Aside from the lyrics, the other thing that is keeping The Gabe Dixon Band from being piped into offices as soothing drone is the fact that their music is far too sophisticated to ever be relegated to the background anywhere. From Gabe's piano playing down to the arrangements for additional instruments, choices have been made that remove the music from the safe pop configurations that most of us are used to. In fact they have more in common with compositions created with jazz vocalists in mind than what you'd hear on pop radio - or any type of radio these days.
Before you listen to the Gabe Dixon Band's latest release, The Gabe Dixon Band, throw away what you have been told pop music should sound like as it will only get in your way of enjoying the contents of this CD. Well written and intelligent lyrics combined with interesting and compelling music makes for songs that are more than a little out of the ordinary and far better for it.
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