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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album suffers from and benefits greatly from diversity.
Multiple vocalists, diverse styles straddling genres. The sort of album where you'll love some tracks (I do!), but others will pass you by. But few people will agree which to love, which to pass on.
Some rock'n'roll, some country, some easy listening, a touch of blues, hard rock.....what isn't here?
Mickey Lee Soule's spoken word story telling helps give "The Ghost Of A Smile" a very American country tragedy sound. "My Car Won't Start" has a sort of skiffle sound to much of it. "Don't Look Now" a reggae beat. Add a couple of hard rockers, Hammond organ, harmonica, sax.......
I enjoy the diverse percussion styles too.
If there is an overall impression, it's a laid back, sweet, and somewhat sad feel.
The arrangements are excellent, the mix is balanced (and by modern standards makes much use of separate left and right channels - not a mono mix!).
Unfortunately, however inappropriate for this type of album especially, the mastering lets it down big time with a huge dose of volume maximising compression. This album could have thrived on its dynamics, instead they've tried to kill it. I can only listen to a few tracks at a time before aural fatigue sets in. To quote one of the tracks, Roger - "what were we thinking?"
Multiple vocalists, diverse styles straddling genres. The sort of album where you'll love some tracks (I do!), but others will pass you by. But few people will agree which to love, which to pass on.
Some rock'n'roll, some country, some easy listening, a touch of blues, hard rock.....what isn't here?
Mickey Lee Soule's spoken word story telling helps give "The Ghost Of A Smile" a very American country tragedy sound. "My Car Won't Start" has a sort of skiffle sound to much of it. "Don't Look Now" a reggae beat. Add a couple of hard rockers, Hammond organ, harmonica, sax.......
I enjoy the diverse percussion styles too.
If there is an overall impression, it's a laid back, sweet, and somewhat sad feel.
The arrangements are excellent, the mix is balanced (and by modern standards makes much use of separate left and right channels - not a mono mix!).
Unfortunately, however inappropriate for this type of album especially, the mastering lets it down big time with a huge dose of volume maximising compression. This album could have thrived on its dynamics, instead they've tried to kill it. I can only listen to a few tracks at a time before aural fatigue sets in. To quote one of the tracks, Roger - "what were we thinking?"
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Any album written / recorded over many years, in a variety of musical styles and featuring numerous vocalists will inevitably be patchy.
The best tracks are those that feature good singers as they can make an OK song sound much better : Randall Bramblett is fine on Don't Look Now and Stand Together (these songs also benefit from his co-writing and multi-instrumental talents), Dan McCafferty brings a typically raw edge to The Dream I Had and Gillian Glover brings a smokey 60's feel to Moonlight and Get Away. Good stuff.
The problem with most of the tracks, however, is that our Rog is not at his best when writing songs alone (he is better when he collaborates with others). His lyrics here are rather dull / dreary so that he comes across as a sad old man. His vocal abilities were never great and are understandably limited here. These issues combine to make for some awkward sounding songs.
Mickey Lee Soule seems to read the lyrics (or is he trying to sing ?) on Ghost Of Your Smile and Whalter Galley sounds equally depressing but the album closes on a high. Production is good but overall the album is a little disappointing after Snapshot (2002).
The best tracks are those that feature good singers as they can make an OK song sound much better : Randall Bramblett is fine on Don't Look Now and Stand Together (these songs also benefit from his co-writing and multi-instrumental talents), Dan McCafferty brings a typically raw edge to The Dream I Had and Gillian Glover brings a smokey 60's feel to Moonlight and Get Away. Good stuff.
The problem with most of the tracks, however, is that our Rog is not at his best when writing songs alone (he is better when he collaborates with others). His lyrics here are rather dull / dreary so that he comes across as a sad old man. His vocal abilities were never great and are understandably limited here. These issues combine to make for some awkward sounding songs.
Mickey Lee Soule seems to read the lyrics (or is he trying to sing ?) on Ghost Of Your Smile and Whalter Galley sounds equally depressing but the album closes on a high. Production is good but overall the album is a little disappointing after Snapshot (2002).
1 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I enjoyed listening to this cd, it arrived in a good condition and before the time when it was due was up.
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