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)Jeremy Pinnell
Ties Of Blood And Affection
Merlin Snider
One Light Many Windows
Black Jake and the Carnies
Sundry Mayhems
Uncle Earl
Waterloo, Tennessee
GRANT PEEPLES AND THE PEEPLES REPUBLIC
Punishing The Myth
GUGGENHEIM GROTO
Happy The Man
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