{"id":656,"date":"2011-11-30T04:34:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-30T09:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=656"},"modified":"2011-11-30T04:34:00","modified_gmt":"2011-11-30T09:34:00","slug":"hundred-word-review-part-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2011\/11\/30\/hundred-word-review-part-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundred-word Reviews, Part Two"},"content":{"rendered":"

Four more hundred-word reviews<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n

Dodd Ferrelle \u2013 Hide the World<\/em><\/strong>
\nI favorably reviewed Dodd Ferrelle\u2019s Lonely Parades<\/em><\/a> about a year and a half ago, and of course that led to my being on the list for a promo of this, his followup. I\u2019m glad. While he\u2019s generally classified into the Americana genre \u2013 generally enough to cause me to pass something by \u2013 he rocks a good bit harder. Some very tasty horn charts on \u201cControl\u201d are supported by some insistent rhythm section work. Damn it, this isn\u2019t Americana at all, unless one thinks of Steve Earle<\/strong>, John Mellencamp<\/strong> (at his best) and Bruce Springsteen<\/strong> as belonging in that category as well.<\/p>\n

Fallon Cush \u2013 Fallon <\/em><\/strong>Cush<\/em><\/strong>
\nIf your idea of musical bliss includes Crowded House<\/strong>, this is a record you need to hear. Not really sounding all that much like Neil Finn<\/strong> and company, Fallon Cush \u2013 an Australian studio aggregation \u2013 crafts warm and intimate songs that are strong on harmonies and subtle-yet-catchy melodies. Crystalline production (one band member is an in-demand producer) and expressive playing supports the hooky songs. The disc is littered with reflective, contemplative tunes that have just the right amount of energy, but rarely rock out in a big way. This is an album that will stay with you for a long while.<\/p>\n

Shawn Pittman \u2013 Edge of the World<\/em><\/strong>
\nWhen one thinks of loping, swaggering Texas blues (SRV<\/strong><\/a>-style), there\u2019s often an assumption made: the ideal recording situation is one as close as possible to a live setting. The idea being that such an approach is the only way to capture the right \u201cfeel.\u201d Well, Shawn Pittman has \u2013 by design or necessity; probably a bit of both – -thrown this idea out the window here. On his homemade album, Pittman plays everything (guitars, piano, bass, drums) except the horns. The results are pretty organic-sounding. Nearly all the songs are self-penned or co-written with a friend. For fans of the style.<\/p>\n

Lunatic Soul \u2013 Impressions<\/em><\/strong>
\nMariusz Duda<\/a> again steps away from his band Riverside<\/strong> <\/a>— and from that band\u2019s style \u2013 on his third album under the name Lunatic Soul. While the first two Lunatic Soul albums explored a concept from opposite sides, this makes it a trilogy. Foregoing lyrics (though not necessarily eliminating vocals), this disc is more ambient in nature. But don\u2019t assume it\u2019s an easy-listening record: \u201cImpression V\u201d sounds and feels more like Pink Floyd<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cOne of These Days\u201d than anything Eno<\/strong> <\/a>or Cluster<\/strong> <\/a>ever did. Some tasty acoustic guitar gives an organic feel to what otherwise might be a lopsidedly electronic outing.<\/p>\n

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