Patrick Adams (Children's Music) - Friends
Pop, Children's
Nevada, United States
Overall Impression: Setting a vibrantly positive groove through playfully funky electro-pop tones, Rhythm's Fantastic Friends come to full melodic life in Patrick Adam's original song, "Friends" - introducing young listeners to a broad range of vitally important and often personally relevant occupations with enthusiasm and levity!
Strongest Point(s): This is such a fun song! Quintessential to modern children's music and bringing with it an endearing sense of play, a sprightly ukulele establishes the initial tone of "Friends" with gusto before being joined by an unexpectedly FUNKY guitar riff! Soon enough, a richly rolling bass line fills out the Funk feel as the vocalist begins to introduce an impressive list of professional figures - always sure to indicate them as a friend before giving a summary of what their work might entail. This is a brilliant concept, and remarkably well executed! The vocalist on "Friends" delivers each line with perfect energy and enthusiasm - an aspect of Children's media that's almost more important than the language being used. Distinguishing the call and response elements of her performance through subtle reverb on each friend's follow-up line communicates an attention to detail and an audience awareness that simply work! Subtle variations on the delivery do wonders for the engagement and entertainment factors as well - with the melodic response to pilots at 1:46 and the stellar melodic run at 1:52 giving repeat listeners something thrilling to look for in the thick of the ride. All of this tied off with a hook that hits just right, "Friends" is simply great!
Target Audience Appeal: Patrick Adams' original literature is geared towards Children, for sure - but "Friends" is such a well-considered and expertly assembled song that it's sure to dance its way into the heads and hearts of parents from nearly any musical background! - Jon W.
Artist target suggestions: Cake, Superorganism, The Laurie Berkner Band, The Montreal Children's Workshop, The Wiggles, The Countdown Kids, The Hit Crew Kids, Big Block Singsong, Raffi, OK Go, The Avalanches, Lisa Loeb, The Pop Ups, They Might Be Giants, The Juicebox Jukebox, Recess Monkey, Music with Michal, Caspar Babypants
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About the Reviewer:
Jon Wright is a trained multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and music educator with nearly twenty years of experience in the field. Working with musicians and their individual sounds is his passion and profession, and he strives to interact with and understand every aspect of the production process - from theory and songwriting to recording and mastering. He continues to teach students of all ages and is currently collaborating with artists across a wide range of genres.