CDPlus Review July, 2000 |
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Singer-songwriter-guitar player Bryan Potvin
of The Northern Pikes will release his solo debut, Heartbreakthrough, July 18. The first
single from this Universal Music release is Read Between The Lines.
CLICK HERE to download an EXCLUSIVE flash movie with a FREE audio sample! Also, his five year marriage would dissolve. With these changes he began to neglect some creative habits. Songwriting and playing guitar would become distant memory. In 1996 Bryan met songwriter -producer David Baxter and was invited to join a songwritingworkshop. By luck of the draw Baxter and Potvin were paired up. They wrote Heaven Is What You Leave Behind and Potvin was hooked again. From that beginning he began to secretly plan a recording, It was continually on his mind. He certainly had topic to work with and knew very early that Heartbreakthroughs songs would be about change. Heartbreakthrough was produced by
Terry Brown (Rush, Cutting Crew, Blue Rodeo & Moist) with contributions from
nationally recognized musicians including Joel Anderson (Jim Cuddy), Sarah Slean, Reed
Shimozawa (Zuckerbaby) and James Gray (Blue Rodeo). Potvin says the following
about Heartbreakthroughs producer. Although I thought I was fairly well
versed at making records, Terry would raise the bar with this recording. The vocals would
prove to be a real challenge but his endless patience and encouragement would leave us
with a lush, full-bodied sound that I had envisioned for this album from its inception.
Terry is truly one of this country's great pop/rock producers. " Tunes such as Read Between The Lines and Too Late are vintage Potvin, straight up pop songs. The rhythmic nature of Heaven Is What You Leave Behind reveals a more relaxed and melancholy side. Potvin also delves into some, as he states scary and vulnerable territory with the vocally challenging Heartbreakthrough and the lush epic Darling, You Live In A Dream World. It seems the change has done him good. I didn't make music for the better part of four years and not only was there a sizeable void in my life but it seemed that everything was pushing me in that direction again. I was a professional musician my entire adult life. All I ever wanted to do was make music. That or be Bobby Orr but by the age of 14 it didn't look like that was going to pan out. |