Size: 122,2 MB
Time: 52:25
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2012
Styles: Blues/Rock
Art: Full
1. Smartest Man In The Room (4:14)
2. Time Will Tell (2:42)
3. When God Finds The Time (5:19)
4. One More Coat Of Paint (3:14)
5. Barrio Stroll (4:25)
6. U Must Come 2 (4:39)
7. Wrist Rocket (3:36)
8. Can't Remember Nothing (3:24)
9. Don't Ya Tell Henry (3:24)
10. Choke Hold (3:33)
11. 40 Ft. Of Rope (4:42)
12. The Creature Walks Among Us (5:56)
13. Road Hawg (3:08)
This album is hard to pin down to a specific genre. It would seem that with Paul Mark & the Van Dorens that exactly the point. Perhaps it would be fair enough to say that “Smartest Man in the Room” evinces a distinctive Paul Mark vibe, cleverly dipping cigarette smoke simmered fingers into blues, jazz, rock & roll and swing, while even some shy hints of surf are made occasionally. Yes indeed, this is a dynamite cocktail of magic stuffed musical extravaganza delivered strait form the dawn of man, fuelled by raspy (to put it mildly) vocals form Paul Mark and imaginative and resourceful musical interplay. One mustn’t forget the lyrics, which go well with the music and tend to provoke in cunning fashion.
Song arrangements are raucous and thoroughly enjoyable and nurse a fair amount of indispensable eye-opening quality. It is left to Paul Mark to jolly thing up by supplying those manic physical outbursts, attacking his microphone in a manner that suggests Keith Richards meeting Tom Waits for a particularly nerve-racking drink and dominos night out in hell. Even songs erected on conventional blues layouts, like the hooking tittle number, the tantalising shuffle of “Time Will Tell” or “One More Coat of Paint” are all blessed with an edge, inciting savagery and menace emanating from Mark’s frantic vocal delivery.
But there’s much more to this album that sniffing around traditional blues grounds. “When God Finds the Time” takes off on a gloomy ambience surrounded by chunks of raw and imaginative industrial flavoured blues rock. “Can’t Remember Nothing” radiates a drunken saloon like ambience, and don’t you dare forget “40 Foot of Rope”, a haunting boogie wickedly seasoned with a pinch of surf. Uncanny, nevertheless absolutely exciting stuff. A pause for a breather is desired before hot cigarette breath of “The Creature Walks Among Us” is felt on the back of our necks. The tantalising promise of being suffocated by fumes of coal smoke drenched blues never sounded better than this.
Paul Mark also bustles to the foreground showcasing his amazing guitar playing skills. These moments instantaneously join the long list of album highlights. His tone control on “Barrio Stroll” is beautiful to say the least, a modest display of highly efficient simplicity. “Choke Hold” is a rough surfaced shuffle with prowling guitar and Hammond solos spilled all over it. A more up lifting, jazz inspired grove permeates “Wrist Rocket”, and it is quite clear from all these performances that Paul Mark & the Van Dorens have a thing for light feathered instrumentals. /Daniel Pavlica, The Rockologist
(For personnel details, see artwork included.)
Song arrangements are raucous and thoroughly enjoyable and nurse a fair amount of indispensable eye-opening quality. It is left to Paul Mark to jolly thing up by supplying those manic physical outbursts, attacking his microphone in a manner that suggests Keith Richards meeting Tom Waits for a particularly nerve-racking drink and dominos night out in hell. Even songs erected on conventional blues layouts, like the hooking tittle number, the tantalising shuffle of “Time Will Tell” or “One More Coat of Paint” are all blessed with an edge, inciting savagery and menace emanating from Mark’s frantic vocal delivery.
But there’s much more to this album that sniffing around traditional blues grounds. “When God Finds the Time” takes off on a gloomy ambience surrounded by chunks of raw and imaginative industrial flavoured blues rock. “Can’t Remember Nothing” radiates a drunken saloon like ambience, and don’t you dare forget “40 Foot of Rope”, a haunting boogie wickedly seasoned with a pinch of surf. Uncanny, nevertheless absolutely exciting stuff. A pause for a breather is desired before hot cigarette breath of “The Creature Walks Among Us” is felt on the back of our necks. The tantalising promise of being suffocated by fumes of coal smoke drenched blues never sounded better than this.
Paul Mark also bustles to the foreground showcasing his amazing guitar playing skills. These moments instantaneously join the long list of album highlights. His tone control on “Barrio Stroll” is beautiful to say the least, a modest display of highly efficient simplicity. “Choke Hold” is a rough surfaced shuffle with prowling guitar and Hammond solos spilled all over it. A more up lifting, jazz inspired grove permeates “Wrist Rocket”, and it is quite clear from all these performances that Paul Mark & the Van Dorens have a thing for light feathered instrumentals. /Daniel Pavlica, The Rockologist
(For personnel details, see artwork included.)
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2 comments:
Many thanks saw Paul Mark live many years ago, always loved his work.
You're most welcome Anonymous (whoever you are), glad you enjoyed the post. Thanks for your comment, it's appreciated. Would have been even more appreciated if you had stated a name/nick/alias when you made the comment. :)
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