The Restless Stranger is American Music Club's first release which is not viewed favourably by their lead singer Mark Eitzel. One of my favourite albums of all time is California by American Music Club which is one of the loveliest, saddest albums ever made. I've never listened to this before because I was worried it would not be very good.
The cd starts out with 'Room above the club' which is also on a live Mark Eitzel album called Songs of love. This version is not as good as the one on the live album but American Music Club/Mark Eitzel are a strong live performers well worth seeing when Mark Eitzel is on form.
The Restless Stranger is a bit rough around the edges but shows the future promise of the band. This cd is as good as most of their other ones and I'm glad i finally decided to give it a try.
Standout tracks for me are 'Room above the club', 'Point of Desire' and 'Hold on to your love' - simply a beautiful love song. Mark Eitzel is able to turn sadness into beauty with his lyrics and he is well matched musically by the rest of American Music Club.
They are due to release another cd sometime this year and will hopefully tour here again. I highly recommend seeing them live.
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