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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great variety, 27 Jun 2007
I'm so pleased I bought this - a song for almost any mood, an unusual voice and lots of quirky musical phrases, but perhaps most for the interaction with the other instruments - proper musicians, properly treated.
(I don't find the same as the reviewer below, ie that there is any problem with the words, as it happens.)
A quick word on each track:
1. Pleasant enough here, but much better live.
2. Now this I like - a brash, almost Madness-like song, the tough edge to the voice an antidote to girliness, and sassy with it. Be warned that they have too much taste to tart up the intonation and it's a bit low at times - not strictly, it just seems that way.
3. Lilting, with beautiful control of the pace. A song that breathes (like the closing one), sweet orchestration without the usual overload.
4. This is a straighter tune and I felt its potential wasn't realised, particularly in the drums. The keyboard bit has a feeling of space that I like, but the guitar solo is (to me) a strong change that wouldn't be necessary if the song were really fully explored. Nice outro.
5. This is a bit blue grassy (I think, could be wrong) and is one of my favourites. Superb performance with the musicians - esp the fiddle, but all really. Great approach to the rhythm.
6. A song that circles tightly on itself. I'd prefer a richer piano sound, but the strings are great again - so much, much better than on far more high profile records. Hmmm. (Note - I like this more and more, I think it's my favourite now.)
7. A mean song, with mesmeric simple sliding semitones that suit Gillian's harsher voice, edginess moving into huskiness. I wouldn't want a whole album of it but I dont' suppose she'd do one. Electric guitar much better placed here. I bet this one would be fun live. (It is, but the quieter tracks were the stars when I heard her live.) The instruments slink around the voice.
8. I didn't like this to start with but having heard it live I suddenly get it.
9. Right from the constrained, potential-laden first notes, this is my kind of thing. Energy held in, the song bubbles along, - but not to quite the explosion I'd been hoping for. Drums far more fun here, maybe I'm looking for the wrong thing in the wrong place.
10. Back to a slower pace and more melodic. Would prefer a richer piano sound, but it's still not weak, with more of the unusual down-turned phrasing.
11. The best saved till last - just the piano I was wanting. An intimate sound.
So that's it. Can't wait for the next one.
The strings and the piano and so good - subtle, winding, haunting - together with such a versatile, individual voice, I think it's a very strong beginning.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant! A star shines through..., 28 Feb 2008
When I first heard Gillian Glover's solo track on her father's album Snapshot I wanted to hear more of her work, and was eager to buy when Red Handed was released. In her first album Gillian doesn't disappoint, and has produced a brilliant piece of work. Her talent as a songwriter, combined with her unique style of singing, creates a mixture of styles to suit all moods, and makes this album a joy to hear. Gillian's individuality and personality shine through, and she rises above her contemporaries.
Future readers of these reviews would be advised to disregard the comments by another reviewer - if this person is looking for clarity of enunciation or lack of accent in every piece of quality work they listen to, perhaps they would be better listening to instrumental music.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent debut Album, 23 Feb 2008
I'm by no means in the technical position to be able to write an in depth revue. I can only say that I find this an extremely good debut album. Full of variety, some blues, a bit of raunchy.
As one of the other revuers commented, there is no shortage of female singer/songwriters, but I do feel this lady stands out head and shoulders above most of the rather stereotyped singer/somgwriters.
Of course she has an extremely talented father, and the connections to fall back on (I am a Purple fan), but she does deliver the goods off her own back so to speak.
I wish her well for the future. I hope she has good management which will guide her in the right direction. She deserves success!
I look forward to hearing her album many times over.
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