(11-26-2015, 03:40 AM)yanni5 Wrote: I had preordered the EP as well and downloaded it today. It's a pretty cool EP, Casey and the Ginger Bread band have never sounded better. Of course my favorite song is NKWLCD with Haley. 
Tales from the GingerBread House is indeed terrific. Casey's 11-song first album gave us three songs that I was, and am, completely obsessed with:
Dry Spell,
Blame It On Me, and
Hit the Road Jack. With the new EP, it's five for five.
While I agree that
Never Knew What Love Could Do is the best on the EP, every time I listen through the rotation, I cannot decide on my favorite. When I shut off the music, I know that NKWLCD is best, but the others are very, very close.
This studio version of NKWLCD completely shocked me. I have watched Tusk's "back-to-back" Room 5 video many times, and the song and the repartee are
fun -- alot of fun. But just that.
On the other hand, the performance in Tusk's Triple Door video showed that even without Haley there, this song is a monster:
But in the studio version, this monster -- backed by the rollicking horns, and plugging the smoldering Haley Reinhart back in -- is breathtaking. Usually, I love the physical performances, either live or video, to go with my favorite music. With this number, I just want to lay back in the dark and let this sound engulf me.
This performance presses all my buttons. Not looking for agreement here, but for me this is the best number I have ever heard by Casey or Haley, individually or together.
So smooth, so cool.
