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Album Review May 8th, 2010. Another album review, this time from Belgium. This is a rough translation from a review on the website www.rootstime.be Neal
Pace plays music that is relatively simple, straight roots rock, with
some
heavier influences and often there is a lot of folk rock, and yes, of
course,
country. Moreover, his style smoothly varies from song to song. With
solid rock the CD is opened: energetic vocals on top of
a smooth,
lightly overdriven guitar sound, but the roots sound we have become so
fond of,
fortunately is clearly present. The next number concerns a woman,
“Ann Mari”
and is consequently of quieter nature. Regularly
around the corner comes a squealing harmonica,
which is clearly a
Neil Young/Crazy Horse influence. Even the generally simple guitar
arrangements
go in that same direction. But even more still, the treatment and the
overall
sound personally remind me of Tom Petty, however slightly looser than
the sound
of the master himself…but his voice timbre is in the
vicinity,
clearly
demonstrated on songs such as “Empty”. Afterwards,
on “ “On
Her Own”, I personally think is the top
number on the CD. My apologies
for repeating myself, but this is pure Tom Petty, and had this been on
his CD it
would definitely be considered a classic hit. Oops, this tends to be an
exaggeration
perhaps…but I would recommend the lover of Tom Petty to
listen
with both ears
to this very enjoyable job. Neil Young fans, ditto! http://www.rootstime.be ALBUM REVIEW A review of the new album from an alt-country website in the Netherlands. Here is the rough translation of the high points (I don't speak Dutch but this is what Google tells me!) Neal Pace
from The
spirit is already
directly
evident in the old-fashioned rocker “Over The Moon”
with
vibrant harmonica
playing of Canadian JC Mosquito. On the
whole album, with
constant babble
and solos, Neal leaves a distinctive sound like Crazy Horse, which
makes the
resemblance to Neil (Young) complete. The resemblance to Neil Young is
not
annoying however, because Neal is not imitating the dinosaur, but its
soul and
bliss is exposed fully in the songs. "Maybe Someday" alternates
electric and acoustic and has a song in “Down By The
River”
form in “On Top of
The World”. More than eight minutes long and alternating
vocals
and guitar
solos, this is the absolute top of the album. Folk and
country (with a
Byrds influence)
meet on Lost Days. Neal
manifests in the role
of acoustic
musician, with occasional accompaniment of bass and great vocal
harmonies
during the stripped “Empty”. Despite
two missteps during
the album and
unfinished songs in “ http://www.altcountryforum.nl/2009/10/13/neal-pace-maybe-someday/ ALBUM RELEASE Oct. 7th : The new album is now available at CDBaby.com. The physical CD is available for $11, and digital downloads are $.99 each song or $8.00 for the whole album. |