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When we
realize our insignificance in this world,
it some how relieves the
pressures from society to succeed -
Cindy Bonish 04/07
Photo by Dana Dynan
Glen Phillips
Winter Pays For Summer
Lost Highways
I don’t know if you
can remember about ten years ago when the band Toad the Wet Sprocket
was on the airwaves, infecting us with their happy boy band sounds of
the mid 90’s. Well fast forward to present day music and the lead singer
Glen Phillips has come out with his third solo album, Winter Pays for
Summer.
I’m not really sure
what to think of this album. You know how you can listen to something
and know right away if your going to like it or hate it, well I’ve
listened to this thing a few times now and I don’t dislike it, it just
doesn’t strike me as one of those ‘need to have in your collection’
CD’s.
I can’t really even figure out which genre to label it as? It’s a cross
between Country, Easy Listening and has a mix of Pop blended in to
create sort of that Jason Mraz mixed with John Mayer feel to it. I bet
if you bought this new release for your girl friend
or wife, she would listen to it a few times and think you
suddenly have this soft, cuddly side to you that you want to reveal to
her through some sappy music.
I know a buddy of mine who told me he had to take his girl friend to a
John Mayer concert. Well none of us would have let him live this down
since he let it slip out at one of our weekly dart, beer guzzling
extravaganzas. But the following week when we started to rag on him
about it, he filled us in on the fact the concert turned out to be a Hot
Chick Fest and he was one of the 20 guys who got dragged to the thing.
I think this is the
way one of these Glen Phillips concerts would be. When
Phillips hits the concert scene, I’m buying tickets for my
Cindy and planning on doing some serious Hot
Chick watching.
Pat
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