Tracks: I'm Her Freak, Give A Damn, Just Fine, It Must Be You, Good Enough For Me, All I Want Is You, Dear Yesterday (The Note), Too Bad So Sad, I've Heard It All Before, If You Still Loved Me, You'll Come Through, Cover Me
More Info: www.scottsudbury.com
Verdict (& Rating): AOR meets nu-breed in a killer package (90%)
For a little bit of background check out my review of Scott's debut album - Static On The Radio.
Scott cranks up the guitars and storms though the first 5 songs. This time in addition to John Cougar Mellencamp and Bryan Adams, I'll can thrown Rick Springfield and Bon Jovi into the comparison melting pot. But that isn't the whole story. The other name that came to mind is Squint, who I was raving about earlier this year. There is a youthful exuberance and just the right amount of contempory 'nu-breed' thinking going on here as well. Now the more cynical amounst you might be thinking that this is some sort of contrived transformation by Scott, but it sure a hell doesn't sound like that to these ears. It just sounds like Scott strapped on his guitar and had a good time writing and playing these tunes. The theme continues later in the form of the Beatle-esque "Dear Yesterday" and the killer "Too Bad So Sad". All these songs are prime examples of how it is possible to combine 'nu-breed energy' and 'AOR big choruses' into a lethal cocktail.
When Scott takes a breather it is back to a more familiar style with "All I Want Is You". Even on these more 'classic' sounding tunes the song wrting seems to have stepped up a gear compared to the debut. This 'classic' approach is featured on the final four tracks of the album, which adopt a slightly slower pace also, and if comparisons are needed then I'd say Bon Jovi was a valid one.
Scott delivers big time! Nothing more to say.
