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)
MARTHA SCANLAN
The West Was Burning
JAY FARRAR/BENJAMIN GIBBARD
One Fast Move or I'm Gone
JAKE ARMERDING
Walking on the World
Rachel Harrington
The Bootleggers Daughter
Erin McKeown
We Will Become Like Birds
Emmylou Harris
Stumble into Grace
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