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The opening track, "Are You Listening," is clearly a song about searching. As the CD goes on, Russo begans to answer his own questions. Listeners will find tracks such as "It's Not Too Late," "These Are the Days," "Letting Go," and "While We've Got Today" to be very effective inspirational anthems - the kind that make them want to up the radio and take a long drive down an open highway. The two ballads of the CD, "A Matter of Time" and "I'll Always Remember," are equally inspiring and compelling. "A Matter of Time" urges the listener to keep holding on, as a better tomorrow is very often just around the corner. "I'll Always Remember" is a touching tribute that Russo wrote for his parents. "The Meaning of Love" deals with the age-old question about what love is, and delivers an answer that is grounded in the source of all love, Jesus.
The other songs deal with subjects such as relationships and purpose. The one big exception to all of the others is Russo's fun and quirky tribute to the 1980s, entitled "Child of the 80s." It is a stylistic parody of the music of that era, and contains a lyrical shopping list of all of the appropriate nostalgia.
Russo is currently employed in music ministry for St. Peter Church in Warwick, Rhode Island. Besides providing music for all parish masses, he also teaches music to the children of the parish school. He prepares them for the musical portion of the school liturgies, introducing them to both the latest contemporary Christian songs, as well as providing them with a well-rounded background of traditional Catholic liturgical repertoire.
As a Catholic artist venturing into the mainstream world of pop music, Russo truly hopes to deliver something positive in an industry so often filled with quite the opposite messages.
Its great and amazing to hear a Catholic/Christain artist who talks about God without preaching the "halleluia" and "Praise the Lord" nonsense. You can talk about God and faith , but you dont have to play the preacher to bring people, especially youth, to think about the absence of Christ in their lives. GOD willing, Barry Russo will be heard by many souls.