Paul Renna Freedom

'Paul Renna is a visionary singer-songwriter with the extraordinary ability to raise hidden emotions in his listeners, surreptitiously forcing feelings of love, longing, happiness and heartache from the depths of even the most hard-edged among us. Freedom' CD review from the United Kingdom" » Issue 23 of Mass Movement magazine (based in South Wales, UK) hits the streets in January 2009. The following review of Paul Renna's 'Freedom' will appear in the print edition and can be viewed at the magazine's website www.massmovement.co.uk now. Review by Tim 'The Impaler' Schwader. Paul Renna – Freedom CD (www.rockarmyrecords.com) ‘Freedom’ arrives out of left field with a sound that is distinctly modern, but brimming with the comfortable feel of a treasured mixtape. Renna’s powerful voice commands attention throughout, with a unique style that can be reminiscent of Paul Rodgers when he wails and Stevie Wonder when he gets lost in a groove, while maintaining its own identity. Passion—for life, for love, for the music itself—dominates every facet of the album. The lyrics provide a sense of hope even as they’re causing hearts to break, and the music—clean, Jeff Beck-inspired guitar leads and often funky rhythms accentuated by female backing vocals and colourful bursts of keyboards and horns—creates inspiration in its own fashion. ‘Freedom’ is not typical MM fare in terms of style, but it exceeds all expectations of this ‘zine in terms of substance. Check out Paul Renna on itunes, myspace, facebook, rockarmyrecords.