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The EvO:R CD Review Team

This is Rick Reynold’s first acoustic CD and it certainly doesn’t disappoint – he still brings that high energy feel that he’s known for and the quality of the songs can’t be questioned.

The opening track, well after the spoken intro, is called "It's a Shame" and it certainly wasn't - it was a great frothy number which bounced along and had me jigging about in my seat. The backing vocals from Gwen McCrae sounded great.

Apart from the odd bit of strings and birdsong, the whole CD is wonderfully simple with just guitar and vocals - it reminds me a little of John Mayer and maybe Ben Taylor. There are some fantastic and more unusual chords being used which gives the sound a much more complex but totally accessible feel. There were also some very funny lyrics throughout.

Song Samples from the CD
All song samples are from Sounding Rick - Sounding Rick page on CD Universe.

Intro  It's a Shame  Folk  Eddie at the Window  Mockingbird  Loose as Ashes  News  She's Leaving  Font  Old Fashioned Crime   Everybody Says It's OK  Out in the Crowd  Wave With Me   Like  She Doesn't Live Here Anymore  I Would Be  Putting Out A Fire On A Burning Bridge  Lord God  Goodbye 

Conclusion:

My only criticism would be that I felt that some of the backing vocals did sound to be slightly out of tune but all in all, this is a fantastic CD and will certainly have you searching through Rick’s back catalogue!

10 star rating average – This CD gets 7 1/2 stars

...EvO:R Reviewer.

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