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| From | "Rick McCall" <rmccall@cox-internet.com> |
| Subject | Re: The Same/Adam Schmitt |
| Date | Thu, 27 Feb 2003 01:18:29 -0600 |
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Hey David -
I went back and listened to portions of all three and understand your
assessment of each. I guess perception makes the world go round. To my
ears, the differences you described come across as nuance rather major
changes. Even though he sings differently on two of the three in
particular, his voice still has a distinctive sound that characterizes all
his work. Of course, the same argument can be made for almost any artist,
but to me, I still get the same general feel from each of his albums. I do
like all three, although my favorite by far is Illiterature, which kicks off
with my favorite track of his, Just Listen.
I like his sound and his voice, but I don't obsess over it like I do some
others, like Neil Finn or Glenn Tilbrook.
Best,
Rick
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Bash" <bashpop@earthlink.net>
To: "Audities" <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: The Same/Adam Schmitt
> --- In audities@yahoogroups.com, "Rick McCall" <rmccall@c...> wrote:
>
> > Others, like Myracle Brah, sound the same (I'd place Adam Schmitt in
that
> > category as well) and although I enjoy them, I do move on after a while.
> > Badfinger had a huge sameness to their sound, but I loved it all.
>
> Hey Rick,
>
> It's so interesting to me that you say this about Adam Schmitt, because I
> can remember my first thought when I got his second album, Illiterature,
> which was "wow, I can't believe how much different this sounds from his
> first one!" To my ears, World So Bright had a very slick, corporate
sound,
> which was overcome by his awesome voice and excellent songwriting.
> Illiterature was awash in distorted, grungy sounds...well, as distorted
and
> grungy as a pop guy would get, but nevertheless far different from its
> predecessor. He even seemed to purposefully employ a grittier vocal on
> Illiterature. I also see Demolition as being different from the other
two;
> earthier, with Schmitt occasionally sounding like Tom Petty.
>
> I'm really curious to find out where you hear saminess in Schmitt's work.
> --
> Pop Rules!!!!!
> Take Care,
> David
>
>
>
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