Album Review
- Album title
- Standing At The Sky's Edge
- Artist
- Richard Hawley
- Label
- Parlophone
- Release date
- 7 May
More info
www.richardhawley.co.uk
Richard Hawley – Standing At The Sky's Edge
Cave dwellers! One-time Pulp and Longpigs guitarist Richard Hawley found solo success in the mid-noughties by writing melodic baroque pop that perfectly suited his rich baritone voice. He took a darker turn on 2009's Truelove's Gutter, but it's still fair to say that his decision to venture down a highway firmly marked 'psychedelic rock' is a brave one.
We get off to a bad start with She Brings the Sunlight, echoing a latter-day, shroomed-out Oasis, but with none of the verve required to carry it off. Time Will Bring You Winter, meanwhile, is as ridiculous as its title suggests. Hawley has stated his desire to move away from the orchestration of past output and he can certainly wield an axe with the best of them. But quite why he would choose to bury his finest attribute – his voice – behind a wall of guitars is mystifying. It leaves us with little to love about this record and even less to remember.
Comments (8)
Add a comment »But why would you choose to review an album of an artist you obviously have no respect for or prior knowledge of? What a waste of time for both you and your readers.
Posted by | Tuesday 01 May 2012 @ 18:06
Report to moderatoryou don't understand absolutely nothing about music. This is one of the best in 2012. Your review is totally crap.
Posted by | Wednesday 02 May 2012 @ 06:51
Report to moderatorwondering why a crical comment to this review is not allowed on this page. My comment seems to be deleted.It should be allowed to be in disagreement with this review.
Posted by | Wednesday 02 May 2012 @ 08:44
Report to moderatorYour comment should contain some actual rationale and explanation for why you have your opinion, otherwise it is not 'critical' at all, it is just a random statement of "this is good", "this is bad", "you are bad", "I am good" and so on, which isn't really helpful for anyone.
Posted by | Wednesday 02 May 2012 @ 08:58
Report to moderatorWhy employ a deaf person to review music?
Posted by | Friday 04 May 2012 @ 10:36
Report to moderatorHe's been asked to review it and he doesn't like it. Fair enough, that's his take on it. Personally I love it. Will be down the shops on Monday with cash in hand. Can't wait.
Posted by | Saturday 05 May 2012 @ 07:26
Report to moderatorwell you are right, this album is a very brave move. However that is all that is correct about your rather brief and shallow review. Psychedelia is a genre which Hawley obviously finds interesting and the results are an album bursting with great guitar playing and lovely melody. 2 stars? Get your ears de-waxed!
Posted by | Monday 07 May 2012 @ 14:21
Report to moderatorThis reviewer must have been preoccupied and missed a few tracks. There's lots of upfront vocals to cheer about here if that's what you want. Lots of genre variety and it is all performed with excellence. The album is a throwback to the 70s and probably won't appeal to hipsters. If you appreciate good guitar playing and great vocals you can't help but enjoy this listen. I give the album 4 stars.
Posted by | Wednesday 19 September 2012 @ 17:45
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