TOM KELL – “This Desert City”

(17 Degrees Recording / Hemifran)
2011. CD
songwritings / americana
USA
Autor: Branimir Lokner

Singer / songwriter i trubadur Tom Kell dugi niz godina je u poslu. Još tokom perioda 70-ih vodio je razne sastave, a binu je delio i sa brojnim poznatim imenima USA muzičke istorije. Njegova solo karijera je takođe impresivna, ne toliko možda u komercijalnom, koliko je cenjen u autorskom smislu, i zajedno sa aktuelnim do sada je objavio pet albuma. “This Desert City ” je bogato opremljen digi CD na kojem se našlo deset songova, vrlo “ličnih” autorskih storija, koje u izvođačkom smislu, kao i stilskom ulaze na teren nečega što se zove Southern Californian style. Pristalice muzike koju su na svetskoj sceni proslavili: Eaglesi, Jackson Brown ili James Taylor, mogu naći puno paralela i prihvatljivih tema u Kell-ovom načinu razmišljanja i pristupu. Dve pesme sa albuma su coveri – “Don’ t Let Me Be Misunderstood” pesma čiju su najpoznatiju verziju etablirali Animalsi, kao i “Baby’ s In Black” od Beatlesa. Obe numere u Kellovoj varijanti dobile su drugačiji aranžmanski pristup, kao i generalno drugačiji “pogled”. Pesme su izuzetno slušljive, a melodije pamtljive, a gotovo sve su odsvirane u srednjem i malo bržem srednjem tempu. Produkcija je maksimalno osavremenjena, i nema sumnje da svi oni koji budu došli do ovog izdanja, vrlo često će ga propuštati kroz player, jer muzika jednostavno ulazi na “prvu loptu”. Nema šta, sjajan rad i veoma preporučljiv.

Ocena: 8, 5 / 10

www.tomkell.com
www.hemifran.com

Singer / songwriter / troubadour Tom Kell is on the saddle for a years. His carrear started out in the 70′s. He was active in a bands, and during the years he has performed a lot. His solo carrear is also impressive, and with actuelle one, he has recorded a 5 albums. “This Desert City ” continiously reactivate his leading authors messages, and through 10 songs we can find many wonderful places, insightful lyrical approaches and familiar themes, known as a sort of so call Southern Californian style. A followers of Eagles, Jackson Brown or James Taylor legacies, will love Tom’s musical stories. 2 of present tracks are covers, but both were done with different arrangments threathenings and changing views. These tracks are: “Don’ t Let Me Be Misunderstood”, well-known track established from Animals repertoair, and “Baby’s In Black” from the mighty Beatles. A songs are mostly done in mid, and in mid-up tempo, complete materials are more than listenable, and productional work communicate with the standards of our time too. “This Desert City” are consists of wonderful songs and constantly repeatable melodies. Fine work.