Rick Spreitzer is first and foremost a lyricist; a songwriter who tosses off one-liners with such casual ease that you don't realize their emotional punch until he's well into the next verse. My favorite example is from the title track of his latest CD, From The Bottom, in which the end of a 12 year relationship is summed up with, "how do you take back the holes in the wall?" Spreitzer's songwriting talent's are gaining recognition, having won the 7th Annual North Carolina Songwriter’s Co-Op Songwriter’s Contest and twice placing in the top 10 at the Flat Rock Music Festival’s Hank Williams Songwriting Contest. The music is well crafted to keep the lyrics front and center. About half of the songs twangy base to them and the other half have an acoustic coffeehouse folk feel to them. Highlight tracks are "Roll Back", "Serpent and Henry Gray," and "From the Bottom."
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
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