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Bill Toms and Hard Rain : My Own Eyes
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American songwriter drawing upon rock and roll, folk, and country music with passion and honesty.
Genre: Rock: Americana
Release Date: 1999
My Own Eyes Record Label: Moondog Records
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
My Own Eyes 3:54 $0.99
Smithfield Cafe 5:07 $0.99
Mona Lisa Smile 4:28 $0.99
Don't Ever Say I let You Down 4:36 $0.99
Somebody Call The Doctor, I Think I'm Gonna Blow 5:50 $0.99
Made In America 5:53 $0.99
Long Farewell 3:33 $0.99
Losing You Is Killing Me 4:29 $0.99
Welcome To The Human Race 3:05 $0.99
Right On Time 4:27 $0.99
Cover It Up 2:46 $0.99
It's Just The Rain Suzanne 3:28 $0.99
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Album Notes

"My Own Eyes" is Bill Toms and Hard Rain's second CD. Bill has been a member of Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers for the past 18 years. Released in 1999 "My own Eyes" is a collection of moving and passionate American music. Folk, Blues, and rock and roll are the map and the band knows the road better than most.Bill still plays with the Houserockers and is also continuously writing and performing his solo work..

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REVIEWS

author: Pgh Tribune Review
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "Musically, Toms and Hard Rain are solid throughout, never straying far from blues-based rock 'n' roll. Two songs stand out - the anthem-like title track (that Tom Petty would be glad to own), and "Smithfield Cafe", an intoxicating, dreamy mood piece that also benefits from Toms' best writing". "When Toms sings Thirty years gone, thirty years down/Down another road that's going nowhere, desolation and solitude never sounded so good.
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My Own Eyes Will Not Let You Down!
author: Keith Kondrich
In the pantheon of genuine rock & roll heroes, you'll find Tom Petty, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and. . . . .Bill Toms. Tom's second release, My Own Eyes, touches on the spectrum of emotions that make us human – from despair and suffering to hope and victory & from loneliness and heartache to love and joy. It’s all here in the lyrics, melodies, and arrangements. Plus, this album is just plain fun to listen to!
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