| Etheridge, Riley Jr. / Secrets, Hope & Waiting |
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| Album: | Secrets, Hope & Waiting | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Etheridge, Riley Jr. | Added: | Jan 2017 | |
| Label: | Rock Ridge Music | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2017-01-24 | Pull Date: | 2017-03-28 |
| Week Ending: | Mar 26 | Mar 19 | Mar 12 | Mar 5 | Feb 26 | Feb 19 | Feb 12 | Feb 5 |
| 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 | |
| 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) | |
| 3. | Apr 14, 2017: | KZSU Time Traveler Like A Fool | 6. | Mar 17, 2017: | KZSU Time Traveler Like A Fool |
| Album Review |
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| Francis D Reviewed 2017-01-18 | ||
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“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. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Like A Fool | 6. | Life Unrehearsed | |||
| 2. | Save Me From Myself | 7. | Hope & Waiting | |||
| 3. | Everything You Wanted | 8. | Hush | |||
| 4. | The Moment's Gone | 9. | Save Me From Myself (Solo) | |||
| 5. | Do You Remember? | 10. | Like A Fool (Reprise) |