Search - Bap Kennedy :: Lonely Street

A fine album

William Cuthbertson | 05/02/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Truth is, Bap Kennedy's melodies are so well constructed that they seem to be songs you already know. And while there is some genre mixing going on with Lonely Street--polka, tango, the undying railroad blues rif--none of it is so far out that the listener feels alienated or impatient. Kennedy's musical intelligence appeals to the sonically cultured crowd--whose high standards are the only way I can justify the less than perfect reviews here. Maybe this isn't quite the equivalent of Dylan's Blonde on Blonde, but for folks who want an album to play while they wash the dishes or reflect on the porch, this is, like Domestic Blues before it--pure listenable genius."

Bap Kennedy-one of the world's best singers

Susan M. Khaury | Marin County | 09/08/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'm not exaggerating. Bap's voice has hints of Paul Simon, and John Lennon here and there, but it also has its own seductive, delicious, addicting quality. His album lures you into a sort of altered state from which you do not want to return. When I first got it, I listened to it on my commute for a month. That means I heard this album over 80 times in a row before I could stand to listen to anything else again. Bap's music is what most country is not, which is: very romantic and relaxing, for the most part. People try to pay it compliments by comparing it to other, better known musicians' work, but honestly, Bap Kennedy does not remind me of anyone else, and that is a high compliment from me. The songs are great, and the musicians are superb, but for me its the voice. I'd buy an album of this guy reading the phone book."

Moonlight kiss

jared | Houston, TX USA | 01/30/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I've noticed that the previous reviewers have failed to mention moonlight kiss as a beautiful stand out track. I would buy this CD for that song alone...dispite it's typical "love song" lyrics I find it very poetic and musically beautiful. If nothing else you need to hear this song."