[OutVoice] Scott Free's THE PINK ALBUM - "The Wound that Never Heals"
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THEMUSENYC at aol.com
Tue Apr 22 07:01:27 CDT 2008
Hey gang -
Here's a "heads-up" on the brand new Scott Free cd - THE PINK ALBUM.
Congrats to Scott!! - luv, ru
Review excerpt below - Read the full review at:
http://roberturban.com/GGWinterviewSFree.html
also published at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gayguitarists
"In previous albums Scott explored hip-hop, hard core and punk musical styles
as avenues for his brutally frank queer poetry. In THE PINK ALBUM, Scott
reveals an affinity for a softer, more jazz-tinged approach. Several of its songs
open with a kind of mellow, rambling, improvisational vocal recitative. In the
opening track "Overture" - it's Scott on trumpet - playing a haunting melody
that harkens back to the elegiac"Unanswered Question" of Charles Ives (an
official theme of sorts for the gay community during the early, tragic AIDS
years).
Scott's past recordings often featured his ragged, rage-filled style of
guitar playing . However, THE PINK ALBUM is more keyboard-based - with Scott on
piano, organ, electric piano, synthesizer, etc. This listener hears influences
ranging from Todd Rundgen to Joe Jackson - with a random touch of zoot-suited
Brian Setzer (track 8 - "Meet Mr. Right") and protest-march Bob Dylan (track 9 -
"Free") thown in. There is an overall sad quality to this album (punctuated
by Scott's mopey visage in the cd's cover photo). It is reminiscent of the
"lonely" phase of The Beatles, as found in their Penny Lane/Eleanor Rigby/St.
Peppers circa-1967 era. My favorite tracks include "Side Effect" with it's
bombastic, exploratory Theolonious Monk-meets-Charles Ives-meets Frank Zappa chord
progressions; and "Better" - about a man fighting a losing battle with AIDS. The
lyrics in this song are pure distilled poetry. No songwriter stares death in
face as disturbingly honest as Mr. Free." - Robert Urban, URBAN PRODUCTIONS,
NYC
www.roberturban.com
www.myspace.com/roberturban
www.myspace.com/areyoubee
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