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4.0 out of 5 stars
for fans of Vertical Horizon, 21 Feb 2003
This review is from: Morning Orbit (Audio CD)
No body seems to know who David Usher is over here, well he used to be the lead singer in a Canadian band called Moist, they split up and this his second solo attempt.
David Usher plays laid acoustic lead back rock music (with a little tinniest hit of country in there somewhere) in a similar vain to Vertical Horizon or Plumb. Lyrically i think David Usher is outstanding, but i felt his lyrics on his first album were not done justice by disjointed and forgettable tunes. But this is a much more well rounded record. Now the lyrics are backed up by a much more competent sounding tunes, so most of the tracks here are well crafted and even quite catchy.
Particular highlights include 'Black Black Heart' which breaths a new rock lease of life into a well know classical piece of music.
'A Day In The Life' and 'My Way Out' are both catchy and have 'potential radio hit' written all over them.
Also so many people have covered Tracy Chapmans 'Fast Car', but no one has produced anything that measures up to the original. But instead of just trying to repeat and better Champmans version David Usher takes the track in a slightly different direction and it works suprisingly well.
If you are a Moist fan this might not quite be what you were expecting, as it is quite considerably more chilled out and more acoustic based than anything David Usher produced in his time in the band. But it's still a good album, and worth a listen, especially if you are a fan of the likes of Vertical Horizon or Plumb.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant, 12 Jun 2009
This review is from: Morning Orbit (Audio CD)
Black Black Heart has to be my all time fav!! Another brilliant album from Mr Usher, buy and enjoy!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
you'll love him!, 22 Feb 2007
This review is from: Morning Orbit (Audio CD)
david usher has a unique voice. this album is one of his best solo albums. 'morning orbit' includes great songs such as 'how are you', 'joy in small places' and 'black black heart'. there isn't one bad song on this album. it's very laid-back and entertaining, but don't expect the same kind of sound as moist. it is very different, but is well worth buying!
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