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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
"Closer to Paradise" Is Among the Best of 2007,
By Gavin B. (St. Louis MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Close to Paradise (Audio CD)
Patrick Watson is a Montreal based musician and "Closer to Paradise" is his first United States CD release. "Closer to Paradise" is a cycle of songs, in which each song stands on the strength of Watson's mastery of the songwriting craft. The songs have the intrinsic quality of a hauntingly beautiful cinema soundtrack. Watson's greatest strength is the gift of his soaring voice which is capable of running the multi-octave range from contralto to purest sound of a soprano using a falsetto voice.
Few male singers can hit the notes within mid-soprano range without mimicking the notes with use of a falsetto. Falsetto translated from Italian literally means "false voice". All of my digression is to a point. While technically Patrick Watson sings falsetto his mimicry of the pure soprano is very convincing. It puts in the rarest company of few other vocal prodigies like Tim Buckley, his son Jeff Buckley and Martin Sexton all have fooled even the best tuned ears of the experts. The song arrangements have elements of the lush sound of baroque pop and the understated minimalism of ambient electronica. The four piece band behind Watson,like Jeff Buckley's former band mates are more than window dressing for his talents but an integral part of Patrick Watson's unique musical vision. Patrick Watson is the hands-down best debut album of 2007 and "Closer to Paradise" is but the opening chapter in a long musical journey.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An instant favorite,
By cheeto (California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Close to Paradise (Audio CD)
This is simply an incredible album that deserves so much more recognition.
Mostly piano driven with secondary textures ranging from military drumming to glitch, the mood is set as mellow and light with moments of uplifting bombast. Jeff Buckley, Elbow and Bell X1 are easy comparisons.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
3 reviews??,
By Ryan R Retherford (Wheat Ridge, Co United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Close to Paradise (Audio CD)
A horrible injustice!! I've never written a review on here before but it just seems sacrilege that this work isn't more recognized here. I only just found it (a happenstance listening in barnes and noble of all places) a week or 2 ago. Like most albums that have found themselves in continuous rotation in my car, it takes a time or 2 of complete run through to grow on me. At listen 2 I can say... Excellent. two thumbs up. Bravo. Creative yet simple. Dreamy with just a hint of creepiness. Most importantly; original. Difficult to categorize. I do hear elements of a few other artists in there that are worthy of mention;
Black heart procession portishead william elliot Whitmore Muse (you hear it, don't you?) and maybe a little Tom waits ( more for physical appearance, lyricism and the weird factor) for good measure all that equals= one of the best albums I've bought in at least a year.
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