Album Review of
Sparks Rain Down From The Lights Of Love

Written by Robert Silverstein
April 24, 2019 - 3:45pm EDT
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A game changing music masterpiece, Sparks Rain Down From The Lights Of Love is the 2016 CD by Boston-area rockers The Grand Undoing. Throughout the ten track Sparks Rain Down CD, the central focus is on the songs and guitar work of composer / vocalist Seth Goodman. A range of musicians also appear—including the late, great guitarist Allen Devine, Andy Plaistad (drums), Kevin Mahoney (harmony vocals), Ian Kennedy (strings), Chris Nole (keys), pedal steel legend B.J. Cole and more. Speaking about the Sparks album just prior to its September 2016 release, Seth Goodman explained, “I started writing Sparks Rain Down as soon as I finished with White Space Flavors. It really just came together one song at a time. Though in writing the next song, I was conscious of the record as a whole and trying to consider what would lend both expansiveness and balance to the finished product. Ultimately I was hoping to make an LP that managed to be more challenging, yet more infectious for the listener than the previous one.” With 2016’s Sparks Rain Down From The Lights Of Love, Seth Goodman has established a new standard of pop-rock songwriter excellence that truly deserves a bigger audience. Speaking further about the trials of being a relatively unknown yet rising pop artist these days, Seth also adds, “In some ways this is a great time to be making music. The accessibility of the technology, players, and other resources to be making adventurous music is really unparalleled. Conversely, there are a great many forms of entertainment out there now competing for people's attention.” Even in a crowded field of pop contenders, it’s nevertheless a sheer joy to behold Seth Goodman's latest pop epic with The Grand Undoing.