Paul Geng's Modern Day Pygmalion

by Paul Zimmerman, First Coast News

Sometimes you really can't judge a CD by its cover. Paul Geng's Modern Day Pygmalion is a perfect example of this because despite what this looks like on the outside (take a look on your right), it sounds nothing like that on the inside.

Geng is a multi-talented artist that plays a combination of blues, rock, and folk so well that you'd swear this guy had been on like three major labels and released like 25 albums. With that being said, Modern Day Pygmalion is a super produced record that sounds like Geng and his band are in your living room playing; bass lines jump out of your speakers and thump next to you, guitars and drums surround your ears and sound three dimensional.

Modern Day Pygmalion is a fairly good record that has so many textures and emotions written into it that it's almost impossible to catch it all on the first listen. Strings, harps, and just about everything else make an appearance and when you realize that Geng did everything himself it's even more impressive.

From, "Two Kinds of People," to "City Malaise," Paul Geng proves himself to be a great songwriter and one heck of an musician. Modern Day Pygmalion is an impressive record by a guy who knows his way around more instruments and genres than most bands. Modern Day Pygmalion is adult alternative the way it should be done.