David Aaron
"12:00 Scenery" CD
Self-released
Genres: pop, rock
Sep 26 - Oct 3 2004 |
David Aaron's 12:00 Scenery is a lazy album. The songs
themselves have a bit of a lazy sound to them, but this particular
aspect is not by any means a bad thing, and contributes to the overall
sound of the album. To clarify that I did in fact intend that opening
comment to sound negative, however, I'll start with the criticism - as
there's no negotiating that this is a boring album. The bland song
construction and delivery obviously are negatives, and overall there
just aren't enough positives to make up for the fact that this is
ultimately not worth repeated listening. However, various flashes of
quality give indication that this could have been a much better album.
The main problems are very simple. Most prominent is the issue of
excessive repetition in the songs. There just aren't enough hooks to
warrant a constant interest throughout each track, and the melodies
aren't creative enough to power whole songs on their own. It seems
like this is something that would be easily remedied with just a bit
more thought and effort, but unfortunately it is just not there.
While it's generally an uncreative album, when Aaron does
take the time to be clever in his songwriting it really shines
through. The poetic "Close My Eyes" and the haunting
"Outcast City" are pleasant departures from the monotony of
"You and Me" and "So Tired". While the majority of
the album isn't good enough for the listener to really care, Aaron
demonstrates that he does have the potential to create good songs.
74%
Engelbert K. Mutton [Vitals:
10 tracks, distributed by CD
Street, released 2003] |
