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Music : Skybound
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Rating: 
- Highly recommended album
This is wonderful - I bought it on the back of one of the Amazon recommendations (you know - other customers bought this when they bought that type of thing).
I love Damien Rice, Tom MaCrae and Nick Drake. This album is in danger of replacing all others as my favourite. On my second playing in a row, love the feeling of it, soooo mellow, oral chocolate.
Seriously considering using "Better" as my wedding anthem next year; yes, I know it's soppy and sentimental, but it did just make me cry.
Looking forward to getting "Feather and Stone" in the next day or so.
Rating:
- Not Bad for a Suffolk Lad
The more you get into this album the more you realise that it has been exquisitely put together with songs about love and hope.
My only reservation about Baxter is his rather high pitched falsetto voice but there is no denying the poetical feel to the lyrics. This is rock music for the intelligent set. I have an interest in Baxter's work as he comes from Bungay in Suffolk - a town I covered as a young newspaper reporter back in the 1970s.
There is a jazz feel to many of the songs and there will be obvious comparisons with the voice of Jeff Buckley. Baxter doesn't quite have the tonal range of his American counterpart but he always writes literate songs within his vocal range. I have seen him live and he produces a much rockier sound.
That doesn't detract, however, from the atmospheric feel of this album which was Record of the Week on Radio Two. Baxter is a good singer-songwriter in the James Blunt mould. My record of the year in 2007 was Jack Savoretti's Between the Minds and this reminds me of that album. There's latino, folk and many other mixes here. Perfect for a relaxing evening with a chill out glass of wine. Lyrically it's very strong with the title track being a superb example. I think as we look back in a few years time, this will be remembered as Baxter's best work, appealing to a variety of ages and certainly both sexes.
Rating: - star for the future, a marvel
well i was quite nervous about listening to toms second album as allot of writers seem to struggle with the composure of their second. lets say i was never dissappointed from the opening track 'a night like this' to the excellence of crowd pleaser 'better' it was always going to be a cd worth the wait.
this artist had made people stand up and take note of his sheer brilliance. my fav track on the album is 'skybound' the vocals sound, excuse the cheesiness of this but tom has the voice of an angel, see him live and you will understand what i mean. this album came out in jan 08 and i would def say its a rare gem found in the opening of the music worlds upcoming artists.
if you dont already own, buy his first album 'feather and stone', its a bit less well cut but brilliant none the less.
Rating: - Tom Baxter
Superb album and was lucky enough to see him playing live in Nottingham recently. If you get the opportunity to see him don't miss it, you won't be disappointed!..
Rating: - Get the whole picture
I came across Mr Baxter in 2004 when I was lucky enough to catch 'don't let go' on a radio station somewhere and bought Feather and Stone on the strength of that. I loved some of the tracks, but the production was a little too smooth and I'm afraid that I eventually shelved the album and noted him in my mind as a good, but second rate Jeff Buckley. Then, in 2007, my partner and I had a civil ceremony. While I was searching for "songs to walk into the room to" I came across a live version of 'Light me up' on YouTube (the last song on Skybound). This was the song we chose for our ceremony, and it re-ignited my long forgotten interest in Tom. So, I bought Skybound. In hindsight, I now know that I was still suffering under the opinion I formed from Feather and Stone, that although he's good, he's not brilliant, so I listened to Skybound a couple of times and again shelved it thinking that it was not bad but nothing special - Oh how cynical we become! Because then, thank God, I went to see him live. And suddenly I realised what a mistake I had made. Watching Tom Baxter live is as far as I'm concerned second only to seeing Sigor Ros. He is phenomenal, as a performer, songwriter, vocalist and a musician. Live, he is just mindblowing, and doesn't deserve to be compared to anyone - he is truly unique. So I listened again to both Feather and Stone and Skybound and realised what a mistake I had made, all based on the oversmooth production of Feather and Stone. Still, his recorded albums don't quite capture the raw emotional power of his songs, and his beautiful vulnerability as a vocalist, but the production of Skybound is better. If you haven't seen him live, please please do. You will not be disappointed - I can only compare the joy of discovering Tom Baxter properly to going back to being 11 years old and finding a den in the Summer months with sunlight everywhere, and me being hidden away in absolute peace and excitement learning how to light fires. The bloke is a genius, and Skybound is a small taste of something amazing.
- Highly recommended albumThis is wonderful - I bought it on the back of one of the Amazon recommendations (you know - other customers bought this when they bought that type of thing).
I love Damien Rice, Tom MaCrae and Nick Drake. This album is in danger of replacing all others as my favourite. On my second playing in a row, love the feeling of it, soooo mellow, oral chocolate.
Seriously considering using "Better" as my wedding anthem next year; yes, I know it's soppy and sentimental, but it did just make me cry.
Looking forward to getting "Feather and Stone" in the next day or so.
Rating:
- Not Bad for a Suffolk LadThe more you get into this album the more you realise that it has been exquisitely put together with songs about love and hope.
My only reservation about Baxter is his rather high pitched falsetto voice but there is no denying the poetical feel to the lyrics. This is rock music for the intelligent set. I have an interest in Baxter's work as he comes from Bungay in Suffolk - a town I covered as a young newspaper reporter back in the 1970s.
There is a jazz feel to many of the songs and there will be obvious comparisons with the voice of Jeff Buckley. Baxter doesn't quite have the tonal range of his American counterpart but he always writes literate songs within his vocal range. I have seen him live and he produces a much rockier sound.
That doesn't detract, however, from the atmospheric feel of this album which was Record of the Week on Radio Two. Baxter is a good singer-songwriter in the James Blunt mould. My record of the year in 2007 was Jack Savoretti's Between the Minds and this reminds me of that album. There's latino, folk and many other mixes here. Perfect for a relaxing evening with a chill out glass of wine. Lyrically it's very strong with the title track being a superb example. I think as we look back in a few years time, this will be remembered as Baxter's best work, appealing to a variety of ages and certainly both sexes.
Rating:
- star for the future, a marvelwell i was quite nervous about listening to toms second album as allot of writers seem to struggle with the composure of their second. lets say i was never dissappointed from the opening track 'a night like this' to the excellence of crowd pleaser 'better' it was always going to be a cd worth the wait.
this artist had made people stand up and take note of his sheer brilliance. my fav track on the album is 'skybound' the vocals sound, excuse the cheesiness of this but tom has the voice of an angel, see him live and you will understand what i mean. this album came out in jan 08 and i would def say its a rare gem found in the opening of the music worlds upcoming artists.
if you dont already own, buy his first album 'feather and stone', its a bit less well cut but brilliant none the less.
Rating:
- Tom BaxterSuperb album and was lucky enough to see him playing live in Nottingham recently. If you get the opportunity to see him don't miss it, you won't be disappointed!..
Rating:
- Get the whole pictureI came across Mr Baxter in 2004 when I was lucky enough to catch 'don't let go' on a radio station somewhere and bought Feather and Stone on the strength of that. I loved some of the tracks, but the production was a little too smooth and I'm afraid that I eventually shelved the album and noted him in my mind as a good, but second rate Jeff Buckley. Then, in 2007, my partner and I had a civil ceremony. While I was searching for "songs to walk into the room to" I came across a live version of 'Light me up' on YouTube (the last song on Skybound). This was the song we chose for our ceremony, and it re-ignited my long forgotten interest in Tom. So, I bought Skybound. In hindsight, I now know that I was still suffering under the opinion I formed from Feather and Stone, that although he's good, he's not brilliant, so I listened to Skybound a couple of times and again shelved it thinking that it was not bad but nothing special - Oh how cynical we become! Because then, thank God, I went to see him live. And suddenly I realised what a mistake I had made. Watching Tom Baxter live is as far as I'm concerned second only to seeing Sigor Ros. He is phenomenal, as a performer, songwriter, vocalist and a musician. Live, he is just mindblowing, and doesn't deserve to be compared to anyone - he is truly unique. So I listened again to both Feather and Stone and Skybound and realised what a mistake I had made, all based on the oversmooth production of Feather and Stone. Still, his recorded albums don't quite capture the raw emotional power of his songs, and his beautiful vulnerability as a vocalist, but the production of Skybound is better. If you haven't seen him live, please please do. You will not be disappointed - I can only compare the joy of discovering Tom Baxter properly to going back to being 11 years old and finding a den in the Summer months with sunlight everywhere, and me being hidden away in absolute peace and excitement learning how to light fires. The bloke is a genius, and Skybound is a small taste of something amazing.