Review:
'DARLING, GREGORY'
'THAT'LL BE THE DAY (EP)'
- Label: 'F.O.D RECORDS'
- Genre: 'Rock'
- Release Date: '15th May 2006'
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Armed with a troupe of top-notch session musicians and famous friends (Nigel Harrison from Blondie, and a long-time affiliation with Julian Lennon - I know folks, it means nothing), GREGORY DARLING has somehow managed to enter the annals of DAD ROCK HELL with his hideous new single “That’ll be the Day”.
There’s not really very much to say about Darling’s *snigger* music. It’s quantized to buggery, slicker than an oil spillage, and completely over the top. In his finer moments, Darling sounds similar to Elvis Costello, but for the most part he could be mistaken for Ricky Martin.
And is Darling really, honestly his proper name? If that’s the case I’d better leave before it all gets a bit Blackadder…
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author: Sian Owen
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If you'd bothered to read up on Gregory Darlings album, you'd notice that it was recorded to tape live: No Quantizing; no sequencing.
Slick, it's not. The album seems to have captured performances warts and all, and the syrupy, sterile sheen of "slick" productions is not evident in the slightest.
It's pop. It doesn't pretend to be anything else, and I find the slightly quirky songs to be delivered with heartfelt conviction. refreshing.
So don't get all twisted 'cos he has good pedigree. It's that aloof bias that has held music ba...shortened comments
------------- Author: Petey
08 August 2006
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