MIKE LADD - Father Divine Review

Father Divine can't quite reach beyond "good" and stand on the level of "great." ...full text When is an awards show not an awards show? When there are no awards given out and the winners don't show up to collect them. When there are no speeches and nothing you can touch but, whatever. ...full text A lot can happen when you take two years to record an album. In Mike Ladd's case, Father Divine's twenty-four-month gestation period also included the birth of an actual child (as well as a wedding and a move to Paris). While the influence of these events on Ladd's music can't be denied -- he says getting married has made it easier for him write songs about girls, for one thing -- Father Divine has remained true to Ladd's original vision....full text