Rating: 4.5/5
Gladstone is a guy who works in an office with only three walls, hates those who take two-day lunch breaks, and likes to declare his love in a park among potato salads and army ants. This album is one of the funnier ones I’ve heard, and the singer delivered it with his somewhat off-key voice that never lacked the deadpan tone needed to supply his deadpan humor.
Although he sometimes used clichéd words, I’m willing to overlook that for the overall strength of the album. The album has a whimsical feeling to it, which suits the subject matters of the song, which are actually pretty weird, such as “Conversations with the Past” and “Couch Tomato,” which is a couch potato that went sweet…yeah, it’s awesome, I know.
The lyrics aside, I like the album because the singer never really took himself seriously, and just tells intelligent jokes around from the beginning all the way to the end with an instrumental breaks in the middle of the album, which are surprisingly good. I also love the cartoon-like sound of the album.
This is a marvelous folk rock/country rock album with a sharp sense of humor that never failed to gain some smiles and chuckles. Although it is a little long at an hour, it is just an insignificant flaw.
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Track Names
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A Song For Everyone
Every Day Can Be A Sunny Day
For A Day In The Park
I’ll Try
Flags of Freedom
Estrogen
Office Tower Blues
Conversations With The Past
Couch Tomato
Mr. Pick Quick’s Polka
Nag
Wally’s Pre-Owned Automobiles
A Time for New Beginnings
A Year In The Valley
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Artist: Album
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Brian Gladstone: A Time for New Beginnings
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Genre
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NA
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More Information
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http://cdbaby.com/cd/briangladstone4
http://www.backtothedirt.com
