Lindsey Ridener
Album review by Cheryl Harvey Hill
After listening to Faith, the newest album by the beautiful Lindsey Ridener, it's a safe bet that she is often told how much she sounds like megastar LeAnn Rimes -- because she does. Ridener's powerful voice and ample vocal range definitely invites, and justifies, the comparison. However, Ridener's alluring delivery exhibits a depth of sophistication that takes it to another level and gives each song a unique stamp as she effortlessly wraps her voice around the lyrics.
Ridener says she has wanted to sing since she was two years old and the vivacity she has for music is clearly apparent on this album. Whether she is belting out the rockin', harmonica driven, "Your Coffee's on the Table" or bringing you to tears in the impassioned ballad "A Love Worth Dying For." In this day when many artists rely on videos to get across the message of a song, Ridener only needs to sing for you to visualize the lyrics. She maneuvers the musical and emotional scales with equal ease and demonstrates a vocal range that is impressive without ever being forced.
I was disappointed to see that this album only contains five songs but as I reached out to hit the replay button, a well-known entertainment cliché came to mind, "always leave 'em wanting more." If that was the intent of Ridener then her strategy is as impressive and brilliant as her incredible voice and we all know how powerful a little Faith can be.
After listening to Faith, the newest album by the beautiful Lindsey Ridener, it's a safe bet that she is often told how much she sounds like megastar LeAnn Rimes -- because she does. Ridener's powerful voice and ample vocal range definitely invites, and justifies, the comparison. However, Ridener's alluring delivery exhibits a depth of sophistication that takes it to another level and gives each song a unique stamp as she effortlessly wraps her voice around the lyrics.
Ridener says she has wanted to sing since she was two years old and the vivacity she has for music is clearly apparent on this album. Whether she is belting out the rockin', harmonica driven, "Your Coffee's on the Table" or bringing you to tears in the impassioned ballad "A Love Worth Dying For." In this day when many artists rely on videos to get across the message of a song, Ridener only needs to sing for you to visualize the lyrics. She maneuvers the musical and emotional scales with equal ease and demonstrates a vocal range that is impressive without ever being forced.
I was disappointed to see that this album only contains five songs but as I reached out to hit the replay button, a well-known entertainment cliché came to mind, "always leave 'em wanting more." If that was the intent of Ridener then her strategy is as impressive and brilliant as her incredible voice and we all know how powerful a little Faith can be.
