Eileen Rose: Come The Storm

Elly Roberts reviews

Eileen Rose: Come The Storm
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  • Cat.no: BANANA5
  • Released: October 2005
  • Rating: NO STARS

Sometimes the weathermen get the forecast wrong. So, it seems has Eileen Rose.

WARNING – don’t be fooled by the title – Come The Storm. After asurprisingly sunny (and enjoyable) start with Last New Year’s Eve, Wedon’t exactly get thunder and lightning, which the album title mightsuggest, only a virtually persistent low front.

Truth is, Eileen Rose is abelow than average singer and songwriter – she couldn’t knock together agood song if she really tried. Wandering into most slow numbers ofsombreness, and inaccessibility, the overall feeling is of a young lady whofails to be convincing at just about every front. Her singing is uncultured,verging on uncertainty, as she fails to impress on level.


Slowies, which make up the bulk, wander aimlessly into none- events. It’sthe kind of album you want to get through pretty darned quickly as littlegrabs your attention. When it does come, only two tracks appeal: they aregladly welcomed – the countryish White Wave and Never Be The Same actuallyshow the girl can lighten-up, but it’s in very short supply.

As if the album could get any worse after the sombreness of Saffron &Ginger, Staying In and Compass, were left with the aptly titled closer –Time To Go. In effect, Rose has committed the heinous crime of totalself-indulgence, and forgotten that someone (whoever they are!) mightactually be listening to this drivel.

Having relocated to her native USA from the UK, she opted for the Long ViewFarm Studios in Massachusetts in an attempt to kick start her career withher third album, which it would appear has failed miserably. Most of this ispurgatory for the listener.

Weblink:Eileen Rose.com /Banana Recordings.com


The full list of tracks included are :

1. Last New Year’s Eve
2. Never Be The Same
3. Stagger Home
4. Ocean Of Fire
5. Nothing But Blue
6. Saffron & Ginger
7. Staying In
8. Compass
9. White Wave
10. Time To Go

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