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Hearing Things, Henry Gross What a great little surprise! Gross had a huge hit in the mid 70's ("Shannon") and has been around for a long time, no doubt, but here is a big nugget of pristine, clean and bright 'n sparkly music that falls under the classification of 'power pop', arguably. Like David Graham and Bill Lloyd, Gross skillfully blends elements of classic pop music forms(and best of the The Beatles) of the past four decades into all this excellent material. "Mona Lisa Smile" sounds like Walter Clevenger or Nick Lowe/Rockpile; while "Tomorrow's Gonna Come" could be Kevin Welch, others sound like classic Wings material.
The Rickebackers (and tons of other guitars) pictured on back cover say it all, in many ways as all these songs crackle with proud ringing and chiming and the entire CD stands as a symbol and sign that many artists get better as time rolls on. "An absolute delight of an unpretentious pop album which finds Gross leaping from genre to genre to genre, yet results in a surprisingly cohesive whole ...some records try to grab the listener's attention with flash and histronics; others let the music do the talking. Place this in the later category and miss at your own peril!"-Amplifier. Extremely Highly Recommended for any and all! |
