Label: Import [Generic]
Category: Music
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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
UPC: 776127166829
EAN: 0776127166829
ASIN: B0000WN01E
Release Date: 2003-12-04
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Rik Emmett
Label: Import [Generic] Category: Music Average customer rating:
Format: Import Media: Audio CD Number Of Discs: 1 UPC: 776127166829 EAN: 0776127166829 ASIN: B0000WN01E Release Date: 2003-12-04 |
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The best gets better with age!.......2004-11-05
horrible.......2004-06-15
Rik delivers the goods.......2004-03-12
"Unconditional Love" - Fun uptempo track to start this album, complete w/ mariachi background and a trumpet solo
"Butterfly Lullaby" - Jazzy guitar and a cyclic progression, with a sweet flute playing the fills and solos, make this song both light and catchy, much like a 70s folk tune played by top jazz musicians; you'll find yourself humming the chorus a few hours later
"Only A Fool" - Reminiscent of the songs on "The Spiral Notebook", the lyrics will make you listen and think while the music carries you along. Another catchy song, you'll be humming along by the second chorus.
"Wicked Miss" - Contains the great lyric "Happy ever after is just one more charming lie" amidst a lot of great lyrics over a Billy Joel-style keyboard and jazz guitar. But what really lights up this song, even with the great lyrics and beautiful chords, is the flugelhorn part. If the arrangement didn't already proclaim "1970s!", that horn takes me back to my childhood - and the lyrics remind me of the bitterness which comes with being an adult.
"Beacon Street Hotel" - Lifted from the songwriting style dominant on "Swing Shift", this song is Rik's story about a hotel he remembers from his younger days. It's a nice jazzy piece, gentle yet with Rik's smirk evident in the lyrics and vocal delivery.
"Way Back Home" - Featuring his daughter Shannon on flute, and playing beautifully. This one takes you back to the "Absolutely"/"Ipso Facto" recordings; the halftime progression in the chorus is classic Rik. Great stuff.
"Moment Of Truth" - Rik takes a turn writing a Country tune. Slide guitar. Soulful singing, personal lyrics. Yep, you gotta admire his spirit. Probably my least favorite track here.
"Break Away" - Rik excels at the personal inspirational songs and this is another great uptempo addition to his classics, with a bridge progression that gives me chills.
"Ask" - Slower, very soulful song. It's a nice piece but not especially memorable. But you gotta put it in context - on anyone else's recording, this would be a standout track; here, it's just a nice piece.
"Spare Change" - Strong adult contemporary song, the kind that sounds good when the summer's just getting started and you open your car windows for the first time in months. Upbeat, strong major progression. A feel-good piece.
"True Hearts" - Rik finds his Celtic roots in this jig with rock sensibility! The chorus is an automatic drinking song, and you'll end this tune with a big grin plastered on your face. It's a great piece to end the album, very inspirational and dynamic.
This is the kind of songwriting I love to hear from Rik. He doesn't cut loose with a lot of rock, blues, or classical runs, and even the jazzy playing is more subdued than the last few releases. But the writing is strong and his delivery is 100% solid. This may his best album yet, and that's saying a lot for a guy whose decades of great recordings set a standard few other musicians can match. Add this one to your collection!
Stunning album.......2004-01-23
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