One To One Music Cd

Howard Jones - One To One

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One to One      Artist : Howard Jones      List Price : $11.98 USD        ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 1990-10-25      Studio : Elektra / Wea      Label : Elektra / Wea      Avg. Customer Rating : (9 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for One To One      A Gem Almost Forgotten      Rating:      Howard Jones distinguished himself from all the other 80's synth pop artists with his unique and talenting musical talents and thought-provoking lyrics. One to One picks up where Dream Into Action left off and gives you an even tighter cut of tracks than before. The only thing that you will notice pretty different is Howard's synth style is slowly taking a back seat on this particular album. That's not to say you don't get some killer songs. Just Mr. New Song isn't coming out to play much on this one. One to One also starts Howards contemporary era of music with ballads like WILL YOU STILL BE THERE and the toe tapping (literally) STEP INTO THESE SHOES. The somewhat preachy lyrics from previous albums are really downplayed here, except for the very powerful song LITTLE BIT OF SNOW. While other songs with those life lesson-styled lyrics don't make as strong an impact as that one you still get a healthy dose of good advice sung to you. While this album was a definite hit it didn't make a strong an impact as his first two albums. The thing is Howard is still going on strong with this one and continued to do so years after. If you are a Howard Jones fan this album should be part of your collection. If you are a fan of moving and poignant music you should get this one just for LITTLE BIT OF SNOW alone. Howard is still in high form with One to One.     Customer Reviews for One To One Cd      still essential Howard Jones      Rating:      Howard did not have as many fast techno-dance oriented tracks on this one, but the technology still shows up masterfully. There are several synth?-tricks on this album I've never heard elsewhere. He uses horns wonderfully on the firsts track "You know.." and the songwriting is still masterful and original. No two songs sound alike. Catchy hooks, great use of musical bridges and shifting moods and textures (in a modern music way), this is still an essential disc if you are exploring HoJo music. Should have gotten more credit and I wish it was remastered.