David DeMordaunt
"Blackbird's Lullaby" CD
Temuin
Records
Genres: acoustic rock, classic
rock
November 2006 |
Acoustic rock singer/songwriter David DeMordaunt has a
decent set of self-released records out, and Blackbird's Lullaby
is his latest. Drawing from classic rock influences like the Moody
Blues and Jethro Tull, he comes up with technically solid
songs that aren't really up my alley, but are certainly strong pieces
of music in their own right. Mood and technique are first and foremost
on DeMordaunt's list of priorities, and it shows. The only
reason epics like "Virtue's Reward" or eight-and-a-half-minute "Made
For Another World" succeed is because of their varying dynamics and
melodies, peaking and valleying appropriately for the music's climaxes
and build-ups. The record can become a bit much over its hour-long
duration, as DeMordaunt's style remains more or less constant
throughout (only so many guitar solos and asses-out climaxes can fit
on one album), but if this is the type of stuff you're into then that
homogeneity probably will be more of an asset than a problem.
75%
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 13 tracks, 38:53,
distributed by
CD Baby,
released 2006] |