Body Full Of Stars - "Welcome"
Under the Body Full Of Stars logo on the back of the CD cover it says "aka The Rhythm Methodists". No question that these folks have rhythm. That's what this music is all about. On "Welcome", Body Full Of Stars returns with more of their soulful rocking songs. The band is, once again, Tim Jones on vocals and guitar, Martin Holder on lead guitar, Terri B on backing vocals, Paddi Addison on drums, Yazuko Fukuoka on Hammond Organ, Paul Ellis on keyboards, and Mark Dunn on bass, keyboards and vocals. In fact, this appears to be a Dunn led project as he wrote most of the songs and produced the album. This is far and away from spacerock folks but if you enjoy well crafted songs with great vocals then there's plenty here for you.
The songs are very well written and most of them stuck to me upon the first listen. The strongest tunes are the soulful funky songs. Tim Jones has a distinct voice that I'm sure I'd recognize anywhere, though Mark Dunn handles much of the lead vocals this time around. And he sounds a lot like Richard Sinclair which should spark your interest if any of you spacers also happen to be Canterbury fans. The music is well played by this tight band and Holder's guitar licks are gorgeously tasteful and sometimes shred without you even realizing he just blazed a trail of licks.
Jerry Kranitz - Aural Innovations