Holy Man by Kip Winger
"A prayer for Darrell Lance Abbott "

Known to most as Dimebag Darrell

This song is a bonus track off Kip Winger's new CD "From the Moon to the Sun", released in the USA by MVD Entertainment. I ordered it the day of its release just for this one song since I already have the CD because, as a long time fan, I knew this one song, would be more than worth it.....

I was right, but had no idea how powerful, how moving, how touching this song would be. I knew those elements would all be there since this is part of the reason I'm so drawn to Kip's artisty but this song exceeds anything I could have imagined. From the the lyrics, to the music and the vocals, this song captures the very essence of the highest honor, not only as a dedication to a special friend, but also a tribute to the fact that Kip is a composer by nature. It's beautiful, spiritual, heavenly.....a prayer to song.

Dimebag Darrell must feel so honored....

Deeandra

Once upon a time, in MySpace, Kip had put a preliminary version of this, and said he'd tell the story behind it 'later'...did he ever do that?

(I'm prone to missing stuff, as you well know...)

Chessie >^..^< <br>

Thus quote the raven...nevermore...

"If you build it, they will come--and rock!"
(Kip Winger, Rocklahoma, 2007)

Hi Chessie, I remember that post! He said he'd let us know the inspiration behind the song when the record comes out. Now that it's out, we know who the inspiration is. It's beautiful song....

Deeandra

hey, forget my post below. It's cheaper at Best Buy.com!!

Thanks for the info. I ordered one but got an error message after I typed in my credit card info. Then I realized I didn't even register or log in. What the hec do I do? Has this happened to anyone else? Do we have to type the full 4 digits for the year in the card expiration date? What abuot those 3 numbers on the back of the card? I typed those in but it said invalid card number format. Do we have to register first? Thanks!!


PS: here is my message:



Payment Error: Transmission failed

Please confirm and correct your payment information:

Hi Christine, I'm sorry you had problems.......I didn't have any problems so I don't really know what could have happened. I would suggest you call them to find out if they got your order & if they didn't, you can see if they will take your order by phone. Tel 800-888-0486 or 610-650-8200. Here is their email if you prefer that customerservice@mvdb2b.com .

Good luck! If you need more help, let me know. Alternatively, you could check with your local music store too.

Deeandra

"A prayer to song." Exactly. It sounds like a church hymn. I love this song. Beautiful! I've played it quite a bit since buying the CD.





FYI- I bought my copy at FYE. If anyone's looking for this, maybe see if you have this store in your area.







RG

Great review, Deeandra!

I went to my local FYE store and they had FTMTTS right there in the store! YAY! That was so cool.

I listened to Holy Man right away....wow! So,so beautiful. I loved the harmonies and I really enjoyed hearing Paula's beautiful voice. The lyrics are so touching. I am so glad that I got another copy. It REALLY was worth it!

I just love this CD so much. I listen to it a lot going in to work and it puts me in a great state of mind ready to handle anything that the day brings! My kids actually ask for it in the morning if I don't have it on. Their favorite song is Nothing. I enjoy it so much that I am giving several copies out as Christmas gifts so that my family and friends can experience this awesome CD! Music makes a great gift and I love introducing people to great music and this is really excellent music.

Yes, for Birthday/Christmas I got to spend a BestBuy gift card & got it.

Maybe I shouldn't have listened to it so close to losing Grandma...

But it has dutifully been placed on the iPod.

(So when do we start asking for the next album? )



Chessie



Thus quote the raven...nevermore...

"If you build it, they will come--and rock!"
(Kip Winger, Rocklahoma, 2007)

I'm so glad you got it Chessie. It's such a powerful, beautiful and moving song....

Deeandra

Chessie....I hear you. Very difficult to listen to that song if you have lost someone recently. However.....


I absolutely LOVE that friggin song. I play it a lot. It does hit a chord with me in terms of loss....but it is so beautiful that you just can't NOT listen to it. In some ways, it is healing too.

Ashamed to say that I haven't gotten the US version of the CD yet, so I haven't heard Holy Man yet. I'm sure I'll love it, but not sure I want to hear it right now with the recent passing of my dad. But Sandy is right - even tho it hurts to hear songs like that, sometimes you need to hear them in order to heal. If I'm able to this weekend, I think I'll try to get the CD.

Hope everyone is well!

Linda in Buffalo

What's the difference between the U.S. version of the CD and the European version? Are there any songs the European version has that the U.S. version doesn't?


"I'll mend your broken heart," he said.
"Under one condition."

Hi Cannoli, the bonus tracks are what differ between the CD's. Here is a list of releases and the bonus tracks:

Frontiers Records (Italy/Import) with Bonus Track "Monster"

MVD Entertainment (USA) with Bonus Track "Holy Man"

CD Japan - (Japan/Import) With Bonus Track "Don't Let Go"

There are links to buy online for each of these on the main page of the site: http://www.kipwingerrocks.com

If you don't have the US release, I highly recommend it......"Holy Man" alone is worth buying another CD.

Deeandra

Do you think Kip will have this cd at his merch. booth at the show in PA? I haven't got that song yet either and I so will have it one way or another!

jane

Thanks, Dee! I have the U.S. version of the CD, so I have "Holy Man!"


"I'll mend your broken heart," he said.
"Under one condition."