| The following excerpt is a
review of Christopher Bennett's "A Room With A Clue" in 20th Century
Guitar. This magazine is published by Seventh String Press Inc., New
York.
As far as DIY albums go, A Room
With A Clue as a most honorable debut effort and in a perfect world would
be the ticket to U.S. acceptance for Toronto-based guitarist and songwriter
Chris Bennett. Bennett's uniformly catchy, at times introspective
music features well-honed arrangements and more often than not hits a solid
groove. Another real attraction here is Bennett's engaging guitar work.
Bennett employs a wealth of vintage Fender, Gretsch, Les Paul and Martin
guitars to good avail and gets able backing from a pair of drummers an
lap steel guitarist Don Rooke. A rocked-out, often unusual composite
of British pop, American rock, folk, R&B and jazz, A Room With A
Clue gets better with each replay. |
