See Through ME
Known as a prized team player with the likes of Sea Level and Steve Winwood, Randall Bramblett delivers a rollicking, heartfelt, good time of an album with his first center-stage release since the late '70s. His voice imparts a gruff authenticity to the songs as it cuts through the smooth, clean production. The governing principle here is "keep it simple," which Bramblett and company do, frequently recalling John Mellencamp and Bob Seger, minus the bombast. This album draws from all kinds of American roots music, giving the songs an instant familiarity. Granted, no new ground is broken. Bramblett is just a great player with impressive musical breadth who plays with taste and conviction. In a wasteland of pretty-people pop, that's enough.--Anthony Bonet