Kenn Morr / Move On / Eigen beheer (Translated by: Rijnep Vaneldik)
Kenn Morr is a Singer-Songwriter who used to live in L.I. and now resides in Ct. According to the information in the jacket, Kenn is already on his 4th CD. It is remarkable that his 2nd CD New Moon Rising (2003) was produced by (no) one less than Bob Johnston (o.m.Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Leonard Cohen) . But I never got that CD nor the self produced CD that followed, Coming Home(2006). However, I did get #4 which was also produced by Kenn himself. After listening to it several times you recognize a quiet and subtle overall impression. You can get a feel for the CD if you think of J.J.Cales voice, but even more whispering and relaxed, think of Cale's rhythms such as you hear in the favorite number After Midnight. By the way, Kenn rocks considerably less than J.J.. In the accompaniment we hear mostly Kenn himself (acoustic guitar, 12 string, lap steel, piano, mandolin, harmonica and voice.) There is also an important role for Bob Gaspar, who plays all kinds of percussion instruments. Dan Hcott plays bass, Karen Nolan plays violin. Rex Fowler (Aztec Two-Step)sings along on one number and Annie Golden (who has a role in the movie Hair) in 2 of the numbers.
What kind of things does Kenn sing about? He advises to be more optimistic about the future in Move On and in the waltz Don't Turn Around. Love is the main theme in such numbers as Make you Mine (however, Kenn sounds so relaxed that it seems like he is in no hurry to get what the title indicates), River Song, Still Need You Near, Let's Take Tonight, Girl with the Auburn Hair (mysterious) and Everything Will be Fine.
There are some accents from the reggae genre (Get Back) and of the Irish genre. Overall a quiet CD, perhaps even too relaxed, but then, that is exactly what we want on a beautiful summer evening, with a glass of whiskey in hand.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment