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by Montey Zike, posted by blog admin
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by Odandiee
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The
newest release from the musical Hooks family and their band The Real Hooks, “Damn
You”, continues to capitalize on the same powerful combination of melody, mood,
chemistry, and humor that’s brought them into the national spotlight. They made
some exceptionally wise choices along the way that’s further helped them
develop commercial momentum. The most recent intelligent move they made came
with the decision to open up their songwriting options rather than keeping them
exclusively “in-house”. It pays big dividends on this cut – it’s co-written
with respected songwriter Mark Spiro, a composer whose work with performers as
diverse as Lita Ford and Anne Murray, among others, has generates over 100
million units in sales. Lead singer and guitarist Kyle Hooks remains the focal
point of the band’s musical presentation, but his siblings and father are
formidable talents in their own rights and, taken together, they make a mammoth
impact.
Any
band capable of actually playing their instruments can whip up sonic energy.
Some bands, however, betray how laborious it is for them in the paint by numbers way they approach
those moments. There’s none of that with The Real Hooks. “Damn You” has genuine
energy born from the effortless and natural chemistry these players share. Kyle
Hooks is the obvious front man and lead vocalist, but the band achieves an
effortless vocal blend and the harmonies are among the most notable aspects of
the work. The guitar jangle defining much of the track comes from electric and
acoustic both and nicely timed piano fills further flesh out the song’s melodic
possibilities. The band shows real sensitivity to match their playfulness and
the phrasing often defining the vocal makes this an uplifting musical moment as
well as underscoring the track’s understated humor.
The
lyrical content delivers on that understated humor, but their playfulness is never
childish or sophomoric. “Damn You” has lyrics capable of making you smile
because they know exactly how to orchestrate those potential humorous moments
so that they dovetail neatly with the arrangement and, especially, the vocals.
They are ideally suited at every turn. The track, likewise, has a pleasing
sense of completeness. They never try our patience and run on too long but,
moreover, they offer up an unified and polished bit of songwriting that has
everything it needs for making audiences happy, is built for live performance,
and doesn’t feel like it is missing a single part. “Damn You” is The Real Hooks’
finest effort to date and promises greater things to come for a band that’s
already accomplished much in a short amount of time.
Grade:
A
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