Joey Hebdo; Prosciutto
A Syrupy Album That Captures Ardor And Love
In the quaint city of Columbus, Ohio a bright melodic contribution to music named Joey Hebdo has been born. With his second album, Prosciutto, appears at just the right time. It goes without saying that perhaps the world has fallen asleep when it comes to recognizing good quality music lately. We’re bombarded with Lady GaGa’s and the Kenny G/Weezer atrocity. In that pool of last and lost attempts materializes Joey Hebdo. With an angelic voice and polished style making the soul wake up and breathe once again. Joey Hebdo’s Prosciutto comes at its listening audience like a whirlwind of different textures. From its opening track, Cold in the West, the guitar hypnotizes and swirls in the mind, sending it to and fro with no destination; a definite journey of lyrical content and tempo changes. The second track, Triple Stamp, incorporates trumpets and foot stomping reminding the listener perhaps of a typical night out on the town letting the demons loose.
According to an interview on youtube.com, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIZ5ro0G1QY , Joey says that Verbal Pool Pass was created in about 3 hours, with him and his engineer making a whole bunch of funny noises that were spontaneously recorded all the while being recorded on film. The eerie opening riff easily makes the song uniquely different from all the rest on the album, right up until its abrupt ending. The title track, Prosciutto can easily be the most addictive track on the album. His voice sounds like a stunning bird returning a mating call with tinges of flirtation.He sends the audience on a journey that tragically comes to an end. The last track, See Things, cools the pulse and softly yet with a tone of humble astuteness, Joey Hebdo lets his fans now how we could probably look through other people’s eyes or the profound impact we could leave on other people without even realizing it. The rawness in some of the tracks in the album come through as if the listener were there with him. The vintage microphone sound incorporated on multiple tracks on the album, eminates a feeling technology long ago killed. The truth is simple and legit; the whole album is absolutely exquisite.
Tracks on Prosciutto
- Cold in the West
- Triple Stamp
- Verbal Pool Pass
- Good Sense
- Prosciutto
- Where is the Love
- Tell Me Back
- Nobody’s Followin Me
- Come for Me
- Country Lips
- When You’re In It
- See Things
His music carries a message that is straightforward and appears effortless. Joey Hebdo speaks of love and the hurt that comes as a side dish. The mistakes people can make when they aren’t ready for the idea of love. The small things that make all the difference and the big things that take the place of the sacred act of loving. He sings about the things people tend to forget and the things they wish they could always remember.
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