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Reviews
The Age Entertainment Guide 9th June 2000
Review by Ken Williams -3.5 stars
Down the mothers track
Riley Jordan
Riley Jordan is a Melbourne singer-songwriter who has had a previous life at the poppier end of the music spectrum. That behind her, over two years she has written and recorded an auspicious album, on which she arranged the music and played most of the instruments. The sound is rich with plangent guitar and percussive rhythms, suggestive, by turn, of wide open spaces and the dark night of the heart. Jordan’s voice is a soulful, keening cry. The song that most
commands my attention is the pulsing I don’t want your millions Mr (“I don’t want your diamond ring/All our wants the right to live”), which, to these ears, has strong echoes of the Mississippi fife and drum tradition, as in Hey, Gyp,
“written” by Donovan from a field recording and given rock band treatment by the Animals.
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AMG AllMusic Guide: Pop Albums:
Down the Mother’s Track |
If one is tired of the same old bump and grind coming out of the music scene, then hook up with Riley Jordan’s Down the Mother’s Track. This album features some of the most original mix of world, jazz, and blues songs one will come across. The emotion-filled vocals and lyrics to match make this a compelling listen that one will find difficult to release. Percussion with a Caribbean flavor is the essence of the instrumentation used to color the primarily a cappella number “Holy Ground.” The melodic and soulful vocal presentation is a trance-inducing meditational musical journey. Jordan displays true artistic genius in the original structure of the charismatic song. On “My Friend Annie,” the feel has moved toward a funk-jazz movement. The vocals are soulful and very intense when harmonies are in effect. The funk-filled bassline has a solid groove, and the depth comes from Sigi Gabrie’s trumpet and clarinet accentuations. “My Friend Annie” has a contagious and infectious melody with a strong dance groove, certain to be a favorite from the album. Variety, variety, and more variety is the name of the game on Jordan’s Down the Mother’s Track. The fact that the album contains only eight songs should not detract one from picking up this gem; the high quality content balances the equation. With the original creative genius Riley Jordan presents, her name will be one heard linked with the master composers and entertainers of the new millennium. ~ Larry Belanger, Rovi
