2007-03-06
Contrary to the disco inspired cover... this is simple, well done piano singer-songwriter stuff. Greg Johnson's voice sounds an awful lot like Chris Martin of Coldplay, and his sound wavers between that atmospheric emotional moody music and Simon & Garfunkel's sensible, straightforward songwriting approach. I also hear influences from Aha, Toto, Billy Joel, and Springsteen (listen for "Walking in Memphis" on "Love is the Underdog") Standout tracks: 3, 5, 9 and 11 (Olive)
Dar Williams
The Beauty of the Rain
RAMBLIN’ JACK ELLIOT
I Stand Alone
CHEYENNE MARIE MIZE
Before Lately
LEE BAINES III & THE GLORY FIRES
There Is A Bomb In Gilead
Holly Williams
The Ones We Never Knew
GLEN HANSARD & MARKETA IRGLOVA
Soundtrack to the Motion Picture Film "Once"
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