At This Point in My Life by Mark Maysey

The song titled "This is My Rifle" is dedicated to Mark's Uncle Sonny, who proudly served in the military. His only regret is not having the opportunity to have spent more time with him. The song is a powerful ballad about what veterans endured physically and mentally, the haunting nightmares and endless flashbacks, that some carried all the way to their graves.

So kick off your shoes, settle back with whatever you do to relax with, snuggle up with the one you love, turn up the volume on the CD player and wander around in this world of Mark's. He's a fellow traveler in this journey we all call life, and a simple human with a simple message- it's better to be a human than just being.

Some of these songs may make you happy, others may make you sad, and all of them collectively may make you see yourself and identify with. But one thing these sweet tunes will surely do for you is make you feel.

After all, that's what makes us human. Samuel Young, Retired Vietnam Navy Veteran.

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Reviewer: Bill McDonald / President of the Military Writers Society of America (MWSA). http://www.militarywriters.com/ He is author of a best selling book titled “A Spiritual Warrior's Journey”: The Inspiring Life story of a Mystical Warrior

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Thanks Bill for Your Wonderful Review!!!

Ballads for the Soul - By Bill McDOnald

As soon as you begin listening to the first track from the CD “At This Point in My Life” by Mark Maysey, you get hooked; these emotionally soulful ballads will gently get absorbed into your mind and heart. The words are pure poetry and paint a picture for us of a man who has traveled down a few hard roads to get to where he is at now in his life. Riveting in a good way, the music is relaxing and inspiring; the kind of music that will take you to the back roads of your own mind.

I thoroughly enjoyed the entire CD but there were a couple of his songs that I liked best for different reasons. One brought back memories of basic training and my “tour of duty” in Vietnam. It is called “This is My Rifle” which resonates with that dark humor of war and life in the military where both good and bad memories are buried. It will make you smile but also makes you realize the serious nature of the song as well. This song is being received very well by those listening to K-Dade web radio (600,000 listeners world wide now on the internet!) and is already thought of as a classic.

The title song “At This Point in My Life” is very well done. It is a strong statement but with a soft and gentle approach that uses the words and the music together to covey the feelings of not just the singer but also the listener. Maysey’s guitar work throughout this song and the rest of the CD are by themselves good enough but when accompanied with his intelligent lyrics – the combination is powerful and makes a huge emotional statement.

Mark has lived a life of joys and sorrows and his music shares that with us. His recordings are the sounds of the common man caught up in life’s journey trying to find meaning to it all. It is a moving and respectful look within our own selves through music. Listening will be easy – turning off his music and walking away when the CD is finished will be hard. It is good enough that one feels the need to listen to it several times in a row. The first time I played it just to feel the whole mood of the album; the next times I listened so I could dive deeper within the words and daydream myself back to my own memories.

This CD is given the MWSA’s Top Music Rating of Five Stars! It must be heard to fully appreciate it.

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