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CD REVIEW: Kenny Davidsen - "Goodnight, Baby" By Stacey Board - 09/15/03 - 10:54 PM EST This CD is a collection of piano-based pop highlighted with Davidsen's vocals. He sounds to me a little like a younger Michael McDonald. He's got good power and range and a bit of that full soulful sound and that makes him not sound like everyone else on the radio right now. Yay! I hear many influences in his songwriting. I first heard 'old school' Elton John influence which is a good thing. Davidsen has a talent for melody and the unpredictable in his arrangements. I also like it when he gives a nod to what I call, for lack of a more accurate term, 'old fashioned' ballad style. There is an innocence to the melody and structure of "If You Belonged To Me". I could close my eyes and hear Fred Astaire crooning this song sweetly to his love interest and it works with this song because its a very sweet plea. But he happily doesn't fit neatly into any one style. He stretches pop in all sorts of directions. He is not missing a sense of humor, as he shows in songs like "Conversation Killer". Fans of a wide range of piano based pop will be happy with this CD. _____________________________________________________ ELECTRONIC LINK JOURNEY: KENNY DAVIDSEN'S debut CD, "Goodnight, Baby," should be dedicated to those who have loved and lost and loved again. Songs driven by the hope or promise or disappointment of love are almost like anthems to the human spirit. Each has a concise, gentle beat manipulated by Davidsen's high and passionate voice; there's a folksy aspect to this endeavor. "Conversation Killer" and "Start Anew" are almost playful, while the sincerity in the title song and "I've Touched Your Life" comes through loud and clear. "Falling Down (Won't Let You Out)" does a clever slide from blues into rock. "Goodnight, Baby" is an interesting first album by a multi-talented performer you'll probably be hearing more from in the future. - Laurie Lawson - _______________________________________________________ BACKSTAGE: ...Kenny Davidsen...has his own verve and turn of mind, and that combo gives this collection of love-gone-wrong and love-gone-right songs distinguishing oomph. The instrumentation and backup singing is elaborate. In another time and place, when radio play was somewhat less controlled than it is today, more than one of these cuts would be programmed. "If You Belonged To Me" is one, along with the absolutely beautiful "Float Away." He does that one without anything supporting him but his own echo-chambered voice and nimble piano fingering. David Finkle, Bistro Bits Check out the artist's website: http://www.kennydavidsen.com Track List: 1. No More Lonely Life 2. Everyone Will Follow You To Heaven 3. You Don't Really Love Him 4. Goodnight, Baby 5. If You Belonged To Me 6. Falling Down (Won't Let You Out) 7. Sleeping By My Side 8. Conversation Killer 9. I've Touched Your Life 10. Start Anew 11. Float Away 12. Stop Your Bleeding Other Genres:
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