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Long Player Late Bloomer

Ron Sexsmith

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Ron Sexsmith has been one of most consistently brilliant songwriters since he emerged fully formed with his self-titled major-label release in 1995. Here with hard-rock producer Bob Rock keeping the sound tight and snappy, he sounds more powerful than ever before. The hooks come flying fast and furious and Sexsmith sounds completely in charge on the harmony-stacked power-pop rocker “The Reason Why.” Throughout the album, the arrangements coalesce into a powerful mix that gives Sexsmith a strong-armed backing band, with Josh Freese on drums and Travis Good of the Sadies on guitar. “Believe It When I See It” features a chilling organ-piano bed and a melody worthy of early-‘70s radio. “Miracles” is soft rock with an extra kick. “No Help At All” with electric piano and flute travels to a time when songcraft was highly celebrated. “Late Bloomer” rings like an Andrew Gold piano piece. “Heavenly,” in a crisp two and a half minutes, “Michael and His Dad” and “Everytime I Follow” are further proof of Sexsmith’s unrelenting songwriting prowess.

Customer Reviews

Ron in full bloom

Ron is not a late bloomer if you know his earlier music. Perhaps we can call him a late pop star bloomer because that is how he shines on this album. Ron and Bob Rock together is pure musical genius. This album will win Ron a Juno for songwriter of the year and Bob for producer of the year...you heard it here first. Brilliant!

Gotta love Ron, but...

I admit I haven't listened to this too many times yet - but unlike other ron albums, which normally offer some kind of welcome surprise or twist, the pairing with bob rock and the use of the pitch corrector seem like trying he's too hard for commercial success, without the stellar songwriting from some of his earlier recordings. I'll support Ron forever and I know he's an artist who deserves to be a household name, but I hope he goes back to his authentic self soon. When Neil Young starts using a pitch corrector too, the end of the world is near!

Great.....but what else is knew

Not necessarily new ground broken here, but the guy is such a strong writer it's almost unreal.

It must drive other singer songwriters crazy. Ron seems to have an endless pool of great tunes.

Worth the purchase.

Biography

Born: January 08, 1964 in St. Catharine's, Ontario, Canada

Genre: Rock

Years Active: '90s, '00s, '10s

The earnest work of boyish Canadian singer/songwriter Ron Sexsmith won acclaim not from only critics but from fellow performers like Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, and John Hiatt — some of the same artists, ironically enough, who initially inspired Sexsmith himself to become a musician. Born in 1964 and raised in the Niagara Falls area, he started his first band at the age of 14, and within a few years earned his first regular gig at an area club. Influenced by Pete Seeger, he began making...
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