Rusty Reid is a musician originally from Texas and who currently resides in the Pacific Northwest. He recently released Head to Heart which is a sprawling album with eighteen songs and is well over an hour long. It is basically a double album.
Reid states on his website that he writes songs that are philosophical, political and spiritual. He goes on to say he writes songs for the world, extolling universal virtue and more. It’s obvious from reading this that he hopes his songs will be perceived as more than just songs in some sense. That’s obviously a very big cup to fill but I appreciate that he has so much passion about his own music. The album felt pretty straightforward to my ears for the most part. He plays guitar based rock that felt rooted in influence from the ’60s and ’70s. You get to hear blues, Eastern music, alt-rock and folk but those influences still for the most part were guitar based. There is a lot of music to ingest here. So I want to mention some of the highlights. The title track which has a tinge of country and also reminded me of The Byrds as well Roy Orbison to an extent was one of my favorites. Reid has a deep voice that certainly is dynamic and contains a good amount of emotion. The slightly funky “I Went Searching” in a George Clinton kind of way was catchy and infectious. I liked the instrumentation quite a bit. He hits upon the same frequency as Steve Miller Band does on “Fly Like An Eagle.” Throughout the album Reid explores big philosophical themes such non-duality, meaning and more. You can read some of the song titles to notice this. It is similar to a lot of bands in the late ’60’s like The Beatles. I have to admit my favorite moments were when he sounded similar to Roy Orbison and Elvis Presley. “Eldorado” was my favorite song on the album. As I mentioned earlier I respect the fact that Reid has some faith in his music that he literally wants to change society for the better. At the very least if you reading this review I can say there are some well written and delivered songs that I think a large demographic will appreciate. If you like music from the ’60s, ’70s and even the ’50s then make sure to give this a listen.
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