Search - Renee Geyer :: Tonight

She who dares wins

Stuart MacDonnell | Bangkok, Thailand | 04/25/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Renee could have been forgiven for trying to replicate her last studio album as it gave her her best selling album for many, many years. However, anyone who is expecting Tenderland Part Two is in for a (fantastic) surprise. Where Tenderland was a tribute to some old favorites and inspirations, Tonight looks defiantly into new territory. It melds her magnificent vocals with interesting and unexpected arrangements that rather than distract from the beauty of her voice, cast a different light on the fantastic musical instrument that it is. With wonderful string arrangements (It Takes a Woman, Cry One More Time) that hark back to 60s Dusty Springfield or Burt Bacharach to the mariachi horns on Paul Kelly's Gutless Wonder to the pounding stomp on I'm Evil Tonight, this album recognises its roots and totally reshapes them into 21st century soul. My personal fave at this stage is probably the beautifully stark He Loves Me Not, but on Tonight every one is a winner."