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Reese
Reese
By Steven Fullwood
Reese's self-titled EP leaves a lot to be desired. After one listen, you will be
inclined to play it over and over in hopes that there will be hidden songs at the end of
the CD. But no, there aren't any hidden songs. So you'll have to content yourself with
this EP until his album drops later this year.
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This singer/songwriter wants to make you feel something.
The acoustic guitar that introduces the first track, "Country Road," summarizes
Reese's musical gifts: rough, loose and free-floating. "I'm just a city boy on this
country road," he sings passionately. By comparison, Reese's voice is a grittier
version of Seal's and Living Colour's Corey Glover's, with a gospel tinge to it. He has
the ability to make his voice fluid or raspy. "Some Won't Have Tomorrow," a
sweet lament about living in the moment, softly drips into the listeners consciousness.
Reese plaintive delivery lifts the song and assures that although some only have today,
that's all right, it's life.
Coming at you sideways is the bouncy "I Can't See You," an ode to those folk who
"think they're all that," when in fact they are carbon copies of each other,
trying to fit in.
The most impressive of the lot is "Sista." "Sista" makes the best use
of Reese's smoky vocals, which have an underlying vulnerability. The last track, the
infectious "I've Been Walkin' Long Time" closes this EP, and emphasizes the need
for a full-length by this singer/songwriter. We're waiting, Reese. M
December 2000
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