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This Is About You

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This CD is amazing! This CD gives you more than the standard 10-13 tracks. The songs are a mixture of genre's and they fit well together. This is a Must Have CD in your collection.

The title of this review is simple. It is a generous CD indeed, and that alone would make it cool. The 18th track is roughly 20 minutes long, with extra songs to delight (although their text isn't in the album contents). Gabe Lopez sings songs ranging from grunge to ballads, and his voice traverses such territory far more surely than many other singers. Don't let his classical background scare you off, because that just means he can sing and not scream higher notes. "Everythings' gonna be fine" is so simple and direct that you are almost humming it on first hearing as he is singing it. Each song has its own sound and direction, which eliminates the fatigue some albums cause (same old, same old, over and over). If you want to investigate a new voice and sound (and understand the words, too), try Gabe Lopez. Making this album engaging wasn't about Gabe, it is truly "about you" the listener.

With the advent of Myspace music I have bought a lot of cd's of singers that hold a profile. When I came across Gabe Lopez, purported song-writer for a previous American Idol contestant, I thought there would be a strong professional quality about the music that is sometimes lacking in Myspace Users recordings.

The balance of the tracks to the vocals is off in several songs and at times the background music does not match what is being sung.

The artist has the following strengths:

Great music writing skills
Understanding of musical nuances
Sexy Brand

The artist has the following areas in need of improvement:

Vocal quality - especially in tone and dynamic usage
Matching music with lyrics so they flow together
Interval jumps
Mixing of track with vocals so there is a more even sound

I think Gabe Lopez has a lot of potential and if he were picked up by a professional label, he could really make a name for himself. He is already successful just on talent alone. I imagine his fame would grow immensely if talent were coupled with managerial and marketing skills of someone whose talents lie there.