4.5 Star BBC Review of Half Moon Show!
10/05/07 10:39
The last Jim Clements
and the Right To Die show was reviewed by the BBC
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Entrancing & Well-Crafted Folk Rock
Jim Clements and the Right to Die are a mixed bag of personalities who come together to make a striking whole; from Maya Ahuja's dramatic and sometimes eerie violin lines to Jim Clement's hypnotic vocals, the overall impression of the band is an intoxicating fusion of folk, indie, blues and rock; imagine the Waterboys mixed with the Pogues and Dylan.
Clement's lyrics are entrancing and well-crafted. His tendency towards the macabre (Coming Up Roses) and infidelity (I've Always Been Faithful) is evident in the older material they bring out tonight, while their newer songs reflect on some of the quirks of religion (St Christopher's Travelling Blues - a song about a saint whose sanctity was withdrawn who allegedly carried an infant Jesus across a river).
The room was held captive under their spell for the duration of their set, the songs interspersed with a humble sense of humour and the feeling that the band are a good bunch of friends who believe in what they're doing. Judging by the audience reaction tonight, Jim Clements and his band are making some pretty big waves in the overcrowded ocean of singer-songwriters; maybe there's room at the top for one more yet.
Entrancing & Well-Crafted Folk Rock
Jim Clements and the Right to Die are a mixed bag of personalities who come together to make a striking whole; from Maya Ahuja's dramatic and sometimes eerie violin lines to Jim Clement's hypnotic vocals, the overall impression of the band is an intoxicating fusion of folk, indie, blues and rock; imagine the Waterboys mixed with the Pogues and Dylan.
Clement's lyrics are entrancing and well-crafted. His tendency towards the macabre (Coming Up Roses) and infidelity (I've Always Been Faithful) is evident in the older material they bring out tonight, while their newer songs reflect on some of the quirks of religion (St Christopher's Travelling Blues - a song about a saint whose sanctity was withdrawn who allegedly carried an infant Jesus across a river).
The room was held captive under their spell for the duration of their set, the songs interspersed with a humble sense of humour and the feeling that the band are a good bunch of friends who believe in what they're doing. Judging by the audience reaction tonight, Jim Clements and his band are making some pretty big waves in the overcrowded ocean of singer-songwriters; maybe there's room at the top for one more yet.