Trouble - Ray LaMontagne > Reviews

Advantages: great voice to match a smooth and relaxed vibe
Disadvantages: May be a bit gentle for some listeners

...2004: - his debut album Trouble and the recent follow-up, Till the Sun Turns Back. Ray was born into a musical family in New Hampshire in 1974. His father who though a respected musician proved to have a violent temper showing his force against his children and wife before abandoning them when Ray was still a child. Because of his father's background in music, LaMontagne avoided all things musical instead focusing on reading and enveloping himself ... Read review

Advantages: Ray's voice, use of different song structures
Disadvantages: Has to be listened to with no distractions to fully appreciate

-The Man- RayCharles 'Ray' Lamontagne was born in Nashua, New Hampshire in 1974. His mother was constantly travelling, and his father a musician. His parents separated whilst his father was on tour, and Lamontagne went with his mother and his siblings up north. Due to stories told about his father, Ray was not a musician as a child. He was moved about constantly to wherever his mother could find work, so did not really have a chance to become friends ... Read review

Advantages: A great introduction to Ray Lamontagne and a great set of songs.
Disadvantages: none

As written in my review of Till the sun Turns Black, i discovered Ray first on Later with Jools Holland and proceeded to discover Till the Sun Turns Black before working my way backwords to this album Trouble. With my initial reaction to Till the Sun Turns Black (read other review) i had huge expectations for this album. Perhaps it is not as much a complete work as Till the sun turns black it is still a collection of quite wonderful songs. there ... Read review