Rock and roll has an aesthetic — a personality, if you will. While nothing is new under the sun, the way an artist arranges the pre-existing sounds and "colors" on his or her "canvas" makes a new song. Some artists take their genre's tried and true elements and stay within its process, which becomes a challenge in its own right, competing with the historical accomplishments and greatness before it. To stand out in this context sometimes requires more creativity than so-called avant-garde recordings. Glenn does the genre justice here, without expanding it or breaking out.
Editors' ratings - Doug 3/5, Jason 2.5/5
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The Phantom Tollbooth 2002Reviewed by Rick ChromeyNobody cranks the blues like Glenn Kaiser. Face it, he's the Eric Clapton of Christian music. Nobody is bigger or better. His voice, divinely blessed with a dash of gravel, is perfect for the proper blues delivery. He fingers the frets of his instruments as if he was born with them attached. And his interpretation of traditional blues is so inspiring you almost forget he's white. Is Ripley County…The Phantom Tollbooth 2002Reviewed by Antony Barr-JeffreyChicago is obviously Glenn Kaiser's kind of town. Thirty years of ministry as a hands-on pastor, teacher, and minor blues / rock legend could probably qualify him for a key to the city. Of course that would be too ostentatious for Kaiser, a regular guy who just so happens to have a history of juggling more ministry balls at Jesus People USA in a week than most of us could in a year! As a…Similar sounding releases
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