Cantilever
© Copyright-Jeff Murphy
(048621010121)
Record Label: Black Vinyl Records
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Jeff Murphy, from the perenial band SHOES, ventures out on his own in this first solo CD. This 11-song collection was self-produced and engineered at home, in the spirit of the first McCartney album, Emitt Rhodes early works and Todd Rundgren's "Something/Anything". Foregoing the use of sequencers, drum machines and the "cut and paste" mentality that dominates much of today's music. Murphy plays all of the instruments on "Cantilever" and returns to the days of real, organic instruments actually played by a human being instead of being programmed and triggered by a computer. The end result is a return to the feel and mood of early works by SHOES with a more stripped-down sound that really allows the melodies and individual instruments to show through.
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All records should be made this way!
author: Robert Joosten
I can't decide which song I like best, "I'm a tool for you" is fun, I like "She don't drive". They're all good though.
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Awesome, Jeff...
author: Angel Sieg
It sounds great from what i have heard off the samples here. Look forward to getting it. I already have most of the Shoes music, recently got some CDs here due to the fact I wore the LPs out haha. Great to see the music lives on.
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The Badfinger album that never was.
author: Steve Hoge
Jeff Murphy channels the same hook-heavy melodic approach as vintage Badfinger, emphasizing guitar+vocal harmonies with clever - if slightly downbeat - lyrics. Check out Never Let You Go for the best example of a track that sounds like it might have been originally released on BF's timeless Straight Up album. He even emulates the slightly overcompressed analog sound that gave albums of that era a somewhat insular quality. 30 years ago this album would have generated a handful of top-20 singles; today, it's a comfy throwback for all of us boomers who would never have heard of it if it hadn't been reviewed on NPR.
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Bravo, Jeff! Bravo!
author: Marquis from Corpus Christi, Tx
It's about time someone brings back a fresh sense of "organic" sound to music...And, who to do it best: Jeff Murphy (formerly of The Shoes...Which is STILL the best pop band around). "Unconditional Love" with its haunting harmonies and Hammond organ-like sounds, is like a cross between The Beach Boys' "Kokomo", and The Beatles' "Blue Jay Way", respectively. "It Happens All The Time", another Jeff Murphy gem, reminds me of a sappy, Italian-esque, festival, complete with a string quartet...Very good, and leaves an emotional, good feeling, akin to a child celebrating a birthday at Chuck E. Cheese. "Someday Soon", another good song, is a reminder that Jeff Murphy has forgot his SHOES roots!
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