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Clive Carroll Life In Colour (2008)
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"The third album in acoustic guitarist Clive Carroll's catalogue, reveals a fundamental mastery of the instrument that underlies an open-ended curiosity...a diverse and worthwhile ride."
Tracklist:
1. All This Time (3.55) [listen]
2. Doodup (3.12) [ listen]
3. Mississippi Blues (3.29)
4. Oregon (4.47) [ listen]
5. Shiny Wooden Toy (3.13)
6. The Gentle Man (3.30)
7. Delhi Fratelli (3.05) [ listen]
8. Eliza's Eyes (3.21)
9. Sid the Squid (3.20)
10. The Boatman (4.13)
11. Change of scene (0.57)
12. Preludium (1.34)
13. The Right Honorable Robert, Earl of Essex, His Galliard (2.06)
Reviews:
Minor 7th
"'Life in Colour,' the third album in acoustic guitarist Clive Carroll's catalogue, reveals a fundamental mastery of the instrument that underlies an open-ended curiosity. From the sassy Les Paul-on-a-Tele twists of "Doodup" to the very English take on classical guitar on two John Dowland compositions, Carroll takes the listener on a diverse and worthwhile ride. The CD contains nine Carroll compositions in a program that mostly features acoustic guitar accompanied on some tunes by a bit of light percussion. A Willie Brown tune, "Mississippi Blues," first recorded for a 1929 Library of Congress session, comes to life all duded up in Carroll's cover. I suspect Brown, a Robert Johnson sideman, would have been proud. "Oregon" boasts lush melodic configurations and chordal flights supporting an upper register that recalls an acoustic John McLaughlin. By the time you get through the rollicking "Shiny Wooden Toy," you conclude this guy can kick some ass -- and you've still got seven songs to go! "Delhi Fratelli" proves Carroll is freak-out-Bela Fleck good on banjo. And the two short Dowland pieces, "Preludium" and "The Right Honorable Robert, Earl of Essex, His Galliard," comprise a sublime close to the album. A disciple of John Renbourn and Tommy Emmanuel, both of whom who have advanced his career, Carroll gets one big sound out of a rosewood and spruce box. At the age of 35, this artist is in full stride and you can expect more good things to come."
--Steve Klingaman, Minor 7th, March/April 2010
MOJO
Red-hot with creativity 'The Kid' is back with a stunning collection of original material and three great arrangements. Since being described in 2000 by Acoustic Guitar Magazine as 'Probably the Best and Most Original Young Acoustic Guitarist/Composer in Britain' after the release of his first CD 'Sixth Sense', Clive is now regarded by some of the best in the business as one of the World's finest musicians. 'Compositionally assured, with a breathtaking mastery of techniques.....this is stunning and eminently listenable stuff.'
- MOJO
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