Comeg

CD - One Day

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'One Day' is the latest release from Comeg, aka Coemgen Savage. Yes, it turns out that Comeg is actually a solo venture and the brainchild of just one multi-talented musician from the SE of England. From listening to this impressive album you wouldn't guess that one single guy had Written, played, recorded and produced it in his home studio - it's a massive work with a pretty massive feel!

Comeg seems to specialise in big production, almost anthemic, songs; melodic soundscape rock on a big scale! Comeg reminds me of U2 crossed with Tears For Fears; there's the gritty rock ballads typical of the former mixed with the pop sensibility of the latter. But, Comeg is quite obviously just Comeg - I don't think he tries to be anything other than true to himself at all times. Comeg's songs are hook-laden, riff-loaded, emotionally charged works that tend to get right under your skin (in the nicest possible way!) and haunt you for ages after.

'One Day' actually has massive potential; the songs are indeed big, they're structured superbly and played stunningly. If I could fault anything it would be the final production; for me 'One Day' is a bit to 'top end' tinny (particularly in the vocals and drums departments), to the point where it tends to become almost grating. Now that's easy to remedy (if indeed Comeg actually feels the need) and if 'corrected', 'One Day' would start to become a totally new beast! But, who am I to criticise? If Comeg likes the final results then I bow to his better judgement. I just try to listen with a completely open mind and write what I believe. And, regardless of my criticism, what I believe is that Comeg is pretty special!

What the press pack doesn't tell me is whether Comeg actually performs live. If 'One Day' is all his own work, can (or does) Comeg even attempt to play live and if so, how does he tackle the massive job of getting his work out there? Certainly, 'One Day' suggests that Comeg is a musical force to be reckoned with. Brilliant songs, great musician, potential, potential, potential!

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