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Adam Pascal and Larry
Edoff’s new album Blinding Light is an exhilarating
collection of songwriting matched with the passionate,
fiery musicianship that trademark both Pascal and
Edoff’s solo albums. Broadway star Adam Pascal and
songwriter Larry Edoff combine Pascal’s unmatched vocal
range - from aching and suave to raw and explosive -
with Edoff’s flawless musicianship and vast musical
vocabulary where jazz and rock meet touches of world
music twinged with classical. Highlights include
Pascal’s gritty vocals that perfectly embody the edgy
lyrics in the rock song “Turn the Lights On.” In
titillating contrast is the sassy and suggestive duet
“Call Your Bluff,” where Pascal and Rent co-star Daphne
Rubin-Vega intertwine in a Brazilian-Argentinean tango.
“Just Like I Am” is a standout, with Pascal and a chorus
of gospel singers begging for love despite imperfection.
Edoff’s vocal depth and emotive honesty soar in “Will I
Drown,” a call for help as the world speeds out of
control. The result is an album of unsurpassed stylistic
range and lyrical depth that carries the
alternative-rock genre to new creative heights.
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