Trisha O'Keefe: All the Honest Liars

Sitting on myspace, as I do, one tends to get slammed with friend requests from every damn person in the 'Verse. Including musicians. Now, I'm a sucker for a beautiful face, but that's not reason enough for me to put them on any friends list. I consider that endorsing someone or something and I have enough integrity that I at least ask that you be a good musician.

Trisha, here, was both (myspace.com/trishaokeefe). This gal has a great set of pipes, with some serious power and yet a sound that could easily send her to the top of any pop/rock chart, without being candy coated. Or, she could be an equally guilty pleasure, not unlike our Kelly Clarkson.

Anyway, the disc, "All the Honest Liars," is a small collection, only 9 tracks and weighing it at just under 38 minutes. And I feel that those two things are the worst part of the album: there's just not enough.

The album has a solid rock feel, with lots of electric and distorted and plenty of rock chick vocalization. The musical content ranges from up tempo rock love-ish tunes (a la "Easy to Fall"), break up tunes (a la "Dear John"), and even broken heart tunes (a la the very simplistically produced "Wait a Minute).

Not having seen her live yet, I don't know if her look matches with the rock sound she strives for, but listening to it, I feel like she should be accompanied by just an acoustic guitar more often than she is.

The album is well produced, well organized, and this (21 year old) gal has a solid range.

In the end: I think most people would be able to listen to AND enjoy this album. I think she's got a great set of pipes and a great look and could be chart gold, if she were handled right. All we are saying, is give Trish a chance.

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