Main Review
While you may have never heard of Eoghan (pronounced "Owen") Heaslip until recently, he is no stranger
to the music scene, in fact he has been around for over eight years now. Releasing four albums in past
years, two of which were with Integrity Music (Mercy and Grace in the Wilderness)
Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, Eoghan discovered the drums at only six years old and continued on
that path until he picked up the guitar at twenty years of age. He then moved to Canada where he met and
married his wife Becky. And after a couple of years he became the worship leader and music director for
the CORE Church (“City Outreach Through Renewal and Evangelism”) in Dublin, Ireland, before moving
with his wife and their three daughters to London, where they have been part of the staff team at St Paul’s
church in Ealing since January 2007, overseeing worship and prayer.
The six track EP starts off with "Blessing, Honour" a simple yet uplifting "Hallelujah" kind of worship song.
("Hallelujah/Our God Almighty reigns/Hallelujah/Amen..." "God Only Wise," co-written by Brenton Brown
and Nick Herbert is a song of surrender and a prayer to God to use His people to "bless this broken
world." "Creator King" co written by Hanif Williams is probably the most powerful song on the album, and
that isn't saying much. It's a reminder that God is the creator and King of all things, He is mighty and
eternal.
Songs like "Blessing, Honour" and "God Only Wise" have more upbeat tones. While songs like "The Way
You Father Me" and "Here on Earth" are softer and lighter. All the songs are quite average, there's nothing
that really stands out. The lyrics are even a bit cliché' at times, but it's the execution and Eoghan's unique
vocals that make the album a nice worship experience!
I've been a fan of Eoghan's for almost 5 years now; he is one of my favorite Worship artists -if not my
favorite. My biggest disappointment is that only two songs on the EP are new. The other four are off his
previous album "Wonderful Story." If Eoghan was going to just re-release songs I wish he would have
chosen a few from "Grace in the Wilderness," now that's a great album!
Closing Thoughts
Overall; Unique vocals, simple lyrics and music. This is a nice little Worship EP that's worth checking out.
If you're a fan of Brian Doerksen or Martin Smith (Delirious?) then you'll like this. And if you do, then
definitely check out his previous work.
Review Written By: Rebecca Rycross [rebecca.rycross@christianmusicreview.org] on 4/18/2010
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