Andrew Wright - Andrew Wright

Published Friday 19th November 2004
Andrew Wright - Andrew Wright
Andrew Wright - Andrew Wright

STYLE: Pop
RATING 5 5 5 5 5
OUR PRODUCT CODE: 12110-1061
LABEL: Independent
FORMAT: CD Single
ITEMS: 1

Reviewed by David Cranson

The history. Andrew Wright has been in and around the music industry for around 25 years. He has been involved in various groups and projects over that time including stints in a punk/folk band, Gone To Earth, who released an album in 1987 called 'The Vegetarian Bullfighter'. He has also done a 12" EP for Tony Wilson's Factory Records, has taken singing lessons at Manchester School of Music and sung in a couple of choirs (tenor) - namely Hazel Grove Male Voice and Salford University Choral Society. This is the second CD to be reviewed by CR, the first being a couple of years ago, by the band he was in at the time, named Life. Nowadays, when he isn't doing session work and playing in church worship groups Andrew plays in a "musicians collective" called Breathe. They do avant-garde improvisational music. That's the (eclectic) history, and this is the present. Given that background, I have to say that I am a little disappointed in what I am listening to at the moment. It is not exactly professional sounding and not at all punk/folk, rock nor avant-garde. The first couple of things that you notice is that he doesn't have a good voice, and quite often slips off the note he's searching for - it can be quite flat actually. Not what is expected from someone who has sung tenor in two choirs. The voice and style remind me of Lou Reed, now that may be a good thing if you like Mr Reed, but for me he either is not proficient enough to sing lead or not confident in that small environment in which the music was recorded. There is no power in the voice. The songs themselves are quite well recorded and played, if a little "safe". I first played this in the car to work, and when I got into the office I stated humming the old Chicago song, "If You Leave Me Now". I think that sums it up. He is obviously a very good musician, although the machine drums are a tad basic. He plays guitar, bass and ebow with the keyboards being handled by one Ken Fairfield.


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