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Richard Davies, Telegraph
Audio CD
Disk ID: 396674
Disk length: 38m 20s (10 Tracks)
Original Release Date: 1998
Label: Unknown
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Tracks & Durations
| 1. Cantina | 4:21 |
| 2. Surface of the Sun | 3:20 |
| 3. Confederate Cheerio Call | 5:39 |
| 4. Papillon | 3:39 |
| 5. Crystal Clear | 4:36 |
| 6. Eye Camera | 2:49 |
| 7. Close to the Storyline | 3:22 |
| 8. Main Street Electrical Parade | 3:22 |
| 9. Evergreen | 2:49 |
| 10. Days to Remember | 4:17 |
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Review
Australian Richard Davis is best known as an exponent of a baroque, sophisto pop informed by equal parts Pink Floyd, Robyn Hitchcock, and Nick Drake. Singing in a soft, rather plain tenor, Davis pens quirky, literary lines and places them against softly brushed strings and intricately orchestrated arrangements. What makes Telegraph so special is not just its impeccable pace and feel, but its uncanny ability to transmit bolts of vivid emotion. --S. DudaDon't expect to love Telegraph on the first listen. Where Davies's earlier work always had a hook to draw you in, this album initially comes off cold. Granted, the minimalist arrangements and early Bee Gees style harmonies that marked his solo debut are still prominent, but these songs take time to unfold. Three or four listens, and the album begins to transform. Five or six, and it seems outright brilliant. A single chord or piano flourish leaps out with the emotional intensity of a new romance. Lyrics that should be trite (say "Crystal Clear"'s "In the end/all my blues are red again") become almost tearful. This is Davies's gamble. He's traded hooks for emotional depth. He's betting that his audience is smart enough to work a little. This is pop made to age gracefully. --Bill Snyder
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Tracks: 11 (+1 tracks), Disk length: 55m 41s (+17m 21s)
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