The Road (4:40)

That Don't Satisfy Me (4:41)

Stone's Throw Away (4:36)

Make Your Play (7:11)

Musicians

Damon Johnson: lead guitars & vocals

Roman Glick: guitar & backing vocals

Glenn Maxey: bass & backing vocals

Scott Collier: drums & percussion

I discovered the band Brother Cane thanks in part to one of Doug Van Pelt's awesome "What So & So Sez" interviews in Heaven's Metal magazine. I was a sophmore in high school when this album was released and was very much into the Christian music scene, attending Atlanta Fest yearly. However I was always a little curious about mainstream music, especially when I would hear Christian bands being compared to other mainstream bands. However I wanted to be careful at what I exposed my ears to (for my own reasons) so I didn't venture out very from the world of CCM that often. Perhaps this is what made these band interviews so intriguing and entertaining for me. 

Doug Van Pelt interviewed the lead singer of the band, Damon Johnson for the article. Sadly I don't have the magazine anymore and I cant find a copy of the interview online, but I specifically remember Doug and Damon making some sort of connection. When I saw that Damon was a follower of Christ it got me more interested in his band. Doug liked what he heard so I figured I give it a try myself. After finding the CD at my local Camelot Music and I was hooked.

Got No Shame opens with some awesome harmonica and cowbell - southern rock at it's finest. Remember, at this time in my life I hadn't listened to anything like this. I wasn't a fan of classic rock like I am today so this was a fresh sound and change of pace for me. All through out high school this disc stayed in my CD wallet. There was a time I could sing along with every song. Not so much today as it's been awhile since I've given this one a spin.

It's hard to decipher the meaning of song lyrics and I don't really want to put words in the band's mouth, however there were a few songs that seemed to strike a chord with me. The Road was and still is one of my favorite songs. It's not quite a ballad, but its a song all about searching...and Lord knows as a 16 year old listening to this album I did my fair share of that.

There really isn't a bad song on this album. The musicianship and song writing is fantastic. The album has also aged very well and still stands up 25+ years later. I would go on to purchase subsequent albums by Brother Cane, but their first effort is by far my favorite of theirs.