Varied influences and talents surface
in Preston Smith’s wide-ranging debut
By John Payne
Senior Reporter
Preston Smith
“Preston Smith”
Curb
Rookie vocalist Preston Smith
makes a flawed, yet ultimately re
spectable showing with his recently
released debut on Curb Records. Al
though marred by some of the pop
pier stuff on the album, Smith has
proven that he has a knack for putting
together catchy tunes.
And Smith must be given credit
for taking on the writing and produc
tion responsibilities his first time out.
Having recently opened for such bands
as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smith’s
musical influences seem to be as varied
as the instruments he uses on this LP.
R&B tracks like “Mostly I Just
Want to Be Loved’ ’ and ‘ ‘Suzy Wong’ ’
are reminiscent of early Elvis Cos
tello, and are the best work turned in
by Smith.
“The Ways of Sin’’ and “You
Gotta Go Back’’ are two very solid
reggae numbers on side one. But just
when Smith has eased you into a
couple of good sing-along numbers,
he’ll pull the rug out from under you
with Bobby Brown-ish disco dribble
like “Watcha Gonna Gimme?’’
Smith clearly is a talented song
writer and musician, but he may have
tried to do a little too much his first
time out. He has tried to cover all the
bases, and the result is an often choppy
album.
Lounge jazz, like the piano-laden
“Dying Embers,” just seems out of
place here, its only purpose appar
ently to give Smith’s sound more
diversity. This is unnecessary, as arc
some of the gimmicky arrangements
found on side two’s “Where Did Our
Love Go?” and “Piece of Paper.”
Slide guitars and squeeze-boxes
merely are throw-ins, used rather
pretentiously to show off Smiths
multiple talents.
Preston Smith certainly hasn’t
embarrassed himself here, but a more
centralized effort would have made
for a better album.
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