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It is definitely chilled-out music overall…the tempo itself always stays very<br />
low-key and moves slowly, gently and tenderly. “Feel Like Making Love” is<br />
another great example of their use of space & pacing…excellent keyboards<br />
lead the melody and a versatile performance from Nicky on the<br />
microphone. Proving they’re every bit as effective in expressing themselves<br />
at their most relaxing…”Feel Like Making Love” succeeds with its warm,<br />
invitational tones and love-filled sentiment. If anything…<br />
while the similar energy you’ll find throughout the album is<br />
certainly cohesive, it’s so relaxing and dreamy at times,<br />
that were it not for the dramatic nature and character in<br />
Nicky’s vocals they’d risk potentially losing people by<br />
almost relaxing their mind, body & soul too much by this<br />
point in the record. But – again, for people looking for an<br />
atmosphere, mood and set of songs that really explore that kind of soft,<br />
smooth & gentle terrain in music, you’ll appreciate that Nothing But You<br />
won’t break that energy or take you outside of the sweet confines of the<br />
tender styles throughout their song set.<br />
“The Very Thought Of You” has a unique<br />
music-box style sound to its opening which<br />
I liked a lot…I also liked the return of the<br />
classic piano sounds from Shota…good ol’ reliable<br />
Shota deserves a lot of credit for the stunning<br />
atmospheres we’ve been hearing, and sounds<br />
excellent once again here on this tune. At<br />
times I really thought Nicky’s vocals really<br />
found the rise & fall of the music and had<br />
perfect energy to match…and there<br />
were a few spots in here where I felt like a<br />
little less emphasis on ‘performance’ and more focus on the melody itself might lead to better<br />
results. Again, it’s all stylistic choices and carries the signature expressive-essence of Nothing<br />
But You and how Nicky chooses to sound or sing her parts; for some it’ll work<br />
wonderfully…others might be looking for a slightly more scaled-back approach here. But that’s<br />
not really what Nicky is all about…she’s all confidence, heart and raw passion on display;<br />
especially parts like around 3:45 on “The Very Thought Of You” – when she hits those rising<br />
tones, it lifts everything else up surrounding it and accentuates the melody in really<br />
empowering & uplifting ways. Excellent piano solo from in the mid-section of this track as<br />
48<br />
well…another highlight worth the mention.
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