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Here's another review of "Looks Like I'm Tall". This one is from Aiding and Abetting. Comments?
Henning Ohlenbusch Looks Like I'm Tall (Dren)
Probably the quintessential form of one-man band: The eccentric musical genius who inadvisedly sings his own material as well. Ohlenbusch isn't a good singer, though his shaky voice does inform many of the lyrical twists of this album. The music, also performed exclusively by Ohlenbusch, is outstanding, a stunning distillation of the mellow side of pop over the last 30 years. The music is good enough, in fact, to make his singing almost endearing. A most intriguing effort.
-- Jon Worley
3 comments:
Hmmm…How can a “distillation” be stunning? How can something mellow be “distilled”?... I’m so confused. And if a critic is going to criticize someone’s voice, they should at least be specific. The first review (a few posts down) was way more lucid and respectable. Just my opinion, though.
As the person who wrote the description on our website, I also included the word "distillation" specifically in discussing how the essence of Paul Simon is exemplified in Henning's songwriting by "Held His Gaze." My guess is the reviewer yanked this tasty word for his own review. Some call it lazy (or worse) but it's common for journalists to hew closely to press releases, bios, etc. for their own pieces.
I think Johnny just started experimenting with adjectives... perhaps a thesaurus was recently purchased.
Anyhow, we all know Henning has a superb voice. Magnifique!
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