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Lisle Engle - California Miles
- “California Miles” is an album by Lisle Engle who is the son of a preacher and a school teacher. He turned his attention to music very early on in his life. Growing up in Savannah, Georgia, Engle was a member of numerous bands like The Vital Signs before moving to Los Angeles in 1989. Engle’s southern upbringing is showcased on the album through his prolific musings and reflective instrumentations.
“Somebody Help” has guitar work that has a rock vibe to it accompanied by soft drum play. This combination makes for a groovy tone as Engle expounds on his need for assistance. “Everyone keeps lookin’ at me like they’re tellin’ me somethin.’ Look into their eyes, baby I’m nothin’…It’s so easy…Somebody help myself.”
On “Heavy Distance” there is an inscrutable intro comprised of waning guitar play, the muted pulse of a breeze and electronic sounds. On this track, Engle seems to be asking a lover if she recalls certain memories. “Do you remember a time when we were together? Do you remember a frozen winter now seems gone forever. Tell me now. Tell me now. Do you feel it too. This heavy distance…Tell me now. Tell me now. I have no resistance.” This track has a hypnotic rhythm to it as Engle’s vocals have an echo them.
With “The Story Hurts” there are specific guitar riffs. Engle sings about a past recollection and how it branded him for life. “Then your friends start shouting…Baby are you counting and you know that it’s all true…Dangerous the truth can be. Still it’s infancy…The story hurts. The story hurts.”
“California Miles,” from Lisle Engle, is an enigmatic record filled with introspective songs that delve deep into the soul of this performer. Each song will bring the listener one step closer to the psyche of Engle as he expresses his troubles through music.
Reviewer: Sari N. Kent
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Added: 2-Nov-2007
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