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415:. That may seem like an obvious comparison, but the parallels between the two musicians are eerie when viewed side by side. They were both respected guitarists who used their smooth voices and songwriting skills to make some of the best blue-eyed soul of the '90s. And both musicians were sadly taken from the world far too early in their careers, something that has halted any mainstream exposure Clayton-Felt could have received.
470:, and a slew of musical influences, yet always feels like a personal extension of Josh himself rather than imitation. And, as so many have noted in the past, there's his voice. Ever since his days in School of Fish, listeners and critics have noted that Clayton-Felt’s voice possessed a quality of clarity, emotion, and a beauty that helped drive his songs. Personal and intimate, his voice soars through the fourteen tracks of
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hand/As we disappear into the sand/While the rest of the world was drowning around us/Ah, we were building
Atlantis/Of all the pieces I’ve lost/Only you fit/Cause we were building Atlantis”), to the last, "Dragon Fly'"(If you want to get through/To the other side/Let the dragonfly/Come and give you a ride/Every day you’re born/And every night you die), Spirit journeys on with a beatnik-folk, soulful feel.
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403:Bradley Torreano of
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256:Professional ratings
190:Record label A&M
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537:"Building Atlantis"
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1058:PopMatters
906:PopMatters
744:References
479:Fufkin.com
449:PopMatters
425:Aimee Mann
321:PopMatters
236:Dreamworks
110:chronology
91:Dreamworks
766:Billboard
691:Personnel
325:Favorable
1225:Allmusic
1184:July 13,
1180:. Ink 19
1091:Allmusic
1064:July 12,
1036:July 12,
943:July 12,
938:ABC News
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843:July 13,
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773:July 12,
697:Allmusic
503:Felicity
405:Allmusic
275:Allmusic
98:Producer
63:Pop rock
49:Released
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718:- drums
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