Mercy Rain – You Will

Mercy Rain
You Will
1997 Springwater Records
Wenatchee, Washington, USA

Jonathan Johnson – Lead Vox, harmonica, keyboards
Tom Moser – Guitar, bass, backing vox
Darik Peet – Guitars, bass, backing vox
Owen Barnhart – Drums

Side 1:

1. You Will
2. Babylon Blues
3. Sorry to Say
4. Child Once Again
5. The Light is On

Side 2:

1. Lions of Judah
2. Days Light
3. Rocking Moon
4. Crossroads
5. Another Day

Yes, the cover and band name makes this look pop or even Celtic pop. But the guitars come raging in from the beginning, and you have a full on commercial metal band here. Well, still with a hint of late 90s in the first song. The next song is bit more on the heavy alternative side. The rest of the songs seem to bounce around the hard rock / alternative rock / grunge rock arena. Well, if grunge rock didn’t sound depressed – this is still more upbeat that most grunge ended up being. There are also some slower ballad and acoustic moments and songs here and there – a pretty nice mix. I think this was also released on CD as well.