Audio CD review:
Kyle Fischer - Open Ground

Kyle Fischer - Open Ground

Band: Kyle Fischer Title: Open Ground Rating: Release Date: 19 February, 2002 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Headphones 2: Should Your Way Ever Need Finding Back 3: Too Soon To Know 4: The Noon Day Song 5: Just One More Day 6: Christopher Isherwood 7: Continental Drift 8: The Slow Drag 9: Twice 10: Temple, TX 11: Kissing Cabernet

Customer Reviews ok Everyone keeps referring to this album as delicate and fragile, but what I've never seen anyone say is that he doesn't actually have that good a voice. The song 'one more day' was actually originally done by otis redding-- this unlikely choice on an album by an emo rock guy works surprisingly well. It cracks and wavers and all manner of finding its way around a note. The production leaves his voice out there, naked, for you to hear all of the flaws, including a way that he sort of clicks his tongue or the sound of him opening his mouth that grates after a few listens. The songs that work the best are the ones that have his bandmate from rainer maria singin on. Having heaped all this criticism on this album, I will say that the guitar playing is lovely, and almost makes up for his voice. Powerful yet oddly static music It must be the honesty in the songwriting and the flawless and quite deluxe recording mix. I have to admit to knowing little to nothing about Kyle Fischer and it took me many listens to actually remember his name, but there is something here that goes quite deep and is keeping this CD on my player way past its time of expiry. Man, these songs sound fresh and immediate. The first five songs, "Headphones" thru "Just One More Day" really pack a wallop with Mr. Fischer and fellow Rainer Maria-er Caithlin de Marrais trading vocal duties. Speaking of "Just One More Day", this is some potent stuff, Ms. de Marrais claiming that she would buy anything, say anything, just to have one more day with her ex. I think we have all been thru this private hell and this delicate song really resonates. True love is indeed hard to find. It's incredible, this powerful yet oddly static music. good album but a bit dissappointing for me. good album, worth listening to, grows on you a little bit. i bought this having enjoyed rainer maria (fischer's other project) but find it hard to refrain from comparing this solo album to mike kinsella's solo album: Owen. (mike kinsella is the drummer on fischer's album. ) owen was a fluid progression, a well organized 'mega song. ' fischers album is a mix of songs, some delicate and beautiful ("should your way need finding back," "headphones") and some heavy and head-nod-worthy ("noon day song"). all in all i enjoy the album, but find it inferior in its listenableness(?) to kinsellas Owen. perhaps i bought this for the wrong reason. dont make my mistake. but it if you really dig rainer maria/kyle fischer. . You can see a complete list of all Kyle Fischer discography, or go back to the Kyle Fischer tabs