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3.0 out of 5 stars
Mellow music, June 18, 2010
This review is from: Stomp The Floor (Audio CD)
Arthur Adams - Stomp The Floor
Looks like I am the first reviewer here so hopefully some others will chime in to be fair to Arthur on this CD. First off, there is nothing wrong with this music. Arthur is a good guitarist, the rest of the musicians are fine as well. The songwriting is OK too. Unfortunately, the style of music here wasn't my taste which leaves a reviewer with a dilemma. Do you review something that is not to your taste or ignore it and move on? The quality of music might be higher than 3 stars here but the style didn't work for me so I decided to review based only upon how it works for me.
The tracks on this are not really in the blues tradition that I would have hoped for from Arthur Adams. He has a very sweet, soulful voice and plays a good guitar but this is more of a pop/jazz affair than blues music. I would even suggest that this is a cross between 80's style George Benson and James Taylor. If that is your cup of tea, you may enjoy this one. What was lacking for me in this recording was grit and intensity. Arthur holds back from attacking the vocals and the guitar and it's just all too smooth and sweet for me.
Summary: a pop/jazz flavor, not a blues CD. Lacks grit. Would like to see Arthur cut loose on some future recordings in a soul/blues bag which would be more enjoyable to me.
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