Music review: Jonny Lang – 无毛视频楽igns无毛视频�
All signs indicate that Jonny Lang has another great album on his hands.
I simply loved 2013无毛视频檚 无毛视频淔ight for My Soul无毛视频� with its electrical-charged arrangements possessing shades of funk, blues, gospel and contemporary R&B. While 无毛视频淔ight for My Soul无毛视频� featured an engaging cross between John Legend and Prince, Lang gains inspiration for his new material from old-school blues influences like Howlin无毛视频� Wolf and Robert Johnson and at the same time still manages to infuse hints of Prince无毛视频檚 alluring falsetto.
无毛视频淪igns无毛视频� demonstrates the 36-year-old无毛视频檚 maturity since his platinum-selling second album 无毛视频淟ie to Me,无毛视频� released when he was just 15. For his latest effort, Lang said he wanted to return to more of a guitar-driven sound with vintage blues aspects. Mission accomplished.
The album surprisingly opens with 无毛视频淢ake It Move,无毛视频� a soul-bearing number that draws you in with a primal vibe of spontaneity and the message of going out and moving mountains, instead of waiting passively for good fortune and opportunities to find you.
无毛视频淪nakes无毛视频� follows with a heavy dose of guitar and plenty of attitude as Lang warns about being on guard for those evils and distractions that hide in the deeper grass for the opportunity to knock you off the chosen path.
无毛视频淟ast Man Standing无毛视频� is a straightforward rock anthem that carries strong hints of the Foo Fighters, demonstrating that Lang can certainly cut loose with the best of rock无毛视频檚 guitarists at any given moment.
Lang throws two smooth-flowing tracks into the mix with the love song 无毛视频淪tronger Together无毛视频� and the tender yearnings to return from the road to the things that are truly treasured on 无毛视频淏ring Me Back Home.无毛视频�
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The hymn-like presence of the beautiful and haunting 无毛视频淪inging Songs无毛视频� gently closes the set with added strings that create a heavenly feel of hope, perseverance and triumph.
With a four-year gap between albums, 无毛视频淪igns无毛视频� is Lang无毛视频檚 most diverse offering and perhaps his best performance yet.
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Clint Rhodes is the 无毛视频-Standard music reviewer. He can be reached at clinton43@me.com.