There
are some different sides to BBJr. on this CD, and it is only after I listen to
it a few times, scratching down notes, that I read the linear notes and realize
that this is what some would call a “Greatest Hits” collection. It spans various years and releases from
BBJr. to give people like me who are just finding out about him a sampling of
what his music sounds like and the range he possesses.
Some
songs have distinctive noise qualities that you can pull from other artists of
that nature- the horns, sharp feedback, distortion, the in and out fading. But at other times this closer to
traditional songs and the acoustic harmonies remind me of The Beatles.
There
is this unspoken Phantom of the Opera meets the Mad Hatter vibe on some of
these songs, yet some of them also just take a distinct drive into the FNL
direction, and you know, no matter what he sounds like I just think we can all
agree this is proof that BBJr. is a musical genius.
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