Search - Steve Wynn :: Crossing Dragon Bridge

Amazing, literate songwriting

Bruce E. Hartley | Lenexa, Kansas | 08/05/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Steve Wynn has crafted something other-worldly here. The record was written and recorded in Slovenia and has a distinctly European feel. Guitars are present but subdued in favor of beautifully orchestated, lush melodies. The tunes are remarkably simple, almost nursery rhyme-like, and man do they stick in your head. His songwriting is A-1 here, and lyrics are smart/funny as befits his subject matter. I especially love "Punching Holes In The Sky," which, I think, must be about what it feels like to live in a foreign country but not speak the language. You listen to others talking circles around you all day, unable to respond or interact with them, and it can be very frustrating. Despite the orchestration, the tunes have locomotion when needed, and this rocker-at-heart found the whole thing easily digestible. I keep finding new things in the lyrics every time I listen too, which keeps me coming back!"