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JASON DANIELLO
EVERYTHING GOOD [self-released CD 2004]
Yeah, the reviews are in and already bringing up Mr Daniello’s
former project, Naomi with Mr Hathorne. Ok, I'll add a few cents into
that purse --but after that we’ll just get on with it…
Showcasing the best of Jason’s strengths, you could bookend
this release with the self-titled The Hopefuls CD of 1999 (which despite
the name was for all intents & purposes solo Ben Hathorne; you
can’t fool us, man!).
The very first hard-strummed downstrokes of the opening What You
Can caught me off guard and made me sit up and take note. In fact
I hit the Track 1 button less than a minute in just to get the feel
of that strong intro again.
After hearing Jason on & off for oh maybe eight years now I still
can’t get over that voice. Its almost too good, so smooth and
even fuller with (ahem) age. Its no studio trick either, the man sounds
just like this on stage. Its uncanny. Its almost as if--well, no…JD’s
too nice to have made a deal with the devil but maybe a pact with
some vocals guardian angel...?
Although I prefer my Daniello tunes with more crunch and jangle (as
in “and the Argonauts”), this remains a fine release,
mostly of the thoughtful and romantic singer-songwriter genre. And
somehow, with no obvious references, it puts me in the mind of Rubber
Soul/ Revolver-era McCartney.
Too, I wasn’t surprised to see Ryan Martino credits all over
the place: producer, engineer and mix-man and it shows.
Review by Captain America
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