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author: carlcatguy
Loved the songs and the music. Hope to hear more from this talented artist in the future. Keep up the great work.
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solid and soaring debut
author: shana @ popgurls.com
This album is a great romantic quest -- for fame, for understanding, but mostly for love in the battlefield of Boystown. Rice is more rock than Rufus, but one thing they both have in common is the endless, heartbroken search for the big gay love of their lives. Wandering Eyes takes you on a scenic tour through all the places he's least likely to find it -- dance-floor hook-ups, pretentious coffee shop crowds, vapid gay hangouts -- but Rice's gift is never entirely losing his sense of humor about the journey. "I'm not the drama queen that I used to be," he sings on the album's catchiest track, "Drama Queen." The songs are peopled with scared, insecure narrators, jealous lovers and callous crushes, but also good friends, like in the acoustic "Lucky to Need You," where Rice is just a guy with a guitar, a big heart and bigger voice. Of the others, "Distant Planet" is a thudding, heart-racing distorted opener. "I Do & I Don't" is an ambivalent, addicted arpeggio that reminds me of Liz Phair, if she could sing half this well. (They share a producer, Blaise Barton, too.) And any song -- in this case "Barely Knew You" -- that manages to rhyme anything with "Mies van der Roeh" has got to be a sign that Rice is putting his poetry-trained chops to good use. Lyrically complicated, richly harmonious and vocally dynamic, Rice's debut is solid and soaring.
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Honest, Soulful, and Pure
author: GothicGuru (John Miller)
Hauntingly catchy, I found myself quitely drawn in and seduced by a soul-wrenching voice singing personal songs of true sincerity. Some of the subjects were quite shockingly real and surprisingly shared. I have a deep love and respect for an artist that really gives unashamedly from the darkest corners as well as the familiar ones. "One Good Thing" is as good as anything on the radio today and is the most universally accessible track.
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Sexy voice, fierce lyrics, unforgettable melodies.
author: a fan in Virginia
This CD is on permanent rotation in my stereo. Dylan Rice's voice is sexy, his songs are fierce, the melodies will play in your head for days (in a good way). The CD plays up all his strengths from his live performances, plus great studio work. Buy it!
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