Aug. 22, 2012 - Issue #879: Is The Party Over?
The Goodness of Bad Intent
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Ghostly, haunting, lonely: those are the sorts of words that tumble out when trying to describe the sound of The Goodness of Bad Intent, and much of the time they're fairly apt descriptors. When Ken Tizzard and drummer David Fischer and bassist Ken Grant—the two musicians who make up the Bad Intent—start in on album opener "The Other Side of Wrong," it's clear that Tizzard's choice to play all the songs with pedal steel rather than straight-up six-stringing his way through a series of often-ragged tales has resulted in a fresh take on a well-worn genre. The sustained wail of the pedal steel contrasts nicely with the sparseness of the rhythm section, laying down an off-the-wall, occasionally even otherworldly, bed for Tizzard's voice. Throughout the record Tizzard shows off an ear for addictive melodies and a tough voice that suits the material well.vueweekly.com comments: powered by Disqus
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