Direct from Holland, PA Anthony Green is back with his highly anticipated sophomore album, Beautiful Things. The follow up to 2007's "Avalon" finds the singer-songwriter bringing his own unique, organic musical sensibility into an amazingly diverse and well rounded studio effort.
The disc gets into gear with "If I Don't Sing" a melodic, bombastic tune that is filled with Anthony's upbeat vocal presence fueling the song with vivacious rhythms and giving the song that little extra spark to make it stand out. "Moon Song" is an acoustic driven number that takes a bare bones approach and solely relies upon that and Anthony's divine vocal abilities giving the song an earthy, homey feel that makes you feel relaxed and right at home. My favorite song off the disc is "Get Yours While You Can" a full fledged, melodic delight that brings together a humongous amount of energy and charisma that it's almost impossible to ignore and makes you fully appreciate all the unique talents that he has put on display here. "Can't Have It All At Once" is one of the more intense rockers found on this disc with a faster degree of tempo to show off Anthony's versatility as a musician and also shows that he is more than capable of handling anything that is thrown his way.
The disc shifts over into the second half with "Big Mistake", a country tinged number that shifts gear a little bit and offers the listener something that they weren't prepared for, but is sure to enjoy anyways. "How It Goes" is an amazing acoustic based tune that continually leaves you in awe with Anthony's amazing talents bringing everything home in this outstanding tune. "Just To Feel Alive" picks up the melodic pace a bit and gives the listener more of Anthony's superb vocal abilities fueling the songcraft of this and all of the songs featured on the album. We begin to close out this effort with "Blood Song", a mid tempo number that continues to piece together melodic guitar riffs with Anthony's masterful vocal presence making sure you leave feeling satisfied with your purchase. The disc closes out with "Lullaby" a simple, lightly tuned arrangement that closes everything out on a quiet note with Anthony's voice drifting down into a whisper on a great way to close out the disc. Anthony Green has quickly grown on me ever since I started listening to his music with Circa Survive. I didn't start listening to his solo material until just last year and he has left me completely in amazement and in awe with his outstanding musical abilities. And being that he's from Pennsylvania makes me appreciate him even more as most of my favorite musicians reside from there (including his best friend and my musical hero Kenny Vasoli). Definitely well worth the purchase price.
All in all, a terrific second effort from Anthony Green, who continues to increase his presence as one of the most intriguing and fascinating singer-songwriters out there who brings it each time both on record and on stage and continually leaves you in wonder each and every time.
Album Score: 4/5
Track Listing:
- If I Don't Sing
- Do It Right
- Moon Song
- Get Yours While You Can
- When I'm On Pills
- Can't Have It All At Once
- Big Mistake
- Love You No Matter What
- How it Goes
- Just to Feel Alive
- James' Song
- Blood Song
- Lullaby
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