Kaki King - Everbody Loves You

3 out of 5 doesn’t seem fair though. Kaki King is amazingly talented, amazingly. The way she can play guitar is enough to make most anyone who ever claimed to play guitar blush. Couple that with the fact that she’s only 23, and you begin to realize how truly amazing she is. That being said, this CD is hard to get into, too technical to be accessible, and too complicated be catchy. Just when you start to get into a groove, Kaki goes off on some amazing solo, but in doing so, leaves the groove behind. The way she weaves a melody is so complicated that at times it’s hard to pick it out. If there were something that would just remain constant on this record, like a drum line, a simplistic vocal, or even a tambourine, it’d be amazing. If Kaki were to join a band or to sing, even if it’s just hum along to the song (like on the hidden track), it would make a phenomenal record. But she doesn’t, and there’s no one else with her, just her and her guitar. This CD’s like going over to your friend’s (albeit very talented friend’s) house and watching her jam out for 45 minutes. It’s cool and very impressive for the first 5 minutes, but after that you just want to play some Playstation. [www.kakiking.com]