REVIEW: John Reuben “Word Of Mouth” (S101)
January 9th, 2007 | 
Reviews | Source: Suite101 (78)
John Reuben’s talent and potency seems to grow exponentially with each project. New album “Word of Mouth” comes on strong with smokin’ lyrics and sizzling perspective.
“Word of Mouth” starts off with a wild west feel, “Sing It Like You Mean It,” featuring a lonely surf guitar riff under his playful, insightful lyrics. The poppin’ second track “Trying Too Hard” is strewn with lyrical techno-fill and slammin’ beats, but the rousing sounds never overwhelm Reuben’s powerful commentary on the club scene and its games and traps. By the end of this track your jaw is dropping at Reuben’s wordsmith chops; the man is a lyricist extraordinaire, no two ways about it. He continues to call out the wanna-bes and the pretenders, always with gentle irony. […read more]
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