What do people think of JD Allen's recordings?

[Bol]

I am curious.  My head tells me that he is good, but my heart is not in it.  And I can't quite figure out why.  

[jcam_44]

Grace is phenomenal

The Matador and The Bull and Victory are also very good imo. I haven't spent much time with I Am I Am, only streamed it. Same with Bloom. Honestly I felt his sound developed until it culminated into Grace and I'm waiting for him to head in a new direction. I haven't heard Graffiti yet though, but to me anyway, I feel artist get stuck in a rut on the Savant label  and nothing new comes from artists that release multiple titles with them. I also have In Search Of... and enjoy it well enough. Nothing too provocative though to me. 

 

Edited July 15, 2015 by jcam_44

[jlhoots]

Graffiti is supposed to be good, but I haven't heard it yet.

[xybert]

I'm a fan.

He didn't knock me out on early listens, but he's grown on me to the point where i wouldn't be without his albums. 

If you're a fan of his previous work, definitely check out Graffiti. It exceeded my expectations, enjoyment level wise, which may sound strange, but, coming off the two quartet recordings (which i loved, Grace slightly more than Bloom) i perceived the return of the trio as being back on safe ground, which it kind of is, but upon listening it turned out to be in a good way, a celebratory thing rather than a 'moving back in with mum and dad' thing, if that makes sense. 

I'm listening to I Am I Am (an earlier trio album) right now, straight after having listened to Graffiti, and you can hear 'the difference.' Dude has grown.