ADULT
ALTERNATIVE REVIEW
by John Rose
PHIL
ROY
"Grouchy Friendly" (No label info).
RATING (1-5)
Weakest to Strongest (+ Push,-Pull)
1. INTRO
PRAYER-(narrated)-Short southern blues gospel intro.
2.
MELT- (5+)- A beautiful song. One of the best in 2000. Wonderful guitar
work and an overall great recording.
3. SHOW ME THE WAY HOME (4)- A good follow up to "Melt". Possible
Triple A single. Nick backing orchestration.
4. WHY DO WE MAKE IT SO HARD(3+)- Interesting atonal guitar work. This
one grows on you.
5. THIS BUSINESS OF LOVE(3)- "Scat" type piece. Stray Cats in
a mellower sense..
6. RIDICULOUS (3)- Nice interplay between piano, bass and cello. Wish
it was longer.
7. TRAINS RUNNING (2)- Interesting hop percussion. With a hip hop feel.
8.
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE"(3+) Vocals remind me of Tom Waits. Nice
song.
9.IF
ONLY IF(2+) I liked the guitar interplay.
10.EVERYTHING
MY HEART DESIRES(2)- Beautiful bluesy trumpet.
11.
ALCOHOL AFFECTION (2) Haunting song.
12.
PERFECT ONE(3) Melody reminds me of a Nine Inch Nails song. (Can't recall
the name)
13.
UNDER STARS(2) "Lounge" type song.
14. IT'S ALRIGHT(3) Good tune.
15.
JOLLY(Narrated) And I thought it was" The Bear Goes Over
The Mountain".
OVERALL COMMENTS:
This music falls somewhere between folk and jazz. A WXPN-FM(Phila, Pa.
Triple A Radio Station)favorite for 2000 in their Top 50 and I agree.
Would have liked to hear "Show Me The Way Home and" Why Do We
Make It So Hard" on WXPN.
OVERALL RATING:
3
