I agree. Love that harmonica. This morning on Good Day L.A., the hosts (Steve Edwards, I think) asked Taylor what he saw himself doing musically.
Taylor got zero sleep last night (and Kat got only about an hour), so he was very happy but a little subdued. Still, I thought he gave a very interesting answer. The gist was that he saw himself in the Willie Nelson mold. He said Willie wasn't accepted by either pop or country early in his career, but that Nelson almost made his own genre.
What I took from his response is that Taylor sees himself following in the footsteps artists like Dylan, Hank Williams, and Willie -- men who carved their own musical niche.
If Clive Davis and his schlock-pop inclinations don't get in Taylor's way, we could be in for something really special when his album comes out.
have you listened to his Ala npr review? He talked about the old style soul singers that he models himself upon.
my husband who is sort of a music critic and does know about music, has only heard taylor on the show and has not been impressed. I think if he were to listen to those two songs that are linked "Hell of a Day" and "Under the Radar" he would change his mind. I did not hear too much Joe Cocker.
If Clive Davis and his schlock-pop inclinations don't get in Taylor's way, we could be in for something really special when his album comes out.
From what I read about Carrie and Bo's experiences making their albums, Clive & Idol gave them a lot of freedom to choose what they wanted to do. But in Bo's case, he invited way too many "pros" onto his album and the result is a big mess.
If Taylor presents a clear idea of what he wants to do (and I'm sure he will), I think Clive will let him do it. But of course, his album will have to include at least one schlock-pop tune--that's mandatory :)