Bryan Gorsira
New World
© 2007 Bryan Gorsira (634479479632)
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A pleasant mix of rock, country and a bit of folk. Sounding at times like Dan Fogleburg and Van Morrison, at times like Rascal Flats or Keith Urban, with intelligent, vivid lyrics. A nice blend
tracks
- 1 Hello
- 2 Give Me a Day
- 3 Days Roll By
- 4 The Web
- 5 Into My Heart
- 6 Splintered Glass
- 7 Take Me to the River
- 8 Sold
- 9 New World
- 10 Queens and Castles
- 11 Cover Up
- 12 Thanks
- 13 Ulysses
- 14 Satin, Lace and Fantasy
- 15 Don Quixote
- 16 Ramble
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Check out www.myspace.com/bryangorsira for a silly and fun video I made for the song "sold"!
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50 YEARS OLD!!!! What’s with that?
Not sure how I got here, but there it is. As part of a tribute to that age mark, (and to allow myself at least one mid-life crises) I decided to make a cd of some of the music I have written in the past 30 years of plucking, fluting and croaking. Really am not much of a performer, (a wildlife biologist by day) but did do some coffee house stuff with a roommate during my hippie college phase, “Thick as a Brick”, “Moon Dance”, “John Barleycorn” you get the idea, and some open mic stuff here in Virginia. The cd, unfortunately (or maybe fortunately, depending on your opinion) does not include any of my fluting. (visit my web site for some of that, and one of the next cds, which are in process will have fluting) And, to cheat even more, 11 of the songs were done via Demos by Mail. Tom Manche in Nashville did some nice producing and recording of my music, and on most of those tracks a fellow named John Adams did the singing. A very sweet voice!!! (And on "The Web" a DC drummer, Jamieson Tobey performed on drums with Ira Gonzales on bass.) It’s a very strange experience; to let your baby’s go into someone else’s hands. Sometimes I was pleasantly surprised, sometimes I was shocked; what did he do to my song?! But overall, although somewhat different than what I would have done, the result is certainly much more professional than I could have done, and I am happy with all.
The other 5 songs, quite clearly, were not done by Tom and company. On these you get the pleasure of hearing me sloppily pluck my guitar and croak my way though some songs. Sometimes ok, sometimes not, but..what could I do?…I was out of money! Plus, it just didn’t seem quite right to have a cd of my music entirely performed by someone else.
Over all, I have to say, I think it is a pleasant cd. Some nice songs, a couple of stinkers (ok, ok...a couple suck).., some mediocre, some nice lyrics, some really corny,.... covered all the territory, as much as my talent would allow.
And so, give it a listen. Enjoy.
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Good Music
author: Mr. Blue BoogieStyle : Americana Rate (1-5): **** NEW WORLD by BRYAN GORSIRA is a kind of oddball in the billybop collection if you ask me. A mixture of Americana, country and folk, this album has 16 tracks which all are written by Bryan himself but only 5 of them are sung by the man. The other 11 tracks are produced by Tom Manche and sung by John Adams. Nothing special you might say, well not exactly. These tunes were handed over by Bryan by mail in kind of demo version and then Tom and his gang reworked the songs into something new. Bryan is not much of a musician as he explains himself, but at the turning point of fifty he wanted to do something that would remain (call it midlife crises if you like), so he decided to record a couple of songs he wrote over the past 30 years and handed them over to Tom Manche who created something really exciting according to Bryan. Most of the tunes are in Country folk finger picking style that is reminiscent to some sixties psychedelic tunes (track 5 “Into My Heart”), but others are clearly inspired by folk (track 3 “Days Roll By”), progressive rock (track 6 “Splintered Glass”), blues and gospel (track 7 “Take Me to The River”), rock (Track 8 “Sold”) or soul (track 14 “Satin Lace Fantasy”). It becomes quite obvious that these tunes are written over a time of thirty years since and thus this album is a mixed bag of styles and genres. But for once I don’t care about that as I don’t care about the fact that this isn’t a rockabilly or country album. The music is simply great and absolutely great for the season. Check out Bryan Gorsira’s website or go directly to CD baby to hear some of his music. Mr. Blue Boogie
Loved the Lyrics
author: Diane HaworthI thought the lyrics were both intelligent and beautifully vivid. While I thought the guy doing the majority of the vocals was great, I must say some of my favorites featured Brayn singing. He has a distinct sound that really compliments the songs.
A mix of Dan folgelburg and Van Morrison
author: Holly AllisonIt was like listening to a beloved CD like Dan Folgelburg or Van Morrison -- but better with my beloved country kick.
The quality was excellent.
author: Reed RosellI heard a touch of Cat Stevens in some of the songs.
Very Nice Job!
author: Gregoire McClellanI like your lyrics. They evoke gritty images, but show vulnerability at the same time. Nice blend. Humility, but with a world-worn wisdom. I hear more of a Rascal Flats/Brooks & Dunn/Montgomery Gentry influence now. I love the Cajun accordion/keyboard on Song #7.