Second Album Released
Posted on November 12, 2007
After nearly five months of production and two and half years since their first CD, Jonas & the Seventh Ray has released their long-awaited second offering, Freedom Train. And it could not have been more worth the wait.
From the opening title track listeners are put on notice that this is most definitely music with heart, soul, and huge energy. From its rockin’ rhythms to its superb harmonies, from its violin and Hammond organ to its “can’t touch this” electric guitar solos – to mention nothing of its poetic and insightful lyrics – Freedom Train creates a rare musical experience that is at once energizing, inspiring, joyful, and deeply moving.
Freedom Train features nine original compositions by ultra-talented singer-songwriter Jonas Magram, each one full of love, vitality, and vision, reflecting both his 25-plus practicing and teaching meditation as well as his unwavering love for roots rock.
In addition to Jonas’ extraordinary lead vocals and high-energy acoustic rhythms, recording artists Michelle Mook and Bonnie Van Buskirk (vocals), Greg Wadsworth (electric and classical guitar, keyboard, vocals), Annie Savage (violin), Tim Briton (flute, mandolin), William Clancy (bass), and Ken Kolter (drums) add their enormous skills and energy to every song. And award-winning producer and engineer Tom Tatman of Catamount Studios has integrated and molded their performances into a clear, captivating, extraordinarily entertaining mix.
From the driving As A Man Thinketh and Freedom Train, to the tender, almost prayerful Mother Take Us There and Chip’s Song, to its celebrations of higher love in Holy Heart and Time For Love, even to the playful Tea Drinkin’ Man, Freedom Train overflows with vision, energy, insight, power, and even magic rarely found in today’s contemporary rock. If a second “enlightenment” is in the world’s future, Jonas & The Seventh Ray’s music – and their new CD, Freedom Train – will certainly help point the way.
You can purchase your copy here, or by calling (800) 772-7231 to order over the phone.