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james hill · 08-12-2002, 12:47 PM

i hear very little, if any, difference in gord's voice on the SHADOWS & SALUTE albums. the production, on the other hand is quite noticeable. SHADOWS has a very warm, dark, moody feel to it, while SALUTE is indeed a radio friendly sounding record; perhaps too friendly. the musical arrangements have a "bright" sound to them, a little too slick, especially on the more uptempo trax like "Broken Dreams", (a tremendous song, by the way), "Salute...", "Someone to Believe In", (should've been a single).
i don't notice the change in gord's voice until the next album EOM. mixed results on that one.
in closing, gord himself thinks he didn't start to sing well 'til 1990!

james hill

08-12-2002, 12:47 PM	#17
james hill Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: toronto,ontario,canada Posts: 109	i hear very little, if any, difference in gord's voice on the SHADOWS & SALUTE albums. the production, on the other hand is quite noticeable. SHADOWS has a very warm, dark, moody feel to it, while SALUTE is indeed a radio friendly sounding record; perhaps too friendly. the musical arrangements have a "bright" sound to them, a little too slick, especially on the more uptempo trax like "Broken Dreams", (a tremendous song, by the way), "Salute...", "Someone to Believe In", (should've been a single). i don't notice the change in gord's voice until the next album EOM. mixed results on that one. in closing, gord himself thinks he didn't start to sing well 'til 1990! james hill