Love Online by Brian Gari

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60's Rock | 60's Pop

15 tracks | 38 minutes

Released Jun 2002
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sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:21 The Nicest Person I've Never Met lyrics FREE 03:21 The Nicest Person I've Never Met lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:21 The Nicest Person I've Never Met

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Pop a la Jimmy Webb, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Art Garfunkel.

Editorial review

Love Online, Brian Gari's second collection of songs, is a musical about -- well, it's not great surprise that it's about a couple that finds love online. He claims in his liner notes that these 15 are culled from over 45 songs that he wrote for this project, and if that's true, the record benefits from the concentrated focus, since there are no slow spots (although, portions of the narrative may benefit from more songs, since there are a couple of places where it all moves a little quickly). Gari's narrative is fairly simple and clean -- Keith, a skeptic about the internet, logs on and falls in love with Sarah; the two have a connection, but she's married, and the rest of the musical concerns the development of their relationship. This is a simple story, but it gives Gari a lot of room to draw character sketches -- not just of the two main characters, but of Bill, Keith's mildly obnoxious pal, or such incidental chracters as "Old Man Cobb." The characterizations are delivered through songs that are tailored specifically to the musical, such as the nearly slapstick "I Know What Happened," but there are several songs that are general enough thematically to stand on their own, and these happen to illustrate Gari at his strongest. "The Nicest Person I've Never Met" is a really fine ballad, intended to be a duet but working just perfectly sung solely by Gari, "You Must Have a Past" rushes by with an urgency with and the light bossa nova flair of "Sarah & Liza" in slyly infectious. Other moments on the record work just as well, and Gari, along with his co-producer/arranger/instrumentalist Jeff Olmsted on this record, give the music a sophisticated homemade feel that enhances the intimacy of the story instead of working against Gari's musical aspirations. This production also fits Gari's idiosyncratic blend of classic showtunes, '70s singer/songwriters, '60s pop, and early-'80s soft rock, giving it an appealing sheen. In that sense, this isn't entirely different from Gari's other work, yet Love Online is one of his best works, boasting not only a moving (yet witty) narrative, but several of his finest songs to date. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Bio / Background

So what do you do these days to meet people? The bar scene is not (and has not) been my cup of tea. A friend suggested I go "online." Not knowing a thing about that sort of thing, I took as many lessons from him as I could squeeze in in a very short period of time--just enough to place an ad via this new world.

The first response I got (and only response) intrigued me. We started with email which led to "instant messages" which led to phone calls and finally--a live and in person meeting. I was instantly in love. A gorgeous, wonderful, intelligent and...married woman entered my life. And so began a collection of songs of great passion and great conflict. I wrote over 50 of them over a two year period of time. 15 of the songs culminated in LOVE ONLINE. The follow-up, I CAN'T MAKE YOU FREE, is also available here...Brian Gari