Artist: Ari Shine
Album: Ghost Town Directory
Bitrate: 267kbps avg
Quality: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.98.4 / -V0 / 44.100Khz
Label: Beverly Martel
Genre: Rock
Size: 67.55 megs
PlayTime: 0h 33min 29sec total
Rip Date: 2011-04-23
Store Date: 2011-03-15
Track List:
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01. All I've Got is Love 3:25
02. Against the Night 3:41
03. It's a Go 3:19
04. Here With Me 4:10
05. One Silver Morning 2:50
06. Not Your Trial 3:10
07. Better Anyday 3:24
08. Miss Nina 2:42
09. Refuge in You 3:33
10. Simple 3:15
Release Notes:
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Ari Shine has racked up plenty of miles on the road, opening for artists like
Rhett Miller, John Doe, Hugh Cornwell of the Stranglers, Redd Kross, Silversun
Pickups, the Donnas, Liam Finn and many others. Ari's new album is a product of
this experience. "All I've Got Is Love" is polished single that incorporates a a
strong melody line with power chords aplenty. "Against The Night" and "It's A
Go" are also well produced and slick, but don't resonate as well as the opener.
It gets better with the slow building "Here With Me" as he clearly states
"...Everything I need is here with me." Another standout here is the thrilling
"One Silver Morning" with it's energetic beat akin to Golden Earring's "Radar
Love." But here it's updated with Shine's earthy vocals and swirling guitar
riffs.
Little touches on "Better Any day" and "Refuge In You" pull it above standard
material here, however the remaining songs fail to approach the intensity of
"One Silver Morning." Overall a good album, but you get the sense that Ari maybe
tries too hard on some of the more commercial sounding tracks. - Powerpopaholic