I love this album. It's kind of hard to describe. Paul's been around
for awhile. He's played with Dan Hicks of Hot Licks fame. He's also
done time with Al Stewart of "Year Of The Cat" fame. This
solo record is as melodic a pop record as you're likely to hear in
this day and age. It has the feel of some '70s pop music. It's kind
of like Warren Zevon meets Barry Manilow. Sounds odd, but it works.
A
lot of the songs here have great changes and pop sensibilities. There's
at least one, "Since Ricky's Gone", that will haunt my CD
player for a long time. This little slice of pop heaven has a great
lyric, killer changes, and an incredibly cool guitar solo by Robinson.
The solo is something you don't hear a lot in pop songs – it's
clever, melodic, technically a mother, and extremely interesting.
It's like some of the old Jeff Baxter and Larry Carlton solos. It's
a composition inside a song and it adds to a great song, but also
stands by itself as a great solo. Throw on top of that, Paul's off-the-beaten-path-but-likeable
vocals, and you've got a song that will stick with you for a long
time.
There's
a lot of that on this disc. He has great pop sensibilities, is a fine
player, cool singer, and excellent writer. There's also some nice
guest appearances from Al Stewart and David Sanborn. Definitely an
album to check out if you're a fan of smart pop/rock.
–
Vintage Guitar Magazine, April 2001
