City and Colour - The Love Still Held Me Near (Visual Album) 

I found this man back over 20 years ago. Never has someone spoken to my soul besides Dallas. Joy, pain, longing, heart ache and love. Every stage of my life from early teens to now my mid 30s this man has been with me, my only constant. I couldnt be more honored to name my first son after him who is due in 2024 💙

Found dallas in middle school when I experienced my very first heartbreak. I am now back after my wife of 12 years left me with no notice other than an empty home after coming back from work and finding she is already with someone else. Thank god for this man, he will guide me through these dark times yet again.

Dallas, you're loved beyond measure brother. Thank you for your music. My wife and I have been fans since day 1 and danced to northern wind at our wedding. Keep up the amazing work. Another masterpiece

Been listening since I was 11 and found you on MySpace im 28 now and you’ve been the soundtrack to my life ever since. You really make the world a better place with your music. All the best Dallas ❤

AI Explanation for this album (Quite Impressive): Dallas Green, a singer-songwriter, is the main character in this story depicted in the visual album "The Love Still Held Me Near" by City and Colour. Throughout the album, Dallas explores themes of faith, love, loss, and healing. In the opening section, he questions his faith and experiences feelings of confusion and doubt. He then sings about the desire to live freely without being controlled by fear or death, lamenting the difficulties of being separated from the world yet still together. As the album progresses, Dallas sings about the challenges of holding onto love and the healing process that follows heartbreak. He emphasizes the importance of letting go and facing the consequences of our choices. The visuals in the album, such as nature, cities, and people, complement the mood of the music and create an immersive experience for the viewer. The album's middle sections encourage listeners to work harder for love, rid the world of hate, and bow down to love to find a better way to exist. Dallas sings about the struggles of dealing with the darkness in life and the desire for peace of mind. He suggests that by letting go of worry and taking healing hands, it is possible to start over and begin again. In the end, the album comes full circle, as Dallas reflects on the fleeting nature of love and the sadness of losing something once cherished. However, he finds peace and gratitude for the present moment, acknowledging that although there are still wounds that may take time to heal, the love still held him near. The haunting melody and emotional vocals by City and Colour resonate with the audience, leaving a lasting impression of hope and healing.

Bro I found you in middle school and I’m a grown man now. So excited to see you’re still making great music now. God bless you Dallas.

Living in Detroit, seeing all these familiar spots, (Gratiot Grill, the airport, River Rouge factories, Fort St Bridge, etc) is really freaking cool! The countless times driving by these spots while listening to C&C songs, I feel seen!!! Thank you Dallas, DETROIT LOVES YOU!!

I need to see this record played live start to finish no breaks. Just raw emotion, love, loss, mourning, fear and everything in between.

00:00 - Meant To Be 4:18 - Underground 8:14 - Fucked It Up 12:12 - The Love Still Held Me Near 17:42 - A Little Mercy 23:39 - Things We Choose to Care About 28:28 - After Disaster 33:44 - Without Warning 39:08 - Hard, Hard Time 43:28 - The Water is Coming 49:34 - Bow Down to Love 55:51 - Begin Again

I'm 44. Been playing guitar since I was 9, had many bands but eventually put the guitar away to focus on more ''important" things. Your music inspired me to just pick up my acoustic from the closet. Bought an ES335 and a few pedals and been jamming to that album intensely for a week. Thank you so much for your music.

This feels like a warm tea in a cold winter night. It just feels right.

This whole album is hauntingly beautiful from start to finish. I can't say I've been more moved by music than by this album, there are so many great tracks on the album that I've not been able to stop listening to them since you dropped Meant to Be. I'm sorry that it was a personal tragedy that led to this record, but I cant think of a more perfect way to honour the memory and thank you for sharing with us.

First heard about Dallas when Alexisonfire's debut album came out in 2003. I was 12 back then, and now I'm in my thirties. Dallas has always been one of the most iconic Canadian song-writers of our generation. Glad to still be listening to his tunes decades later.

I was a punk kid in high school living in the GTA when Alexisonfire's debut dropped. I don't even think the music video for Pulmonary Archery had come out yet when I bought it. Crazy to think where we'd be all these years later. Here's to 20+ years and here's to another 20 more. Be well my friends.

Watching with my husband, sipping tea. Best part of my day. Thank you….❤

This feels like Dallas is hitting a new level. So many more people are going to know him. And I’ll be like ya I saw him in Saskatoon years ago . And he’s been my favourite singer / songwriter for years now

Te amo, Dallas! Tuas músicas tem poder curativo

Dallas' lyrics and perspectives on the challenges we all face in life tears through every atom in my body - he is the voice of my aging body and carries the pain of every disappointment and hurdle I have ever faced. I have a good life but I revel in the sadness. Happiness seems so fleeting but the pain of our mortal existance needs a voice and CIC has always delivered. Canada's best kept secret keeps producing after all these years...

Best new album of the year so far.

Sleeping sickness in Vancouver Made me cry for you and Gord and my daughters. Thank you Dallas xo

Thank you for your music. I’ve been through hell and back, homeless, beaten, depressed, addicted…. But your music has been there through it all for me, I’m finally getting my feet back under me and finishing my bachelor’s degree. Rain or shine, I always had you in my playlist, and I’ll forever be grateful for the gift of music. Especially yours.

Te amo coisa linda, obrigado por suas canções. COME TO BRAZIL ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

For years I have not cared for new music coming out, maybe a few country artist here and there. But this is a game changer. WOW, I know nothing about you guys, I just put it on randomly and was blown away. This mature looking guy with the voice of an angel and a production which simply is some of the best I have hear in a looooong time. Thank you guys for giving us new music like this in 2023!!! You have a new fan on a Spanish hill side.

Canadians find hope in our music…THANK YOU DALLAS!!!

I'm in my late 50's and have always loved your music but this album is the best. Great job!

Listening to you is like a huge nostalgic hug form my younger self, showing that everything works out in the end. Thank you!

What a phenomenal work of art!! Top to bottom!! 🙌 seamless. One of our best kept Canadian treasures. 🇨🇦 great work guys

hes proper reached masterhood. Hes an inspiration for all Men on earth. Absolute legend in the sport of music. He deserves a head on the wall times 10000x

Thank you for putting this record out in the world, it's a beautiful gift and such a powerful yet delicate reminder to cherish this life and the time we're given.

This is a beautiful record, especially after learning of the perfect shitstorm that happened at the time of creating. The loss of “Horse”, the pandemic, Turning 40, reflecting on positive and negative relationships. I can relate to each song in a different way. Well done Dallas.

Needed this today 🙌 🙏 💕

Wow, so many Brazilian fellows here. Your music is magical. My love story with my BF has you in every phase we've been. Thanks

been listening to this guy the last 13 years and I must say he really knows how to express his feelings so its safe to say i started to learn his songs

I just found the man. 10 yrs too late to get me through the death of my husband, but wow, he does validate what all of us go through, how we get through to the other side of grief. This is an anthem to resilience.

Dallas, thank you for sharing your craft with the world. You are truly a gem.

His music was the foundation of my acoustic venture. Before then, pre-2010, I had a young mindset and was stubborn, one-track-minded on electric guitar, and raging with the feelings I had. Once I heard his music, I wanted to expand my knowledge, and tone things down. I credit his albums for breaking down some walls of my emotion. I have since grown and I am very happy to have followed his career since. God bless, Dallas.

Thank you, Dallas! The album is fantastic as always.

A beautiful thing!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Such beautiful, atmospheric videos. Fit perfectly with the poignant but uplifting feel of the album. Crazy that all 12 videos were filmed in just 3 days. Congratulations Dallas, Michael and all involved. Stunning work 💚

Dallas I saw you in London 2020, I had no idea what you were going through.. we love you ❤ fan 15+ years xx thank you for being with me all this time.. still a king! X

you are a gift of pure beauty in this world.. thank you from the bottom of my heart for the endless times you have touched my soul x

Wow. This is truly a masterpiece. Hauntingly beautiful from start to finish.

Thank you for chasing your passion and sharing your gift Dallas. Having your music to turn too over the past 8 years has made my life immeasurably better. Can't thank you enough. Loving the new album, Keep up the hard work!

After Disaster... that one is hitting me right in the feels.

The Love Still Held Me Near - Mr. GREEN, thank you again!!! I needed this whole album, and I have yet to finish it still. I appreciate your lyrics and this rhythm through this whole album! Never a fail, love your voice!

This was the best 59 minutes of my week. 🙂

What a great sound...!!! God bless you...!

Dallas, you have been with me since adolescence and I’m now 30 listening to this wonderful album. Thank you so much for giving a song for every moment and a verse for every feeling in my life. You are loved!

I've been listening to C&C since I was a teenager. Every music he released has a special meaning to me. Thank you so much for drawing into words my thoughts lately.

This helped me get through a really hard episode and breakup. Thank you Dallas. Forever the soundtrack to my life ❤

Bow Down To Love gave me goosebumps

I once thought it would be impossible to top A Pill for Loneliness. Then you drop this incredible work of art. Meant to Be, A Little Mercy, Without Warning, Bow Down to Love, absolute gems.

One of the best albums of the year!

Been listening to your music since I was about 15 years old !! I turned 32 few weeks ago .. and still every time I here your voice and that music I’m filled with so much emotion just as I was all those years ago .. thank you for your music x

Está arrebatador!!! 🇧🇷🌻

thank you for filming the entire album. I was content just listening to the album cranked in my car, letting all the feels out, but this is great, love the visuals. you got some real style, dal. you've got a fan for life, with me. you're the neil young of my generation, and I will grow old with you, and your music. Canadian talent at its best. much love. appreciate all you do. glad we made it through the pandemic, brother.

You are my church. I look forward to every show. I’m at 30+ shows and every single time I feel this release and euphoria. Love you Dallas. ❤

Found you on RU-vid yesterday. Gosh what a great sound. I bought your new album and it's fantastic

Your music is incredible, the definition of healing music for the soul. This album has honestly helped me shift my perspective and transform my life for the better. Please please keep releasing music like this, the world needs it!

i love this album ♥

Words cannot express how beautiful your music is! I promised myself I'll sing the girl to whoever I get married to in the future. Thank you for making my life so much better!! Love you dallas! I hope to see you in Colorado!!!

My then teenage son introduced me to City and Colour many years ago and I have been a fan ever since. Dallas has the purest voice and he seems like such a good soul. I love the fact that my now 30 something son and I still bond over how much we love this band. They just keep getting better and no other band gets me in my feelings like them.

Videoclips for the whole album? Wow, this is awesome! You're great, Dallas!

This is music for those that have been through it...and have added the mileage of life! Dallas never fails to touch both the heart and soul but the mind as well. Good 👍👍 looking out man! PS I wish Dallas could collaborate with Lera Lynn. They'd make, at least to my ears, for amazing collaboration.

City and Colour is a national treasure.

Fantastic as always 💜

Thanks for such a beautiful record!

My dad dying and this is what Is bringing me solace!

This is a stunningly beautiful album! One of the best I've heard in years. Thank you!

I'm at a loss for words to describe the art put into melody on this album. I've been listening, feeling and interpreting it for days. It's amazing how strong is the healing power of it...

@lifesjustfine Man, I also found him in middle school! Dallas has been my main listening since then. I am 31 years old now and can't imagine not listening to his music. He plays in my hometown this evening and I can't hold my excitement in to go see him play! Thank you Dallas!

You have, and always will be, my favourite Artist.

Beautiful!!!! Thank you so much Dallas!!

Just saved my life

what an incredible album

City and Colour’s MAGNUM OPUS!!! One day I hope to hear this album in its entirety live!

Wow! This is beautifull! Thank you for this magic! ❤

Whenever I see that horse with Dallas' optimistic, soulful vocals, I'm reminded of the unbridled joy Ron Swanson experienced when he met Lil' Sebastian, and I almost feel it myself. But in all seriousness, an hour of Dallas and an hour of Michael Maxxis'? I feel very spoiled.

The album completes my soul 🫶🏻

Mr. Green.....a visual album is genius idea. I just wish you had filmed it in Oshawa instead of Detroit, (same deserted old GM town feel, I,m sure) This way maybe i could have seen you in the steets 😅

From an Alexisonfire fan back when i was a teenager to a Dallas Green and city and colour fan on my adulthood

I just simply love your music. You touch a part of me. I didn't know was still there. Thank you

You should be at the top of the top, but people don’t know real music when they hear it.

Epic Album.

Portugal is waiting for you! Great album again Dallas !

Another amazing album

For Hannah and Scotty..🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼❤❤❤

This is a Great band!

I am so glad that you covered my favorite band and also that RU-vid's algorithm works for me.... If not for those two things I may have never heard the awesome music that comes from within you brother!

I can‘t explain it like you do. But I love it throughout. ❤️

Pocos discos tienen canciones en las que las sensaciones que sientes a lo largo de los últimos años se puedan recopilar en canciones. Creo que me puedo identificar con cada uno de los temas y eso hace que cale hasta los huesos. Es un discazo a nivel musical. La banda y la producción es maravillosa (esa voz acompañante y esos sonidos medidos y arreglados al milímetro) y Dallas Green esta simplemente sublime. Me encanta. Thank you very much CITY AND COLOUR ❤️‍🔥 See you in the way...

😮😮😮😮😮😮 is the whole album 😮😮😮😮😮😮

Was introduced to City & Colour many years ago back in 2005 by a dear Canadian friend. I am 35 now and I genuinely appreciate your music and that kind soul who introduced me to you. Thank you Dallas for saving my life and if you're out there, L.C.C, thank you. May you continue to lead beautiful lives as you've so gracefully assisted me in doing so.

Danke! Das ist wieder einmal ein geniales Album. Balsam für meine Seele. Thiemo... Ich vermisse Dich!

Love you to the moon and back ♡

Band is TOPs!!!! Sweet vocals , sway and rock to it ......

One of the purest voices and song crafters in the business. Always a joy to hear new material.

Missing you v.Garner 💔

Isso ta lindo demais!! Fala sério

Dallas been listening since day 1 from alexisonfire to city and colour You are my hero bro oh Canada'