Alexi Murdoch - Time Without Consequence
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Free Music Review: A fantastic album and a monumental disappointment
Hit: 5 Stars
I, like many others, have been waiting for this album for quite some time. Right from the first track, I was hooked. "All My Days" is a haunting, melodic, heartbreaking opening to a fantastic album. "Breathe" has a subdued yet powerful message. "Home" is just plain fun. "Song For You" is sweet, somber, and hopeful.
However, I must say that the Four Songs version of "Orange Sky" is what I consider to be the greatest song ever written. However, the Time Without Consequence version is devastatingly bad (when held up to the light of the original). The new version is too fast, has an inexplicably irritating percussion, and just doesn't dig into the soul the way the Four Songs version does. I will always be baffled by this remake. It is truly awful. Its only saving grace is that the original is still available.
But that is by no means any reason to avoid this CD. In fact, those who do not know the original "Orange Sky" may fall in love with this one. But it is my duty to warn those looking for an "Orange Sky" that matches the original that you will be severely disappointed. Outside of this single-song complaint, this CD has vaulted to one of the best I own.
Free Music Review: Not for the faint of heart!
Hit: 5 Stars
Another reviewer wrote that he loved the album but had a hard time staying with Murdoch in the emotional terrain that he mines in "Time without consequences". I can relate because Murdoch is a rare artist that can write soul wrenching lyrics of introspection and yearning and emotionally deliver them with his vocals. John Trudell, Michael Franti, Bruce Cockburn, and Bob Dylan are a few that come to mind with that rare combination of ablilities. It is road rarely travelled by most singer songwriters being that most don't have the ability or at best flirt with it instead of committing to it.
The album is bold and haunting being that most of the songs don't particularly have a chorus or normal song structures. The songs kind of ebb and flow culminating into min-folk orchestras by the end of some of them. Some of Alexi's lyrics can be unintenitionally challenging like "Sometimes I feel like I'm drowning... ...We'll actually most of the time" in "I had a dream I could fly". This music is intense and soul searching not for the faint of heart!!!
Free Music Review: Echoes of Nick Drake, but all Alexi
Hit: 5 Stars
I do not make comparisons to Nick Drake lightly, but Alexi Murdoch's tunes on "Time Without Consequence" can rightly be compared to Pink Moon, River Man, or other legendary Drake songs. Alexi's quiet, confident performances, sung in a hushed voice with guitar and (mostly) minimal instrumentation, are beautiful, haunting, and soothing without being boring or saccharin.
But while Alexi Murdoch's terrific CD may reflect Drake's style he is also clearly his own performer, experimenting with different sounds and approaches to his music.
His voice is not the deepest or strongest you'll hear, but that doesn't matter when what is being conveyed is emotion and beauty. This CD feels like a private performance worth revisiting, and in the few weeks since it was released I have listened to it dozens of time and keep hearing something new and interesting each time.
In a loud world, this CD whispers for your attention and genuinely deserves it!
Free Music Review: A must-have jem
Hit: 5 Stars
Finally! I've been a huge fan of Alexi Murdoch ever since I bought and listened to his Four Songs EP. I can't tell you how many times I've listened to those four songs, which has kept me wanting more and anticipating a full-length album from this talented artist. Time Without Consequence is everything I've hoped for and, if possible, has made me an even bigger fan of his. Every song on this album is a jem. I'm particularly fond of the song "Love You More," but, honestly, every song is really good and has the potential to become favorites of anyone who listens to them. Three of the songs ("Blue Mind," "Song For You," and "Orange Sky") on this album are also on his Four Songs EP, but a slightly different version. Personally, I think I like the original versions of those songs from the EP a little better, but the versions on this album are nonetheless great. This album is by far one of my most favorite in my music collection. Highly recommended!Free Music Review: Yes, it's that good.
Hit: 5 Stars
Just got this CD today. I have the EP, which I like a lot, especially "Orange Skies." As good as that is, I didn't really expect him to make a great album first time out; sounds like that's exactly what he did, though.
The first song, "All My Days," is the most uncanny channeling of Nick Drake I've ever heard, but it's original and natural; it's so effortless, you'd think he had never actually heard Nick Drake, but just happened to develop and identical style. The rest has some definite Drake-ish touches, especially the sound of the guitar and the voice, but it's so much more than a tribute album. It's just really good, and I expect it will sound better the more I listen. If you liked "Orange Skies" or you're a Nick Drake fan, don't miss this. I'm as tired as anybody of having every new singer songwriter compared to Drake, but we finally have an artist who deserves it, even as he trancends it.