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...could call it that,from a lanky Harvard Chemist I met at a folkdance. One rainy spring night on the Esplanade, wetook refuge under the bandshell. We talked forhours holding hands (this was getting serious!),and on Class Night under his brilliant porchlight, he delivered a very quick peck to my leftcheek...
...Peck opens with a very pretty Gabriel-esque tune, "Lover." He sounds a bit like Pete, and breathes the lyrics with the same sense of urgency Many of the chord progressions and vocal shouts also sound like something from Gabriel's So. But add in some folksy guitar strums molded into a synth line, and the intensity loses out to a studio-induced banal sheen. This recurs on almost all of the tunes, for Peck's voice cannot seem to outsing the acoustic guitar and keyboard arrangements backing him. His voice tends to be too flat, lacking the depth that...
...clear what inspires Peck's musical eclecticism, and how he imagines it to all hold together. Adding a polished studio saxophone wail to a folk guitar song does nothing but bewilder the listener, as does a tune like "Strange Weather," with its hip jazz shimmy that sounds like it belongs on Sting's last album. Add in a trumpet solo (as Peck does on many tunes), a walking bass and sampled strings, and you have a very curious tune. It has the same value as the likes of buster Pointdexter or Thomas Dolby, minus the better arrangements, interesting voices...
...surest sign that Peck has little to say is evident in his tendency to repeat boring phrases over and over again in his tunes. On the banal folk-rock tune "Any Way I Can," he actually sings the words "Any Way I Can" 15 times in a row. Peck then sings, "Yes I pay my dues/get drunk and sing the blues/have nothing left to lose." It is obvious that Peck has not fully paid his dues yet, nor has he really played the blues. If he truly has nothing left to lose, then all of his talent has disappeared with...
...idea of folk-pop eclecticism is brought to delicious fruition in the new release from the playful Toronto band Moxy Fruvous. Make no mistake, Bargainville is a true bargain Whereas Danny Peck uses many different styles and instruments to produce a weak sound, Moxy Fruvous gets a tremendously impressive sound from only a few instruments. These four guys combine excellent a cappella four part harmonies with acoustic guitar, accordion, snare drum and hand percussion. Imagine They Might Be Giants mixed with all-acoustic Phish, then add in a touch of Harvard Din and Tonics...