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George Stanford
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Out of 8 votes - Similar Artists: Jack Johnson, Maroon 5
Out of 8 votes
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Genre: Easy Listening & Vocals » Traditional Pop
Editor's review
The straight-up pop ditty seems more like an act of rebellion these days, and Stanford's embrace of stirring keys and anthemic vocals feels almost brazen. But there's a reason the formula still works. As the resilient Elton and Paul have proved, a piano man still has no real pop peer.
Biography
Dark and rich timbre--it could have been a good title for Stanford?s debut album, Big Drop, an eleven-song collection of classic pop rock: ?classic? because Stanford can evoke a mood with the dexterity of his Hall of Fame influence list; ?pop? because he dresses up his songs with imaginative-but-fitting arrangements that employ a variety of instruments playing the optimum (not too many, not too few) number of notes that all march in the service of the aforementioned moods; and ?rock? because it rocks. Think Paul McCartney circa ?Penny Lane.? Think Hank Williams? story lines salted down with the occasional dash of Randy Newman irony.
