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Back in the saddle

Travis Dubya McGee Bickle | Texas Quail Hunting Camp | 12/08/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I, for one, was not a fan of Y,M&O...I felt that Joe's songwriting muse had failed him for that one. Too studiedly literate song lyrics that sounded like an overcaffeinated grad student trying overly hard to impress his advisor...the melodies, too, were too overwrought, crossing the line from melodic into syrup-y.



But here, Joe gets his mojo back quite a bit. He's reined the lyrics and melodies in, to the point where they're merely catchy, not gloopy...



Oddly enough though, I think my favorite track is the instrumental...go figure.



Having said all the above, this still ranks behind their best "Overcome by happiness" and "World without end" (numbers 1 and 2, in terms of quality for me, respectively)."

Better than the last...

puma | Copenhagen Denmark | 02/25/2007

(3 out of 5 stars)

"While I like many of the Pernice Brothers' songs, I think Joe Pernice likes to listen to himself sing a bit too much. He often tends to regurgitate the same basic melodies and vocal voicings, which is too bad, because a lot of the songs could be so much better. That said, he does take a little bit of a side road on many of the "Discover..." songs. I especially like the first three numbers, the title track, "Amazing Glow" and "Red Desert". The drum machine is a real negative here, though."