“Shapshot” review by Joanna Ostrowiecka
As I was very interested in Roger Glover’s solo records, when the Snapshot appeared, I bought it at once.
Very nice CD. RG sings beautifully, though my first impression is he doesn’t believe in his power. Why does he sing one song only?
Various songs, dynamic and romantic ones. No monotony. Some of them make me dance- “My turn” (interesting rhythm experiment), “When it comes to you” for instance. Other one put me to sleep: “No place to go” (this guitar expresses well the night atmosphere), or “If I could fly”- the sax play reminds me of some Kurylewicz’s and Namys³owski’s compositions which I like very much…
Listening to “Some hope” I always imagine our Warsaw shows “Jazz in the Old Town”. The same atmosphere.
And Gillian Glover… her voice knocks me out. Something uncommon, incredible. Dynamic and romantic at the same time, mysterious… words fail me. My favourite song.
In general: I like this CD. Very good, especially for persons tired of listening to the rock ones. It relaxes indeed.
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Relaxing, yes. Roger seems to put mind and heart together, instead of making them fight it out. He turns off my overthinking switch and allows me to feel. That’s been a rare treat for me, but I’m finally getting the hang of it. So thank you for that, Roger.
I’m glad the songs don’t put me to sleep, so I can savour the music and all that’s in it. No Place to Go makes me wish I had known Roger in those days. And Some Hope has helped me to see that hope can be a lot of different things. I once got into an argument about whether hope has any value at all. But Roger’s song has completely turned me around on that.
I have the CD version with demos, which include my two favourites, so I can sing along with Roger. I especially like to sing with him on Nothing Else, my very favourite of all love songs. And, also my favourite on the album, Bargain Basement, which, if I didn’t know better, I would think he wrote for me.
Thank you Roger. 🌹