Dwight Twilley Goes Green 3 Out of 5 Stars
Dwight Twilley has been on an interesting path for the last six years. His last album of original songs was six years ago, there have been two albums of covers (one of which was the excellent "Out Of The Box") and now, he's finally taken flight again with "Green Blimp." Twilley fans will be thrilled, as Dwight maintains his usually high standards of quality and his trademark power-poppin' style. While nothing here jumps out at you ala "I'm On Fire" or "Girls," the CD's dozen songs will not disappoint.
Twilley has always been preoccupied with that mix of Beatles/Beach Boys/Phil Spector wall of harmony and sound production style, and "Green Blimp" is fully inflated with it. Songs like "Stop," "Ten Times" and the goofy "Doctor" are packed with hooks and Twilley's unique voice. He slows things down for the psychedelic title track and the decent ballad "Let It Rain" for change ups, but for the most part, "Green Blimp" is a full throttle guitars album. Which might be because old hand (and original DTB guitarist) Bill Pitcock IV has come back on board. (Along with long time associate Susan Cowsill on backing vocals!)
What that means for "Green Blimp" is that Dwight Twilley has made another confident, successful album. Not sure if anyone outside Power Pop and Twilley aficionados will ever hear it, but it's certainly worth a listen.
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