John Waite: Downtown: Journey of the Heart
John Waite goes all country on us and re-records some of his best stuff in a new way. Now normally this sort of thing stinks of cash-in and probably is not worth buying. There is none of that on here, with songs like 'Missing You' now a duet with Allison Kraus taking on a whole new life and a whole new meaning. Yes the new version of 'When I see you Smile' probably isn't that far from the original but its great fun nonetheless. Rather than belabour the point there are only twelve tracks on here, 3 of which are new recordings. Although one of them is a bit dubious for some 'St Patrick's Day', his take on 'Highway 61 Revisited' is quite a cracking tune. While maybe no essential if you have his entire back-catalogue, its a nice reminder of what a true talent Waite is when it comes down to it. I am sure, like many, the new 'Missing You' will be played quite a bit in the next few months.
Well that is my lot for this outing. A curious mixture of the heavy, the mellow and the sublime. As always make sure you stay safe and stay rocking... check out live music where ever you are and if you have been following my iTunes travails I have news. It has taken a year but my band's stuff is finally on ITunes after a bloody year of waiting. This bloody rock band stuff is not for the impatient that is for sure.
Article comments
1 - Chris Beaumont
Hell of a letter from Rich Ward! More power to him. I grabbed the cuts, but haven't listened yet. I remember picking up their debut and thinking it was pretty good. Saw them live opening for Type O Negative.
You consider FNM's Epic rap metal? They only had the one track that would fit that mold. It was their biggest hit, but I wouldn't put them in that category...
2 - Marty Dodge
Well some people consider FNM rap-metal others don't. I am so impressed by the new album from SM that I have left the disc on my iPod which is unsual for me after I review something. BTW Rich is a nice bloke having sent me a thank you note for the review.
3 - Chris Beaumont
That is very cool! I have really enjoyed the Fozzy albums, they keep getting better. I gotta listen to this SM now!
I generally consider FNM to be some sort of alternative or progressive, their music was ahead of its time.