John Cox's freshman release in 1996 on Questar/Mission Records was a breath of fresh air. Those of us who are quite fed up with "cookie cutter" music will enjoy this back to the basics of rock-n-roll cd.
John's voice reminds me of 7up, crisp and clean (no caffeine too!). The music is tight and the recording is clean. The cd won't blow your mind with wild guitar riffs and heart pounding double kicks. It will get your toe tapping and your head bobbing, unless your paralyzed.
Sunny Day the title track kicks things off with some heart felt lyrics and a nice driving beat. I can see John actually writing the lyrics, sitting with his acoustic on the front porch in the early evening ripping off some chords for the song. It's that kind of feel. What's really nice is the even during the short electric solo he does not loose sight of the songs acoustic guitar base.
I appreciated the fact he stays within his vocal range, too many singers kill a good song
by straining. I thought Anthony could have punched up the bass a bit more in 'A Little Change', all though it does not take away from the song, it wouldn't hurt.
Fans of Christianeese lyrics will be disappointed by John's meaningful and down to earth message as well.
If you enjoy well written lyrics and music, and a well balanced recording, this is a must have for your collection.
You can pick up this cd and John's other cd's at his website.
Posted by Muddy at January 1, 2003 11:09 PM | TrackBackCheckout the new CD from John Cox entitled "Sanctuary".
http://www.johncoxmusic.com