Eliot Morris's Debut Album "What's Mine is Yours"

"What's Mine Is Yours" happens to be the debut album of Eliot Morris a young and inspiring singer song writer who shows that today's generation of hip-hop and instant celebrity has not blocked out the true talent of a select few. Struggling to open doors to a new world Morris has spent plenty of time on the road with a realistic view of what the world has to offer. Never looking for anything other than an opportunity to express himself, Morris's debut album can be compared to a photo album of American life transfigured into song. Morris emphasis the simpler pleasures of life and the act of taking notice of such pleasures.

Touring with Brandi Carlyle the past few months have been a pleasure for Morris. Carlyle has been launched off the success of her hit single "Story" similar to Carlyle, Morris tends to be very relaxed and down to earth. "No one has to know" is my personal favorite track with its calm relaxation and subtle message of forbidden love. Morris shows a tendency to bring out emotion in even the calmest of tunes. If Morris were to have a well-known track then it would be "fault Line" which is featured in a music video viewable on his Myspace page or on youtube. Fault line shows a desperate need for something more than the mundane actions of life and one man's searching for a solution.

Influenced by Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, The Beatles and many more of yesterday's better musicians, Morris shows promise and his use of acoustic and electric guitar bring listeners back to classic tunes which have been so lost in today's distortion riddled instant monolithic sounds. For me personally the sound of the music is what I look for but with Morris both the sound and the lyrics are solid in performance. Morris's voice alone echoes remnants of Paul Simon's subtlety. The use of piano, banjo, and steal guitar offers a tingle which makes listeners want to simply drift away or jump up. Whichever emotion Morris attempts to present, he seems to do so without a problem and without a doubt there is a track for everyone on this album. "What's mine is yours" is beautiful in it's simplicity, undoubtedly the majority of Morris's tracks will seem familiar and friendly just like the artist himself. Similar sounds could be the counting crows or Andrew Bird. While Andrew bird seems to be at a whole different end of the spectrum when it comes to experimental sounds Morris's tempos seem to fall similar to Bird's while lyrically counting crows is more prevalent.

Overall Morris shows great promise and listeners should look forward to whatever Morris decides to do next seeing how this is hopefully just the beginning of what he has to offer.