Album Review
Danny Rocco – The Future Is NowDanny Rocco – The Future Is Now

If you're between the ages of eight and fourteen, you'll no doubt like this by default. I'm not sure how this will fair with the maturer audience, besides Mum's trying to be hip.

Danny Rocco is clearly a great songwriter, and he's got a strong voice. But he's had a touch of the Sam Isaac when the studio has come along. A clearly brilliant acoustic singer songwriter goes and gets a full band, and it all falls apart. I'm speaking hypothetically, I don't know whether Rocco started alone, but I'd guess he did and I'd also guess that's how he was spotted. Thus, isn't that how he should have stayed.

The full band, complete with cheesy electric guitars and strings, relegate Mr Rocco to “one for the kids.” It's a great shame, and no surprise in fact that the highlight tracks “Holly Grows,” and a little song in the “Interlude,” feature little but Danny Rocco himself.

Vocally, he's very Scene Aesthetic (another who sound better acoustic!) particularly in “Outta Sight,” one more great track.

I'm sure on his own, this chap is the nuts. But like this, sorry pal.

3/5

Review by Thom
 Band Members

Danny Rocco (Vocals, Guitar)
 Track Listing
1. Future Is Now
2. Out of the Water
3. Holly Grows
4. Roads (Open Road)
5. They Fight, They Fall
6. Interlude
7. Run
8. As You Wait
9. Outta Sight
10. My Way
11. Rockville Centre
 Band Related Links
Danny Rocco Myspace
 Review Score Code
- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
- What Was That?