| This is an album that I have been playing a lot in | | | | and the way he puts them across is so sincere. |
| the last 6 months and must rate as one of my | | | | The songs have all been crafted together |
| favourites of 2009. It's a collection of really | | | | meticulously and are of a high standard. There are |
| melodic songs with great hooks that will | | | | shades of Jamie Cullum (Honest) and Gary Barlow |
| reverberate in your brain for weeks to come. | | | | (Life Gets In The Way). There may also be a |
| The production is big, the musical accompaniment | | | | slight feel of a 2000+ version of Elvis Costello |
| of strings, piano and brass is stunning and the | | | | here but if there is it comes with a much harder |
| voice is warm and effortless. | | | | edge to it. |
| The first album by 24-year-old Londoner, Gary | | | | Favourite track on the album is undoubtedly |
| Baker (alias Gary Go) personifies everything good | | | | Wonderful which is an absolutely wonderful |
| about British pop music. Unfortunately though, the | | | | anthem for today. Again the words are inspiring |
| album didn't receive huge recognition in the U.K, | | | | and uplifting and I love the ending verse, "cause |
| the highest position being 22 in the album charts, | | | | we are all miracles, wrapped up in chemicals, we |
| and the artist continues to be under-rated. | | | | are incredible, don't take it for granted, no, we |
| The problem is Gary Go is probably too clean-cut | | | | are all miracles." Again, this deserved to do better |
| (Clark Kent look alike!) and too much of a Mr Nice | | | | than peaking at 25 in the singles download charts. |
| Guy for much of the British public. He falls outside | | | | Other tracks on the album which I love are Open |
| the spiritual New Age set and his age precludes | | | | Arms, Engines and the heavier Refuse To Lose. |
| him from adulation by female teenies or the | | | | Reading the reviews on Amazon one of the |
| over-40s Take That brigade. | | | | words that crops up more than once is epic and |
| This is all a bit of a shame as in these days of | | | | this sums up Gary Go's debut album well. This guy |
| ego driven pop stars it is refreshing to have | | | | has potential so let's group together and make |
| someone as honest and humble as Gary Go. The | | | | him big in 2010! |
| words are obviously so really important to him | | | | |