I've been eagerly waiting with breathless anticipation for Ryan Cabrera to produce a second album ever since I heard his first album and embraced it with all my heart! This young man is a gifted and talented song-writer and singer! His charismatic personality has won him legions of devoted fans from coast to coast. A real pity he's devoted his time mainly to America and hasn't toured alone in Europe or South-East Asia. I am so glad that with his latest album, he doesn't disappoint.
You Stand Watching is an excellent follow-up to his first release Take It All Away. Most, if not all of the songs in the album are written by him and some of them probably about his experiences in life and love. I would say that the first album was daring, but in this one, he's taken risk and it's paid off.
The song that stands out most is Photo, Shine On and Walking On Water. Actualy, the whole album stand out as a marvel in song-writing talent! With lyrics like "A photo can say a thousand things, but they can't say the million things I want to say..." It just melts your heart and make you think back about how life can be so true and hit so close to home.
Music arrangements are fantastic and innovative, not some stale or recycled melody or rhythm. I don't know why, but I love his guitar acoustic arrangements. Ryan has a real talent for writing rhythms and the music produced is like a mix between the nuances of rock and and the yearnings of country music, which is a real bonus to listen to actually. Mix all this with an incredible voice, ladies and gentlemen, we've got a hit album on our hands!
The only quarrel I have is that his other debut song in the Fantastic Four OST Always Come Back To You was not featured in this album, which was a crying shame because there was so much more space in the album to include it in, and it would have made the album complete.
Ryan Cabrera, I'm going to end by saying the same thing I said in my review of your first album. I eagerly anticipate your next album and all the albums and songs you write to come!
9 out of 10
You Stand Watching is an excellent follow-up to his first release Take It All Away. Most, if not all of the songs in the album are written by him and some of them probably about his experiences in life and love. I would say that the first album was daring, but in this one, he's taken risk and it's paid off.
The song that stands out most is Photo, Shine On and Walking On Water. Actualy, the whole album stand out as a marvel in song-writing talent! With lyrics like "A photo can say a thousand things, but they can't say the million things I want to say..." It just melts your heart and make you think back about how life can be so true and hit so close to home.
Music arrangements are fantastic and innovative, not some stale or recycled melody or rhythm. I don't know why, but I love his guitar acoustic arrangements. Ryan has a real talent for writing rhythms and the music produced is like a mix between the nuances of rock and and the yearnings of country music, which is a real bonus to listen to actually. Mix all this with an incredible voice, ladies and gentlemen, we've got a hit album on our hands!
The only quarrel I have is that his other debut song in the Fantastic Four OST Always Come Back To You was not featured in this album, which was a crying shame because there was so much more space in the album to include it in, and it would have made the album complete.
Ryan Cabrera, I'm going to end by saying the same thing I said in my review of your first album. I eagerly anticipate your next album and all the albums and songs you write to come!
9 out of 10
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