Glamour [Original recording remastered]

Dave Davies | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 22, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Koch Records
• ASIN: B00075148A
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #188,522 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Too serious, August 28, 2006

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W. M. Davidson (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Glamour (Audio CD)

"Glamour" is the heaviest, and also least impressive, of Dave Davies' four solo albums. Compared to "AFL1-3603," which in places sounds more like a demo tape than a completed album, "Glamour"'s production is slick and professional, thickly layed with seemingly dozens of guitars and keyboard parts. It suffers in the songwriting department, however. Though they're both basically heavy metal albums, "AFL1-3603" threw in some lighter material ("Imaginations Real," "Nothin' More to Lose," "Run") for balance. Not much on "Glamour" could be described as fun or uplifting. Before long it starts to feel turgid and overbearing. The songs are well-crafted for the most part, but there aren't any real standouts, and even the better songs ("Is This the Only Way," "World of Our Own") tend to get lost in the morass. Fans of heavy metal and prog may find worth in "Glamour," but those looking for the same energy and melodic sense that Dave brought to the Kinks, and to his other solo work, won't find much of that here.