Cagle and Nash – Soul Complete

Revue Date August 31, 2009

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Every now and then you find a cd that has everything – Soul Complete by Cagle and Nash falls into that elite category.

The essence of a great tune is that it is created with such simplicity you think you could write a similar one ourself.

Greg Cagle and Rick Nash are brilliant tunesmiths – there’s no doubt about that.

There are eleven songs on the cd and each one stands alone in its own right.

Right from the first track Pick Up The Phone, you start thinking Chicago and Steely Dan – not to compare but the musical brain has to focus on something seemingly familiar.

Soul Complete has a freshness and excitement about it that it makes you look forward to each new track.

Greg Cagle has a voice that drags you into the very core of a lyric.  Rick Nash’s trumpet work gives a solid foundation for the lush arrangements of the songs.

This is without doubt the best vocal album I have heard this year.  The whole cd is a winner as far as I am concerned, but my favourite tune is Sentimental About Everything.  I love the way Kenneth Leonard Jr on organ drives the arrangement and the solo is magic to the ears.

More Love is a wonderful social commentary – the lyrics are very powerful.

We Can’t Go Back To Yesterday has a hypnotic samba beat and No One Else offers a nice change of pace.

In And Suddenly Greg Cagle does a nice duet with Di Yonna Mitchell.

Special mention should also be made of the supporting musicians who have contributed so much to this most enjoyable CD.

John Holden (Pavlov Dee)
2CCR FM 90.5,
Sydney, Australia.