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Tin Drum Family Band

Emerson Street

Review by Gary Hill

This band was formed by Ambrosia’s drummer Burleigh Drummond. It features members of his family. The lineup is augmented by two non-family members include Marc Bonilla. This album lands somewhere in the zone between soft rock, folk music and Americana. It’s an entertaining and effective release.

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Track by Track Review
I Fall Down

Percussion brings this track in. The cut works out to a classy sort of mellow jam.

Hold On

A more energized rocking vibe is on display here. This has a real country element at play. It does have some hints of prog, too, though.

Bring Your Body

Picked acoustic guitar starts this track. It works out to some bouncy, folky rock as it grows. It’s bouncy and fun.

The Deep End

Bouncy and rather jazzy, this is classy stuff. It gets pretty soulful, and the piano solo later is a great touch.

Hummingbird

A mellow arrangement with piano, acoustic guitar and vocals is the idea here. This a little proggy. It’s a solid ballad overall.

Walk of Life

This one definitely gets proggy and features some cool keyboard elements. It’s more along the lines of a mainstream pop rock song overall, though.

Silk

Bouncy and folk oriented, I like the vocal arrangement on this a lot. The whole tune works well, though.

Salt Creek

I like this folk rock tune. It’s a classy number that really works well.

Signs

Another acoustic guitar based tune, the vocal arrangement is the big selling point on this ballad.

Never Far From Home

More or less a country tune, the piano work leans toward prog at times. Overall this is an energetic and effective piece of music.

Mom

This bouncy tune merges a country angle with some jazzy tendencies. It’s a fun romp with a real retro feeling to it.

My Sweet Lullaby

Here we get another ballad. Both acoustic guitar and piano are features of the musical arrangement. The vocal arrangement is the highlight, though.

 

 
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