All I Never Need - new music cd by American poet John Amen

Artist: John Amen
CD: All I Never Need
Home: Charlotte, North Carolina
Style: Americana Rock

Quote: "Amen’s songs are interesting and easy to listen to which makes this CD a worthy addition to your collection."

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This CD’s predominantly acoustic mix provides a pleasant and intimate context for the lyrics. Several notably artistic devices, creating unusual sonic effects, occur in several tracks and should cause listeners to sit up and take notice. The project’s musical highlights include Amen’s distinctive voice, a particularly pleasant violin which lends its color to some of the most memorable tunes like “Fortress” and “Anaheim,” and an interesting use of the pedal steel guitar.

The ninth track, “Daddy,” carries the CD away from its acoustic moorings, introducing a slightly grungy lead guitar and a sudden outburst of horns to accompany the cryptic lyric. This stylistic variation occurs at the three quarters mark which points out the only real weakness of the CD. There is a measure of sameness that comes across after a certain amount of acoustic guitar accompanying a vocal line contoured around a limited chordal structure. More songs like “Daddy” and “Wild Dogs And Ostriches” would serve to strengthen the overall appeal of the project.

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Review continuation:

“Anaheim” closes the CD with a hauntingly Celtic feel and the plaintive hook “don’t go now.” Amen’s songs are interesting and easy to listen to which makes this CD a worthy addition to your collection.

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This CD Review by Ken Mowery first appeared at Indie-Music.com
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