Rating: 3/5
Review:
Good performance and lyrics, but musically disappointing
I’ve listened to a couple of Claire Hamill’s albums from the 70s
recently, and they still stand up well. Sadly, I’m not so keen on
Over Dark Apples.
It’s great that
Claire is still writing and performing, and she can certainly still
put a song over very well. Her voice has darkened and deepened with
the years and she’s a good performer with a very decent band and
solid production. My problem is the material; some of it’s pretty
good (I like the opening track, Love Has A Mind Of Its Own, for
example) and the lyrics are generally engaging and sometimes very
striking, but musically it’s pretty ordinary. Melodies are bland
and almost nursery-rhyme-like in character a lot of the time and
however good the lyrics and performance, it gets a bit dull, I’m
afraid.
I don’t want to be
too critical and others may well enjoy this more than I did, but in
spite of its good points I can only give Over Dark Apples a very
qualified recommendation.
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