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All You Can Do
added: 15 Feb 2010 // release date: 1 Feb 2010 // label: Self issued
reviewer: Andy Snipper
Glenn Meling has been travelling the globe for much of his young life, moving between his origins in Oslo to Australia, to Europe and to London and Hull in search of the space to make his music. The result isn’t half bad either.

The choppy rhythms and soaring vocals are reminiscent of U2 but there is none of the overpowering pomp of Bono and The Edge – he has an altogether softer delivery and more restraint – rather he is singing from his heart and that is never to be sniffed at.

He sings 'Give it your best shot ... and that is all that you can do' and sounds as though he has had the knockbacks from those who can’t see a talent in development and imbues his song with both the acceptance that he has to work at his career and the desire to put his best into it.

A very listenable debut and it suggests that the upcoming album should be pretty good too.

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Indie-London.com

GLENN MELING – ALL YOU CAN DO: Glenn Meling drops the catchy rock track All You Can Do as a throwback attempt to a more straightforward style of songwriting. The result is the type of track that has a very Bryan Adams kind of sensibility to it, thanks to the striking opening guitar riff, and the husky lyrics. It’ll probably flounder amid the more mundane mainstream pop scene, but given that it has been available as a free download from Glenn’s website, you should give it a whirl… it’s the least you can do! For anyone intrigued to find out more about where Glenn hails from – he’s a nomadic Norwegian part-time courier who lays claim to never having spent more than a year in one place! He has however studied media in Melbourne, had a small flat in Ealing and has connections to Hull. He also bears a little similarity to Josh Pyke – so like we said, worth checking out!
Released as a digital download
Rating: 3 out of 5

Website: http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Music-sotw/music-sotw

Entertainment-Focus.com

Glenn Meling - All You Can Do
Submitted by Justin on Wed, 01/27/2010 - 00:55

Tracklisting: 1. All You Can Do
Record Company: Unsigned
Release Date: Monday 1st February 2010
Buy it now:

Norwegian Glenn Meling is, as the press release states, a free spirit travelling the world. Having spent time in Australia studying media, before returning to Europe and eventually settling in the UK where he decided to finally record his debut album. With no money, Meling was flying back and forth to Norway for his courier job to make ends meet and finance his album.

It's certainly not a fairytale story for this wandering musician but all the hard work has finally paid off and this first single All You Can Do certainly shows. With a voice reminding me of a softer version of Bono, and some twangy and sharp guitar riffs backing him, this song is a real catchy affair. There's a nervous energy about the song too that transcends Meling's wanderlust.

Meling is certainly a talent to watch and the fruits of his labours are paying off. Let's hope the new album Sometimes A Bigger Heart has more of this.

Website: http://www.entertainment-focus.com/music/articles/glenn-meling-all-you-can-do

the-rocker.co.uk

GLENN MELING - All You Can Do

Hmmm, I see the phrase "free spirit" and think lackadaisical flibbertygibit. And so it may prove to be with Norwegian singer / songwriter Glenn Meling.

I like the song, though. It's very eighties big pop. You know. Big Country, Beltane Fire, that sort of thing. Chuck in a Simple minds melody and it's pretty darn good. Proceed with caution, mind. Once a flibbertygibit, always a flibbertygibit.

http://www.glennmeling.co.uk

Floatationsuit.com

Glenn Meling - All You Can Do

Written by Kevin Stanley

A native of Norway, Glenn Meling has spent his entire life so far moving from one place to another, like some sort of musical nomad. He's never spent more than a year of his life living in one place. Constantly moving and constantly forming and splitting up bands, it seems that now he has taken it upon himself to turn to a solo career. And it wasn't a bad idea. Instantly likeable Meling's single All You Can Do is the perfect way to showcase his creativity and free-spiritedness.
All You Can Do has meaningful lyrics, well performed and recorded music and it is well produced in general. It's definitely an antidote to listening to some of the rubbish that some artists like to attempt to pass off as real music.

Glenn sounds like a dreamer, an idealist, a traveller and a good musician. I like him and I think you will too. Running at just less than 4 minutes it is easy listening that you could listen to all day long, well maybe not, when is Meling's album released? Sign me up for a pre-ordered copy.

www.glennmeling.co.uk

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