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Gene Gregory - Looking Forward By: Brian Campbell  |
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Gene Gregory
Looking Forward
www.genegregorymusic.com
If there is anything you take away from music, I think it is the fact that you can tell something about a person from the music they play. In the case of Gene Gregory, after listening to his Looking Forward record, I believe he is a soulful, honest and caring person. Well, you can clearly tell that his music is honest, so that seems to be a fairly good assumption to make.
Gregory also participates in various charities, while volunteering his time to such causes as entertaining the soldiers and sailors serving our country, and sponsoring a child with Cystic Fibrosis through Project Child Smiles. It’s nice to see that he is giving back almost as much as he is taking away. This furthers my assumption about character.
Gregory croons and wails through Looking Forward, as his subtle, yet piercingly gritty voice rises above his powerful guitar playing. His words are hopeful, his music optimistic. He weaves stories like tapestries through his oft-emotional lyrics, and it is pretty evident that Gregory is a man on some type of mission. He has a purpose, both in life and through his music, and that is something that comes across in his music. He sings about memories, heartbreak and love, and really does a nice job weaving all of those topics together.
This is just a guy and his guitar, and it works. Gregory avoided the pitfall most singer/songwriters don’t, and that is releasing long records. Remember back in school in math class when your teacher would tell you that if you can find the right answer in less work, then go ahead? Well, Looking Forward is the answer, and its nine tracks is the work. It looks like Gene Gregory got it right.
Rocks like:
- Johnny Cash – This is Johnny Cash
- Hayden – The Closer I Get
- Elliot Smith – Figure 8
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