Here I am again reviewing Juan Pablo Mazzola AKA Baby Scream
This time a 7 track EP entitled ‘Identity Theft’ which is a very TODAY name I feel as identity theft becomes a daily topic and something we all have to be aware of in our daily life’s.
This is very apt title especially when the opening line in the first track ‘Be’ says “be yourself and no one else” running at only 00:01:12 this opening track maybe short but gives the message across that the world is yours so be yourself and no one else and if we think about it at times we all do often try to be like someone else and hide the real person within.The track is a lovely acoustic with Juan’s voice sounding on top form soft and full of emotion.
The second track ‘Dead Woman Walking’ is more up tempo and again has a strong message on life. How many of us are just walking around each day running on empty with our life’s rushing by? One day it dawns on you that most your life has flown by.
As you grow older friends get lost along the way all very thought provoking lyrics.
This EP is more acoustic based than ‘Ups and Downs’ but the track ‘Memories’ has this lovely US style almost country slide guitar with the acoustic that makes this one of my favorites. Juan sings of memories based around his backyard and hey! As kids don’t we all have those type of memories too? When life was much more simple and less stressful and everything you needed was in that backyard.
Now the track ‘Nicole’ got my attention mainly cause not long before I first heard this I met up with my dear friend Nicole from Switzerland who while talking music stated that there had never been a song with her name in that she could recall.
When I later played her this there was a big smile. The music arrangement has a mix of electric, strings & bongos and compared to Juan’s other EP ‘Ups and Downs’ his voice is more Juan not so much Lennon style appearing which in a way is a good thing as even thou I love that Lennon feel I also love to hear an artist be themselves which this EP really shows more of.
Till that is you get to another real short track at 00.01.22 in length but Juan’s vocals in ‘Underground Blues’ reminds me of Lennon’s ‘Rock’n’roll’ album with that real rough raw sound. If anything I feel this track could have been longer as it has so much more to offer.
Now a few of my friends all seem to love this track ‘Ojos Orientales’ it sort of stands out alone as a wonderful song. As in the title it has that slight Oriental sound and feel to the song. The guitar work plays a character for sure in this track as it really helps to take you where Juan wants you to be. The vocals and backing are outstanding and if I had to only pick one song to highly recommend it would be this one.
The final track comes round way too soon ‘Mucho Mungo’ has that wonderful bongo sound that almost takes you to some tropical island before Juan has even sang a word.
The guitar work is very Argentinean/ Spanish in style which is so beautiful
…‘Identity Theft’ shows growth in the past few years, shows there is a lot more to come from Baby Scream.
Check out or buy the EP here -
http://www.tradebit.com/filedetail.php/95490541-baby-scream
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