With a vocal timbre that lands squarely between Barry Gibb and Al Stewart, Sean Deegan's 10 song record, "The Roads You Take", is a commercial pop collection that saves the best for last in the final track, "My Reason". That track, sweetly and with optimism paints a gorgeous commentary of life, 'the greatest gift that you can ever hope is a child within you that never grows old'. It also includes a unique appeal that veers away from the other 9 pop dramatic tunes. The CD, however, opens with "Give Me the News" - a medium-tempoed guitar based showcase for Deegan's tenor. The chorus is memorable as Deegan's impassioned request to be given the news from the one in his life that send anger - as he wishes for tenderness. The arrangement is dramatic. Track 4, "It only took a moment", describes how a simple phrase can damage an entire life. .'shattered into pieces impossible to mend, it only took a moment'. The overall message of the record lyrically is based in pain and difficulty in love. The environment, whether currently suffering or reflecting on the past, provides some of the greatest inspiration for Deegan as an artist and his sincerity comes through. Track 8, "Many Roads", is as close to the title track as is on the CD, and again pushes a learned wisdom and a resolve, 'i know it's oh so hard, and the road is long hard, the love you make and the hearts you break as you learn through your own mistakes, will depend on the road you take'. Overall the CD is a sweet vulnerable collection from this singer/songwriter musician.