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Clem Snide - Soft Spot
CD DetailsArtist: Clem Snide Edition: Music CD CD Release Date: 2003-06-17 Music Label: Spin Art Soundtracks: - Forever, Now And Then
- Tuesday, October 24th
- All Green
- Close The Door
- Action
- Find Love
- There Is Nothing
- Strong Enough
- Happy Birthday
- Fontanelle
- Every Moment
Music reviews of Soft SpotMusic Review: A Loving Display Of True Art Rating: 5 Stars
Hello.... It was suggested to me that I do a review of what I think of the new Soft Spot since I have a copy to let you all know what to sorta expect... I've never done anything like this but here's my Track-by-Track review ......song 1: this could be the most welcoming first track on one of Clem's cds... this song of a wonderful evening alone with the one you love just "taking off your shoes, and dancing away the blues" is a wonderful song to have playing while enjoying a lovely intimate dinner with your lover. The violin and soft harp is just wonderful at creating a very gentle, romantic mood... this is a theme I see very strongly in this album and it's wonderful. Song2: this is a bit more upbeat, Eef's wonderful voice rings clear talking of the connections between two people that nobody else can see... this is a wonderful song that makes me feel like cooking for some reason.... just don't know why.... the catchy little beat and use of triangle and maracas makes this a fun little groove. Song3: another catchy little groove to it, this is a sweet song of "the sweetness of thee" that he feels for his lover and the greatness that the person brings to any situation. this song is fabulous for sitting outside on a wonderful summer day with your sweetie and just listening and enjoying the sun :) it just makes me smile Song4: another ballad, slow and perfect for dancing after that wonderful dinner you've just enjoyed during the first song lol... This song about a romantic interlude in private between two lovers is very charming... and overall this is another song that just makes you smile... the simple ballad to this is very striking and has a wonderful guitar part mid song... Eef;s voice sounds simply beautiful on this track. Song5: this song is the first real shake up in this ice cream smooth album... a fun and very catchy tune where Eef speaks of "where there's love there's action".. this song is just incredibly fun ! that's the only way to put it. makes me want to jump around like a little kid...lol Song6: a drastic change to this track.... very simple and calm track.... Eef's very enticing voice on this track creates a very close and intimate feeling to this track's lyrics of finding love and then giving it all away ..... the extremely simple sounding guitar piece in contrast with this little thwack thwack thwack make this beat very melodic yet again active in small doses.... Song7: again, this is a melodic and smooth track of love and what we would give up or do to have the perfect love. (I pretend Eef is singing to me...... LOL) again this is a catchy little tune and as I'm guessing you're beginning to se there is a lot of similarity in many of the tracks on this cd... unlike the scattered feeling of the typical CS album.... Song8: Eef is once again displaying why I fell in love with his voice the first time i heard it on this track.... very simple and stripped down this track is simply beautiful...... *sigh... Eef, why do you not love me ?* LOL Song 9: this track is more upbeat and alive with a fabulous beat to get you awaken. the lyrics of finding how wonderful love makes us as people are genius and I am sure this is a song that will become a favorite of many. it is my favorite track on this album and is on repeat while I do dishes this week lol..... he sings of "half Jewish boys being wonderful drummers" and how he hopes that "if your heart is broken you get a second chance" and this is just fun and witty !!!!! Song10: back to the ballads in this track, this song is a very earthy feeling track in which Eef seems to be speaking of wanting the very best for someone very close to his heart..... with such lines as "when your tired your time has reached its end, and then may paradise be just around the bend" this is a very loving and caring track from Eef, but sort of puts me to bed... Song11: this is a good bye track that really fits great here as the last of this album. speaking of will love last and looking to the future , along with a softy but again catchy tune this track is just so sweet feeling :) like a hug before you depart for your plane after a visit to your long distance love........
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Description of Soft SpotAll products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed. Frontman Eef Barzelay's lovably awkward voice, simple melodies, and brainy, bent lyrics remain the focus on Clem Snide's fourth disc, but the band swaps the naked popcraft of its minor hit "Moment in the Sun" for an approach at once more adventurous and somber. Though Jason Glasser has mostly played violin and cello in the past, here he employs a closetful of organ, chimes, bells, and percussion, and the results animate the album's mostly slow, stately songs. Under the watchful eye of producer Joe Chiccarelli (Tim Easton, American Music Club), the dreamy descending melody of "All Green" is spiked by playful chimes, "Happy Birthday" rides high-kicking horns and honky-tonk guitar, and "Action" soon collapses from a giddy banjo line and shuffling beat into a happy clatter of vibes and percussion. Barzelay's best lines, meanwhile, capture close observations in unexpected turns of phrase, as in "Close the Door" ("I caught you doubting yourself in the mirror, but you sure look good to me") and "All Green" ("Feed me a kiss, chapped lips and all"). --Anders Smith Lindall
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