{"id":20326,"date":"2021-01-29T05:30:33","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T10:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=20326"},"modified":"2021-01-29T09:23:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T14:23:28","slug":"album-review-rick-hromadka-better-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/29\/album-review-rick-hromadka-better-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Rick Hromadka &#8212; Better Days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-20327\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/hromadka_better_days.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/hromadka_better_days.jpg 350w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/hromadka_better_days-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/hromadka_better_days-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>Rick Hromadka\u2019s music has gone in a number of directions, and every single one of his efforts has been interesting. In fact, more than a few of his projects classify as \u201cgreat.\u201d His <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2010\/08\/03\/album-review-maple-mars-galaxyland\/\"><i>Galaxyland<\/i><\/a> from 2010 \u2013 with\/as Maple Mars \u2013 is a true classic. And while his soft-rock projects as <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2012\/09\/17\/album-review-ruby-free-introducing-ruby-free\/\">Ruby Free<\/a> haven\u2019t wowed me to that degree, his latest does so.<\/p>\n<p><i>Better Days<\/i> emphasizes Hromadka\u2019s strengths \u2013 his voice, his subtly complex yet endearingly inviting songwriting style, his arranging and production expertise \u2013 while leaving room for the creative input of a long, long list of friends. <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2017\/07\/25\/album-mini-review-chris-price-stop-talking\/\">Chris Price<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2018\/08\/22\/hundred-word-reviews-august-2018-part-1\/\">Rob Bonfiglio<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2017\/06\/14\/album-mini-review-derrick-anderson-a-world-of-my-own\/\">Derrick Anderson<\/a>, Mike Randle (Baby Lemonade), Probyn Gregory (Wondermints), <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2011\/03\/17\/album-review-mars-hollow-mars-hollow\/\">Kerry Chicoine<\/a> (Mars Hollow) and the ubiquitous <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?s=perdomo\">Fernando Perdomo<\/a> \u2013 among many others \u2013 all contribute to making <i>Better Days<\/i> a must-have.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s safe to assume that <em>Better Days<\/em> would be nearly as wonderful had Hromadka worked on his own, but the players he enlists in his latest release make it even better. Call it powerpop if you must. But at its core, <i>Better Days<\/i> is a celebration of the accessible, rocking and supremely melodic pop values that have fired the best music of the \u201870s and beyond. One listen to the album and you\u2019ll likely agree that the better days are these.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rick Hromadka\u2019s music has gone in a number of directions, and every single one of his efforts has been interesting. 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