Nad Nelso

CD - Back From Gone

Play 90 second soundbite of 'Wandering John' @ 'CD quality'

I really like this!! A strange one maybe but for me strange is cool! 'Back From Gone' by Nad Neslo (or is that Dan Olsen?) is a rare little gem - a bit of what could be called self-indulgence that really works on all fronts. Neslo does everything here (except some really impressive background vocals by Annette Olsen), a real all-rounder and quite obviously a man with a gift for story-telling and all things musical - a journeyman, a troubadour.

There are eight lengthy tracks here, seven Neslo originals and one Neil Young cover ('Cortez The Killer'), and plenty of scope to get into Neslo's prog-rocky world. Vocally there's something very sweet about this guy - I like his intonation and his chilled delivery (think Neil Young meets Chris Rea) and I love where the guy is musically comin' from. Instrumentally Neslo is obviously extremely talented and worldly wise - he handles everything extremely well here. His main weapon of choice would seem to be the electric guitar - an instrument he clearly knows his way around and one that totally suits his 'stories of small town America' musical bent. His guitar style is very much in the fashion of early Neil Young but with the sound and feel of Jorma Kaukonen; the occasional discord and staccato of the former and the psychedelic feel of the later. Throw some earthy Springsteen-esque (circa 'Nebraska') songs into mix and you've got an enthralling piece of rock music to get you through the day. Hey, it works really well and I'm lovin' it - I'm likin' the whole groove, the whole ambience, the whole darn thing!!

'Back From Gone' is a real piece of retro-Americana - for me, that's cool and that's just fine. But, some might find Neslo's way just a bit too off-track at the moment. I think you have to listen to this man with a completely open mind and a receptive heart. This is a moody piece of work that I could sit and listen to all day long - but I'm not necessarily like everyone else! 'Back From Gone' doesn't always demonstrate the best musicianship that money can buy but it's bloody well better than some I could mention. And it's certainly not totally 'pc' style for the 00's but who cares - just enjoy it for what it is!

'Back From Gone' by Nad Neslo is a quirky piece of music that 'time nearly forget'! I admire Neslo for stickin' to his guns and actually getting this all down to disc - I enjoyed my time spent in Nad Neslo's world and I shall continue to 'dip my toe' into his musical Universe on a regular basis. 'Back From Gone' by Nad Neslo has a character all of its own - it's an absolute pleasure to occasionally come across this sort of creativity and self-belief, even if it's a bit on the retro-hippy side. Excellent stuff - I really enjoyed this one!

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