Something Peculiar (her first album and her only produced by Jeff Lynne) is, of course, a drastically different album than Restless Night. But, I was surprised more ELO/related fans didn't follow Restless Night because it was a bit too dark and not pop. I thoroughly enjoyed it, though.
See, there was a time in popular music when singing as if you had a fingernail ripped off was considered good. I found wailing into the microphone like that absolutely ridiculous and still do. Whenever you long for a unique voice who approaches their singing with style and substance, Julianna Raye completely fits the bill.
The thing is both Jeff Lynne and Ethan Johns captured all these little nuances in her voice and brought them out on record. Plus, her writing is absolutely amazing and rather underrated.
Dominoes sounds like an enjoyable follow-up. You can read more and hear clips of the album here.
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I thought Something Peculiar was great, and even managed to track down a CD copy recently!
I'll have to take a listen to her new stuff!
great album - loved laughing wild to bits.
The tunes sound like they were made for an Easy Listening station. Definitely more mature influnced.
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