WILL OWSLEY RIP

It’ s all about the sound or sounds plural….And for me one of the greatest is that which started with The Beatles-pretty yet emotional vocals, superb harmonies, verse-chorus structure with a middle 8, sparkling guitars….Acts such as Squeeze and XTC kept this sound alive in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s not to mention The Posies, The Shoes, Cheap Trick etc.

Will Owsley’s day job was a guitarist (for Amy Grant among others)….However the two solo albums he made prior to passing away last weekend were beautiful examples of the above sound.

In particular his first one OWSLEY has got to be one of the biggest candidates for album that should have sold a million copies from the incredible single ON THE RADIO to more evocative tracks such as GOOD OLD DAYS this is the equivalent of a bag of candy - Impossible to stop eating or put down.

His death is sad especially when one had spent the last several years hoping for a third album….What is also sad is musicians who produce this type of clever pop music seem to be few and far between these days.