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Summary: Days of Our Lives
Comment: I believe "Days of Our Lives" is even better than Otto's current release! I really like them both.
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Summary: Love love love this CD
Comment: Love it more with each listen. Very soulful voice, and great songwriting. Several people I know have picked it up, and have had the same reaction. Cant recommend it strongly enough.
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Summary: You OTTO own this!
Comment: James Otto's Debut is full of passion and an intensity that few artists can match. From the rock-infused "Long Way Down" and "Sunday Morning, Saturday Night" to the touching "Misspent Youth" and tribute song to his grandparents "Song of the Violin", James delivers a solid record. The diversity and uniqueness of his music and the soulful renditions of songs like the powerful "Never Say Goodbye" and sultry "Miss Temptation" make this a MUST HAVE record for your collection. Take a listen and Hang On as James Otto promptly ROCKS your COUNTRY with SOUL!
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Summary: Incredible....uncomparable to anything else you've heard!
Comment: James Otto has a voice most artists would die to get; he also has a great knack for songwriting; he only wrote/co-wrote half of these songs, but you can tell he's spent years honing his craft. And his selection of songs is impeccable, with the exception of David Lee Murphy's "The Last Thing I Do" (Ronnie Dunn did a better job on B&D's "Steers and Stripes" album).As part of the new Muzik Mafia undercurrent in Nashville (a selection of--mostly--new singer/songwriters, including Big & Rich and Gretchen Wilson), James Otto is in good company. He sounds so confident on "Gone" and the rockin' "Sunday Morning and Saturday Night," yet glides easily into the age-ballad "Song of the Violin."
"Misspent Youth" deals with a reformed rebel, while "The Ball"--a song about a man who lost everything he ever wanted, and gained everything he needed--chokes me up every time (to save my masculinity, I must say that that ain't an easy thing to do; I stayed dry-eyed through OLD YELLER, for God's sake).
"Never Say Goodbye" packs in a wallop of emotion, while "Miss Temptation" tempts you to sing along (sorry 'bout the pun). The title track is a bit forgetable (it was the second single, "Sunday Morning", that got me interested in purchasing the album), but that's due to the pop-ish production, not Otto's songwriting.
James Otto is a talent. A lot of new male acts have been appearing on the scene lately; with a few exceptions--Jimmy Wayne, Brian McComas, Otto, and a couple others--they are mostly forgettable. Otto's debut CD, "Days of Our Lives," shows how a newcomer can tell the old dogs how to do things. James Otto is going to have a long and successful career; listen to this CD and see why.
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Summary: Great freshman album.
Comment: This cd is one of the best of the year, of any musical genre. And unbelievably it comes from a rookie. My only concern is that his second album, whenever it comes, can only go downhill from here.
