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Joe Next Door | Open All Night | Joe Next Door Music - Released Fall of 2010
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Every song has a mood and quite often an entire album will maintain a mood through each song. Open All Night, the new release from Joe Next Door balances a melodic pop style with the storytelling of a singer-songwriter. Behind the vocals of pianist Zoo (a.k.a. Michael Rae Zeoli) Open All Night is like a compilation of "slice of life" story-songs with each one a different and unique chapter tied together with a stylistic commonality that speaks of life's seemingly mundane struggles and the quest for a life beyond those struggles. There is an elemental quality throughout the album that kindles a reflection of great story songwriters such as the late Harry Chapin. Open All Night is an intelligent and intriguing album that invokes a mood that balances between wistful and hopeful. -Charlton Wiggins | TriadLiveMusic.com
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