Brett Axelson - Cinnamon and Fire
Cinnamon and Fire - Nice intro, vocalized steady throughout, needs dynamics on the bass drum beat, guitar solo was a bit buried. Dance Between the Raindrops - Experiments with vocal placement, I’d be interested in hearing a version w/o the vocalizer and only delay/verb. Again, guitar solo is a bit buried. Nice fade out Driving Cold - Interesting vocal treatment exploration, steady beat throughout (needs dynamics?) narrow stereo field Enjoy Your Stay - bluesy beat Grind You Groove - Lots of room, same solo issue It’s Love - Vocals need smoothing (too much vocalizer sauce). He opens up the horizontal space giving the song more room but still pretty squeezed vertically. Lament - Finally, a relaxed song , still squeezed vertically, achieved with using fewer instruments Long Neck Nights - Honky tonk, texas rock. Perhaps a bit repetitive with punch line Notebook - Catchy lyrics, nice arrangements of instruments Red Flag - Tot...