Bill Parton Trio - Bill Parton Trio
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| Bill Parton Trio - Bill Parton Trio |
Release Date: 17th March 2014
These three chaps from Adelaide
reckon they are purveyors of piano pop-rock that take in parts of Coldplay, the
Beatles, Radiohead, Jeff Buckley and Zero 7. I've got to say I can't agree with
this self-assessment. This 6 track album opens up with 'Closer Now (feat. K21
& Cam Blockland)' and, to my humble ears, this sounds like Savage Garden
with Michael Buble guesting on vocals and a bit of slightly out of place
rapping. 'Falling For You Again' is pure Heart FM stuff with moments that sound
like James or Keane but mostly this is cheesy listening in the Maroon 5 of The
Feeling vein. Apart from sounding like the title of an angry teenager's song
about his parents, 'So Unfair' is also a bland, washed out attempt at soul with
no punch as Bill sings about his love being "a low priority" and how
he wants his girl to accept that she's "so unfair".
The Buble influence is back on
'Going Away' but there is a little more Robbie Williams about the crooning this
time as the piano plods along relentlessly. The name Bill Parton Trio, to me,
suggests either jazz or a huge ego and on 'If You're Here With Me' the three
guys finally play something approaching jazz but it's still at the insipid
smooth end of things which does nothing for me. Final track, 'Stalker Man'
starts with the sounds of children in a playground which is, frankly, creepy
given the song title and I just can shake the image of a smooth jazz pianist
hanging around playgrounds to get inspiration. Shudder. As you'll be aware by
now, I'm not a big fan of this album but if you like your music smooth, piano
based and with all the charm of a 45 year old barfly, then this is for you.
More information: www.billpartontrio.com