Gold Standard

David Turbow | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 18, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Onset Records
• ASIN: B000CA2YFM
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,806,023 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars More like gold-plated standard, December 6, 2005

By 

George Dionne (Cape Cod, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gold Standard (Audio CD)

The Good
Nothing

The Bad
I took one look at the photo included with the press materials and said to myself, `this CD is going to suck!' I was right! Now I'm no Brad Pitt, so I'm not really knocking David's looks per se, more of his image. He looks more like he's selling insurance in his promo photo, rather than cutting a rock record. Once "Rock Star Daze" started up with its fuzzy guitars and faded vocals, I began to wonder if this record was cut in a closet on a tape recorder. As the album continues into "Piso Mojado," it sounds like the mix is all missed up.

This goes for all of the songs. Some of the instruments are louder that others and most of them drown out the vocals. Turbow's vocals aren't the best either when you can hear them. It's good that he doesn't challenge himself, but he sounds like Adam Sandler most of the time (without the humor). By about the sixth song, "Define Me," I got sick of this poorly recorded album and checked it out the window. I hope this album is as cheap to purchase as it was to put together.

The Verdict
More like gold-plated standard.