Dave's Top Eight

1. Jerry Reed...Revisited by Darrell Toney (reviewed 6/07) (5 Stars)
2. Sounds Like Sunday by Janet Paschal (reviewed 5/07) (5 Stars)
3. True To The Call by Kingdom Heirs (reviewed 3/07) (4 1/2 Stars)
4. Revival by Gold City (reviewed 10/06) (4 1/2 Stars)
5. Get Away Jordan by Ernie Haase & Signature Sound (reviewed 2/07) (4 1/2 Stars)
6. Breakin' Chains by Three Bridges (reviewed 5/07) (4 1/2 Stars)
7. Big Sky by The Isaacs (reviewed 4/07)
8. Skywriting by Mercy's Well (reviewed 7/07)

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October 26, 2006

CD Review: Aubrey Clark (Down The Road)

A Nutshell Review
RATING: 1 1/2 Stars

Song Titles: "I Wouldn't Change A Thing," "Back Home," "Becky's Tear," "Show Me The Love," "Some Things Never Change," "Untouchable," "Covered It In Prayer," "When Is Enough, Enough," "America's Prayer Cloth," "Ain't No Clock," "If You Can Look Up (You Can Get Up), "Beyond His Reach," and "Baltimore Rain"

Aubrey Clark's CD titled Down The Road is plagued by many slow and painful vocal slides that almost get up to the correct pitch. The tracks are redeemed to a point by some nice electric guitar licks, but the keyboards and drums sound cheap throughout this project. The lyrics for all the songs were written by Clark and Dave Pearl. Some of the lyrics would be decent enough in the hands of a more competant vocalist. Mark Bishop or Tim Lovelace could probably make something happen in a comedic vein with "Ain't No Clock," for example.

The intro to "Some Things Never Change" and the Southern Rock groove on "Untouchable" are two positive moments that stand out on this CD, but the only track that truly succeeds from start-to-finish is the closing guitar instrumental, "Baltimore Rain," where Clark is joined on guitar by Lee Whitaker. A Clark/Whitaker guitar instrumental CD would probably be more appealing than Down The Road.

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