Wild Tales - 6.8
My last review took on the Stephen Stills-led band Manassas and this one will cover one of his closest musical partners, Graham Nash. The albums are quite different considering how closely to principle song writers worked together. Whereas the Manassas album is steeped in soul and very groove-based, Nash's work here channels Bob Dylan more than Marvin Gaye.
Nash's songs are good and they especially shine when he busts out his harmonica and slide guitar. However, his choruses have the tendency to become very similar to one another, and not particularly inventive. Songs like "Hey You" start out very strong, with a quality opening melody, but by the time the chorus rolls around I have become sick of it already. This is not to say that Wild Tales is a bad album. It definitely has its moments, on songs like "And so it Goes" and "Another Sleep Song," but the highs are just not high enough and lows are a little too cheesy and generic to suit my taste.
The album is not very eclectic, and because of this it does flow well as an album. The songs tend to blend together a bit as most of the keys are minor.
All in all, the album is consistent and well written and played. Nothing here will surprise you, but it might make it back to the record player a few times in the future as a low-key listen.
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