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Published On: Thu, Nov 3rd, 2016

Glenn Meling: Minnesota

glenn-meling-minnesaota-coverGlenn Meling
Minnesota
(Horus Music Distribution)

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Glenn Melingā€™s thirdĀ album,Ā Minnesota, mines U2 so much, from the plinky guitar sounds, the atmosphere for purely atmosphereā€™s sake and even the Bono-like breathy vocals that you will be reminded maybe a bit too much of the Irish band. Not that his songwriting and playing isnā€™t solid through.Ā From opener ā€œAlive,ā€ with its distorted guitar wash and plucked single notes and the chorus opening up wide, to the title trackā€™s neat-o bass line and chorus cry, to the groove of ā€œAmericaā€ (again with solid bass playing from Meling), he keeps to his commitment to tell a conceptual story here, plays well, but I feel wears his obvious influences on his sleeve a bit too much.Ā Then there is ā€œThe Good I See In You,ā€ a gem, an album break out, the best song here, and what truly Meling might best be capable of. Here we get a mournful horn, no hint of Bono, and simple, slow bass playing. This is the stuff or brilliance and worth the price of the album, really.Ā Minnesota ends with ā€œFree,ā€ more guitar noodling distortion and back to the U2 stuff (we even get a ā€œraging fireā€ in the lyric). The harmonies here are nicely layered and he does maintain a good, cool soundscape.

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