After a disappointing 2nd cd, Back To The World, Dennis returns to form with his 3rd cd Boomchild. One of the big improvements this time around is the production, which is again crisp and clear, and not dense like his last offering. Also nice to hear, his the return of the piano this time a round. Only one song had it last time around, this time it is on over half the songs. And from the first note of the piano on the opening Beneath The Moon, you can't but help smile, for Dennis his back where he is best, playing the ivories.
Beneath the Moon slowly builds though out the song to a great ending. It is never past paced, but the vocals raise with intensity as the song goes on about retuning to love after being away. The closer he gets, the more the urgency.
The Best IS Yet To Come has some keyboard work, and tells us no matter what you where on what you do, it is still you underneath.
What A Way To Go, is a desert moon type song about growing up, but instead of the acoustic guitar, you get a wonderful piano played song. Another great vocal performance by DeYoung.
Harry's Hands is the most Styx sounding song on the cd. A man named Harry who has worked all his life is facing unemployment and uncertainty in today's society of small cars and vcrs. Good guitar solo in the song. The song ends as it begins with Harry.
Boomchild is a more rocked of version of We Didn't Start The Fire by Billy Joel. Like the Fire song it deals with coming of age in today's world, "from the hippies to the Yuppies.." Song as a nice beat throughout
Who Shot Daddy is a funky whacked out song, about drug abuse.
Outside Looking In Again is my least liked song on the cd. At times I find the song ok, and other times I just skip it. The vocal performance is ok, but it is the music I do not like. Boring.
Won't Go Wasted, is a slow tempo song, that really has a good vocal too it, but the music never really seems to inspire to the vocals.
Great production and some very good songs this time around for Dennis.
Grade B+
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