JEREMY GLOFF PRESS ARCHIVE
Reviews of my first two albums
Released in 1993 and 1994
by Jim Santo
-courtesy of Jim Santo's Demo Universe
Gloff's life and mine initially intersected with 1996's Midnight
Blooming cassette, but that was actually his fifth release. His
first
two albums were True Stories and Still Feel It,
cassettes
recorded in 1993 and 1994 that Jeremy has re-released on one CD under
the
clever title, The First Two Albums. Here one can experience the
nascent Gloff aesthetic: a blend of folk and Euro-pop influences
expressing
the hopes, fears, infatuations and burning hatred of a young gay man
who
feels too damn much for his own good. Jeremy's voice is raw and
untutored
as yet, often erupting into a nasal bleat that some may find hard to
take,
but there's no denying his talent as a song writer.
-fan review of "True Stories" submitted by SAracatheriNE
It’s vintage Gloff- not the best recording
quality,
but still passionate. Strong lyrics and vocals lead Jeremy’s
first
album, True Stories. Some of the keyboard in the background is a
tiny bit cheesy, but hey, it was the early 90s! Besides,
regardless
of his accompaniment, Jeremy’s voice is always his strongest
instrument.
Jeremy evokes a strong sense of passion and loneliness, his trademarks,
in both ‘You Could Never Love Me’ and ‘I Sleep Alone’. Jeremy’s
darker
side emerges as he pounds out ‘The Latch on the Door’. In the
title
track, Jeremy voices well the universal sentiment “I don’t want
to
want you.” The song ends with Jeremy growling the resolute
statement
“...someday I will have a dream about you and I’ll wonder how many
stories
of your life you told me were true.” This is album is short (only
one side of a tape), but still a Gloff must-have.
-fan review of "Still Feel It" submitted by SAracatheriNE