Musicforthemorningafter

by

Pete Yorn

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I buy somewhere in the range of 100 CDs a year. Call it an addiction, my wife does! But, I'm in search of the perfect album. The album I can't stop listening to. I don't want one or two songs, I want the whole bleeping album to shine.

I'm was fairly amazed with last year's Badly Drawn Boy, Travis, and Coldplay album's. This year, Radiohead came back with a beautiful sleeper that will go down as one of the better albums of this decade... and now for the next great album!

Pete Yorn has somehow crafted a dramatically wistful piece of rock entertainment that has a balanced mix of rock, pop, and insightful lyrics that can quite possibly be compared to a blend of Bob Dylan and the Beatles. I don't want to sound overdramatic about this guy, but I see great things ahead for him. This album struck me! It struck me!

Take a few listens. Feel the songs, the melodies. Hear what Pete has to say. This album may not have a breakout hit. Maybe it won't be as huge as it should be. That's OK! Buy it! Listen to it! Tell your friends! They'll have new respect for you.

Here's a record that doesn't quite equal the sum of its Rolling Stone endorsed parts. Sure, Pete Yorn can write a decent pop ditty and there's a few here. The opener "Life on a Chain" is a rollicking, toe tapping number whilst "On your side" and "Just another" are likeable enough melodic efforts.

But really there is some boring, nay, turgid stuff here that just won't do. Songs such as "Black", "Closet" and "For Nancy" are simply uninspired and pedestrian. They throb along at a similar pace with Yorn spouting genuinely bizzare lines such as "they dress like something so special, death is to begin"...Okay. Dont get me wrong this is by no means a bad record. Its a solid debut from a guy who can write, play and sing well enough. But spare me the lavish praise. It's not necessary that every new artist be a rock/pop genius.