JOHN CARRILLO: A Wink To His Career

John Carrillo

A Wink To His Career

© 2001 John Carrillo (634479490088)

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Simon & Garfunkel meet Radiohead meet Beatles meet Elvis Costello meet Travis meet The Who meet REM meet Matthew Sweet meet Belle & Sebastian meet Jackson Browne.

tracks

1 Brought to You by: Socks With Toes
2 My Sister (You've Grown So Cold)
3 Weegie Board
4 Leila and Augie (Part I)
5 Nowhere To Run
6 Window To Your World
7 Wendy
8 Percy's Gone Unconscious
9 All Levels
10 You've Got the Blues
11 Hathead
12 Comfortable Chair
13 Leila and Augie (Part II)

notes

This album was produced by Shawn Nourse

Here is a list of people that appear on this album:

John Carrillo
Shawn Nourse (Dwight Yoakam)
Chris Overall (Wonderlove, Vinegar Joe)
David Koval (Tinseltown, Twenty-Cent Crush, Breakfast With Amy)
David Shelton (UCI Symphony Orchestra)
Suzanne Shelton (UCI Symphony Orchestra)
Stan Sarto (Dogpark)
Lonnie Jordan (WAR)*
Bob Boulding (The Young Dubliners)
John McDuffy (Rita Coolidge)

*Lonnie Jordan/WAR appears courtesy of Avenue Records

"So-Cal singer-songwriter, John Carrillo, has come a long way since his karaoke days. After finding his distinct voice by singing to tracks at an Anaheim club, Carrillo learned to strum the guitar and write his own verses. This led to writer's nights, small club gigs, and a developing career as a solo artist.

His second CD, A Wink To His Career, gives a nod to both '60s Brit-pop and contemporary power pop. Throughout his latest release, Carrillo maintains the quirky sense of humor one would expect from a recovering karaoke singer. Subject matter ranges from silly to sentimental, with musings on socks with toes and a forlorn 'Hathead,' to sensitive love songs such as 'Wendy' and the metaphoric 'All Levels.' Carrillo sings in a pleasing, Matthew Sweet-ish tone, but his ironic wit separates him from the sensitive male singer-songwriter norm. On A Wink To His Career, John Carrillo proves that he's done a fine job developing his talent in a short amount of time, creating a body of work that's fresh and certainly far more innovative than any karaoke cassette."

- Heather Johnson, Performing Songwriter Magazine, June 2002

"...John Carrillo is my hero (that sort of rhymes, wink). I have just listened to his self-produced release, A Wink To His Career three times over. A Wink is singer-songwriter genius a la Elliott Smith and Rufus Wainwright, but with a hip, sunny slant. The cover art is reminiscent of a '60's border ballad LP while the songs are handy all-American folk ditties like 'Brought to You by: Socks With Toes,' and 'Percy's Gone Unconscious.' Each song is delivered with a 20/80 ratio of humor and sentimentality, guaranteeing a hundred percent satisfaction. Beautiful! Relaxing! Intricately arranged! Approved! Approved! Approved! Please visit www.johncarrillo.com for more fabulous information! Alright so I've got the candles lit, the lights dimmed, tea brewing in the pot. Calming tunes are absolutely covered. I'll call you when I wake up in April."

- Diana Nguyen, Mean Street Magazine, March 2002

"John Carrillo's self-titled debut released in 1999 was a pleasing collection of original songs that demonstrated his gift for combining witty lyrics and strong melodies into winning songcraft. The Brea-based singer-songwriter's latest collection, 'A Wink To His Career' is a far more mature and far-reaching work, with emotional ballads ('Wendy') and rockers ('Nowhere To Run') delivered with the same formidable strength as quirky gems such as 'My Sister (You've Grown So Cold).' You might enjoy if you like: Travis, the Beatles' White Album, Big Star "

- Robert Kinsler, The Orange County Register, 10/5/01

reviews

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  • great recording with well crafted songs
    author: Matt Adams

    most of these songs have a nice storytelling quality about them. the recordings themselves sound perfect. all the musicians play interesting, sometimes subtle, parts. song 8, "percy's gone unconscious", has a great Beatles feel to it. the end of the CD has the best tracks, particularly track #10 "you've got the blues" which has a minimal but extremely effective arrangement (think Lennon's "mother" live at NY.) My only complaint would be that the songs are a little too polished. besides that, it's a very enjoyabe CD.

  • john carrillos album is good because he has the same name as me
    author: John Carrillo

    this album is fan-tastic. the sound quality is so amazing that seems as if you are living in the music. the windows are made of d minor chords and the roof is made out of the thumping of a million bass drums. this is the be-all, end-all of music in the past three thousand years. he also has the same name as me. so his cd has to be good.

  • author: Lorna

    this cd is terrific, wonderful sound and the lyrics, outstanding... this artist is destined for greatnes.

  • A crystalline, distilled version of John Carrillo.
    author: Jim Victim

    John has outdone himself this time. While his past efforts had nuggets of brilliance in a sometimes-murky sound and vision, John has finally pulled his sound together into a what can only be described as sonic genius. Other albums that have managed to achieve this status are few and far between indeed. The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds is one, Joe Jackson's Night and Day is another. Even if you don't buy this modern classic, at least steal it. It's that good.

  • author: Marie

    I've waited this album for a million years... I've just got one word to say: wouaw !!!

  • author: Marie

    So great ! i've waited this 2d album for a million years.... As usually, i've got only one word to say : Wouah !!!

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