Etheridge, Riley Jr. / Secrets, Hope & Waiting
| Album: | Secrets, Hope & Waiting | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Etheridge, Riley Jr. | Added: | Jan 2017 | |
| Label: | Rock Ridge Music | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2017-01-24 | Pull Date: | 2017-03-28 |
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| Week Ending: | Mar 26 | Mar 19 | Mar 12 | Mar 5 | Feb 26 | Feb 19 | Feb 12 | Feb 5 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 20, 2018: | KZSU Time Traveler
Like A Fool |
4. | Mar 24, 2017: | KZSU Time Traveler
Hope & Waiting |
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| 2. | Jan 12, 2018: | KZSU Time Traveler (Top 39 of 2017)
Like A Fool |
5. | Mar 21, 2017: | Music Casserole
Save Me From Myself (Solo) |
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| 3. | Apr 14, 2017: | KZSU Time Traveler
Like A Fool |
6. | Mar 17, 2017: | KZSU Time Traveler
Like A Fool |
Album Review
Francis D
Reviewed 2017-01-18
Reviewed 2017-01-18
“Secrets, Hope & Waiting” Riley Etheridge Jr.
NYC-based singer-songwriter’s fifth studio album. This 10-song collection ranges from traditional folk-rock to something close to Americana. Riley searched the country until he found a unique recording studio in a refurbished church originally built in 1910 in New Orleans. Recordings were created with all musicians present and playing face-to-face to take advantage of the rich natural room sound. The feeling throughout is intimate, unrehearsed and largely acoustic — with only the simplest of drumming.
— Francis
Recommended: 1, 3, 2, 7, 8, 4. No FCCs detected.
1. (3:50) Like a Fool – Deliberate, intimate storytelling folk. Piano. Acoustic bass. Spare drumming sets the beat. ****
2. (3:09) Save Me from Myself – Lighter, more uplifting. Fingerpicked and strummed guitar. ***
3. (4:31) Everything You Wanted – Wistful and sad, shimmering and soft. Rich harmonies on the lead vocals. Piano and guitar carry the melody. ****
4. (5:22) The Moment’s Gone – Laid back and easy, with melodic piano and expressive, earnest vocals. **
5. (3:25) Do You Remember? – Slightly bouncier and brighter — something of an Americana feel. Counterpoint between piano and mandolin, with violin in the lead break.
6. (4:19) Life Unrehearsed — Almost a throwback feeling to the strong backbeat. Old timey stop ‘n’ go rhythm with slightly bluesy piano.
7. (3:50) Hope and Waiting – Dreamier. Harmonized lead vocals with more female balance than in the other songs. Simple strummed guitar with fingerpicked mandolin. ***
8. (3:45) Hush – Simple and sparse. Lead vocals shift between regular register and falsetto. Acoustic and pretty. ***
9. (3:22) Save Me from Myself (Solo) – Solo version of Track 2. Just Etheridge and his fingerpicked guitar. **
10. (5:33) Like a Fool (Reprise) – INSTRUMENTAL—Beautiful, delicate piano instrumental of Track 1. Like a Windham Hill arrangement.
NYC-based singer-songwriter’s fifth studio album. This 10-song collection ranges from traditional folk-rock to something close to Americana. Riley searched the country until he found a unique recording studio in a refurbished church originally built in 1910 in New Orleans. Recordings were created with all musicians present and playing face-to-face to take advantage of the rich natural room sound. The feeling throughout is intimate, unrehearsed and largely acoustic — with only the simplest of drumming.
— Francis
Recommended: 1, 3, 2, 7, 8, 4. No FCCs detected.
1. (3:50) Like a Fool – Deliberate, intimate storytelling folk. Piano. Acoustic bass. Spare drumming sets the beat. ****
2. (3:09) Save Me from Myself – Lighter, more uplifting. Fingerpicked and strummed guitar. ***
3. (4:31) Everything You Wanted – Wistful and sad, shimmering and soft. Rich harmonies on the lead vocals. Piano and guitar carry the melody. ****
4. (5:22) The Moment’s Gone – Laid back and easy, with melodic piano and expressive, earnest vocals. **
5. (3:25) Do You Remember? – Slightly bouncier and brighter — something of an Americana feel. Counterpoint between piano and mandolin, with violin in the lead break.
6. (4:19) Life Unrehearsed — Almost a throwback feeling to the strong backbeat. Old timey stop ‘n’ go rhythm with slightly bluesy piano.
7. (3:50) Hope and Waiting – Dreamier. Harmonized lead vocals with more female balance than in the other songs. Simple strummed guitar with fingerpicked mandolin. ***
8. (3:45) Hush – Simple and sparse. Lead vocals shift between regular register and falsetto. Acoustic and pretty. ***
9. (3:22) Save Me from Myself (Solo) – Solo version of Track 2. Just Etheridge and his fingerpicked guitar. **
10. (5:33) Like a Fool (Reprise) – INSTRUMENTAL—Beautiful, delicate piano instrumental of Track 1. Like a Windham Hill arrangement.
Track Listing