{"id":39677,"date":"2006-03-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-03-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/desireless\/"},"modified":"2006-03-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-03-15T00:00:00","slug":"desireless","status":"publish","type":"review","link":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/desireless\/","title":{"rendered":"Desireless"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After his father (jazz great Don Cherry) and sister
\n(Neneh Cherry) hit it big, it was only a matter of time before
\nEagle-Eye cut a record. And yes, that is his real name, derived
\nfrom how he looked at his father when he was born.<\/p>\n

Desireless, Cherry’s first of two albums, is a
\nholdover from the alternative boom of the mid-90’s, when grunge had
\nrun its course. Cherry fits comfortably alongside Hootie, Train and
\nMatchbox 20, but aside from the hit single “Save Tonight,” nothing
\non here really stands out.<\/p>\n

In fact, Cherry sounds just like so many male
\nsinger\/songwriters of the last 10 years — sensitive males who sing
\nabout relationships against mid-tempo acoustic guitars. The
\ndifference is that Cherry never sounds as contrived as his
\ncontemporaries sometimes do (how could “Your Body Is A Wonderland”
\nnot be a hit?), and his voice and music have a bit more soul than
\none would expect.<\/p>\n

There are times he breaks the mold, and the results
\nare entertaining. “Worried Eyes” brings in backup female singers
\nand sets the words against a country-tinged beat occasionally
\npunctuated by a slide guitar and strings. “Rainbow Wings” uses
\nreggae influences instead of normal percussion and “Conversation”
\nhas a slight 70s pop feel that keeps it interesting.<\/p>\n

And the closing title track mixes jazz and
\nAfrican-type vocals in what must be a tribute to Cherry’s late
\nfather. No singing here, or acoustic guitars, just an atmospheric
\nnightclub or upscale coffeeshop feel, and it closes the album on a
\nmelancholy note.<\/p>\n

But the test of an album is if it can keep one’s
\nattention or distract them from whatever they are doing. The
\nurgency of “Save Tonight” is able to do this, but the rest of the
\nalbum falters. It’s not that Cherry isn’t talented — indeed, he
\nhas a good voice, and is able to write songs. It’s just that the
\nalbum as a whole fails to catch fire and rise above standard
\nsinger\/songwriter fare.<\/p>\n

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