CIncotti May Learn Lesson On Third Album
By Yahoo! Shopping User Jul 5, 2008 | 0 out of 1 found this East Of Angel Town review helpful
Pros: The album strays from the sound of his first two albums, but is still enjoyable somehow.
Cons: Warner Brothers is absolutely refusing to release the album in the U.S., forcing Cincotti's fans to have to special order the International Version to have any copy of the album.
It's funny that an American artist who is signed to an American label can't seem to get his album released in the United States. But sadly, for Peter Cincotti, that is the case for his third release, 'East of Angel Town.' Cincotti had... absolutely no problem get his first two albums released when he was signed to Concord Jazz. But now that he is signed to Warner Brothers, he can't seem to get the album released for the life of him, stateside. It seems that the only way Cincotti's fans can get his new album is through special order. Warner Brothers released this album in 2007 overseas. A suppsed "new" version was released in the U.S. on June 17th of this year. But apparently no stores have it. It's anyone's guess why Warner Brothers is refusing to release this album in the states. But perhaps this experience will help Cincotti realize the error of his ways in signing with WB Records and start looking now for other labels. Now, with that rant out of the way, on to the album itself. This album is a complete departure from what fans of Cincotti knew him for when he started out. On his first two albums, Cincotti was known as a jazz artist. But on his sophomore release, 'On The Moon', he showed a hint of a pop mentality. This album seems to be a continuation of that mentality as it strays even farther from the jazz world, and more towards the world of popular music. The whole thing sounds more like a combination of Ben Folds and Cincotti's British counterpart, Jamie Cullum, than any kind of classic jazz. Ironically, despite this, 'East of Angel Town' is still an enjoyable record. Cincotti has obviously changed his sound from what it was on his debut CD roughly five years ago. But that aside, his third album is still enjoyable for its own reasons. There's something for everyone on this record, whether one is a jazzhead, a rock fan or even a fan of jazz and the blues. Peter Cincotti has put out an album that will hopefully help establish him even more in the music community. What fans have to remember though, is that this album is only his third release. And being that Warner Brothers is refusing to releae it stateside, it may make it more difficult for his fans to hear it on this side of the pond. Knowng that, some fans may begin to think that he simply dropped of the map, or hung it up. So the real key to getting sales numbers in the states is for Warner Brothers to hurry up and release this album so fans wlll be able to buy it. Otherwise the low sales numbers will not be his fault. Nonetheless fans can only hope that Cincotti will be one of those artists that manges to overcome the third album curse, and make a true career for himself. If Warner Brothers will give him the chance (or another label), he has a good shot at just that. Read more Less
