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Garland Jeffreys will never be a superstar. But that can't stop him from trying, or keep me from liking him. There are many problems with this live set, though there shouldn't be. Jeffreys' tour with the Rumour this summer blew away his studio (and studio musician) versions of his reggae-pop-rock mini-anthems. And Adult was taped at the two places in the world that love Garland Jeffreys, New York and Paris. But something rings false. Maybe it's that the opening song, his classic "Wild in the Streets", was played last in concert, and most...
Garland Jeffreys (and the Rumour...
...most endearing feature of Jeffreys' music is his 'little boy lost' persona; a coy optimism pervades his slower, reflective tumes, and the tight, driving street-smart playing of the Rumour emboldens the unpretentious "I May Not Be Your Kind" and "Bound to Get Ahead Someday...
...record is a triumph for the Rumour; they play "Cool Down Boy" and "35 Millimeter Dreams" much better than they were ever written. Brinsley Schwarz and Martin Belmont's flawless, flowing guitars and Steve Goulding's syncopated drum riffs make everything fun to listen to. But some vocals mark a step back for Jeffreys. There is more posturing and drawing out than there should be. "Cool Down Boy" worked in concert as a 12-minute finale; but on the record it drags. A no-holds-barred rock-and-roll opening gives way to a meditative break, as Jeffreys talks...
Purity of Essence is by far the strongest Ip the Rumour has so far assembled--their songwriting still must catch up with their playing. In a recent radio interview, Belmont admitted it takes him six months to write a song. That would have worked in the sixties, when the singles were the dominant mode, but not now. Where Rockpile elevates old tunes like Fats Domino's "I Hear You Knocking" to new fame, the Rumour drags down Manfred Mann's "I Think It's Gonna Work Out Fine" into the dust heap. The tackiness of the album cover...