This is my first review of an album ever!  That says something.... It moved me enough to take the time to sign up for a cd baby account and review it.  I can listen to this cd over and over again and it never gets old.  This album is very refreshing. I have not really enjoyed a new artist in a long time but Craig Bancoff is amazing! I cant wait for what he comes up with next!  :)
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This album was recommended to me by someone.  I am so glad I got it!  I love so many songs on this album.  It has a great mood.  I would definitely recommend  it!!
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Listening to Eden is like having a friend inside your head, someone who intuitively understands your pain but is able to express it in a way that is pure, raw, and ultimately empathetic. Craig has a unique gift for transforming these elements of the human condition (pain, ecstasy, and everything in between) into something truly beautiful. Craigs music puts it into words without resorting to cliches or saccharine sweet sentiments. It's raw, it's real. There's a true purity to the stories he tells, and it's extremely rare to find that in today's mass produced pop culture. You can tell that this guy has been through a lot, and I commend him for having the courage to put his soul out there. His album has gotten me through some tough times, and I thank him for that.
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After enjoying the CD itself I actually was going to get a few downloads... I ended up just getting all the tracks and am really happy I did so. I really like this stuff! While Eden is not a concept CD in the old sense it IS a collection of thematically related stories. Each song complete in itself but put them all together and we hear a great example of "the sum of the parts is greater than the whole".  The reason Eden is a bit difficult to review/write about is that what his music and lyrics convey are things necessarily expressed in song rather then the written word. And THAT, to me, is what great art is about; using a specific media to convey some of life's realities in ways that ONLY that art could convey it. Craig Bancoff pulls it off... majestically. What a GREAT thing it is to me to find a new favorite artist... I can't wait to hear more. But until that day I'll be quite satisfied to linger in  Eden. It's a really good place to be and I love hanging out there.
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