Search - Ivan Neville :: Thanks

Worthy of more attention.

Stephen Doig | New Zealand | 10/12/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"'Thanks' amounts to good straight-ahead pop/rock music which Ivan Neville has always been more than capable of producing. Perhaps better known for his drumming abilities and being the son of Aaron Neville, Ivan Neville's songwriting ability is too easily overlooked by an industry looking for the next flash in the pan. When Neville put out the excellent record 'If My Ancestors Could See Me Now' in the late eighties the buying public was too caught up in the horrid phenomena that was 'hair-rock' to appreciate the gritty yet accessible rock on offer. Like the man himself, 'Thanks' is a set of modest, colourful and thoroughbly enjoyable pop/rock songs. Occasionally there is a foray into more jazz/regae oriented material but the music here is at it's best when it sticks to the rock basics as in the very good songs 'Don't Cry Now' and 'Hell To Tell'. Overall a warm, engaging and very human recording."

HALF R & B HALF LOOSE ROCK

Stephen Doig | 10/28/1998

(3 out of 5 stars)

"THE STANDOUT IS THE SONG PADLOCK WHICH FEATURES KEITH RICHARDS ON GUITAR AND RON WOOD ON BASS ITS ABOUT A NINE MINUTE LOOSE JAM. 2 OR 3 GOOD ROCKERS THE REST IS MAINLY JAZZY R AND B. AMERICAN RELEASE. BONNIE RAITT,STEVE JORDEN AND CHARLIE DRAYTON APPEAR."