EDITORIAL REVIEWS
Theres Nothing Wrong With Dreaming by Forrest & Kaylon Mcdonald

REVIEW
Mellow blues. Summer blues. Country blues. These monikers all characterize the feel of this album. Forrest and Kaylon McDonald wrote all but two of these laid back tunes. Bring the CD player or MP3 player out on the back porch - or to the barbecue or beach - add your favorite beverage and go with the flow. The feel may remind you of Charles Brown s mellow, cocktail lounge blues. Led by Kaylon McDonald on vocals and her husband Forrest on six-string guitar, bass, and keyboards, the group calls on the considerable talents of John McNight on drums, Jeff Jenkins and Ken Rhyne on harmonica, and Brian Berkoff and Rich Ianucci, both on piano and organ. Mike Lucci, MC, and Marc Caplan help out reliably on bass, and Tabetha Durham adds some unison and harmony vocals. The bouncy Gas Pump Blues gets this album started with a timely topic now that gas is four bucks a gallon. I can t drive my car/ Can t make it to the show is a feeling shared by many starving musicians and non-musicians alike. Kaylon does a nice job with the vocals and harmonizing with herself. This is fresh, since harmonies don t exist on most blues albums. You re My Dream is a love song in blues clothing. It works. Like Roy Orbison, Kaylon and Forrest write about dreams on this one, and two others: the title track, Nothing Wrong With Dreaming, ( Sometimes they come true, ), and also later on Living My Dream. Forrest is cut loose and shows his familiarity with the fretboard on I Feel So Bad, a slow blues number. He plays a tasty guitar solo on this one, my favorite track on the disc. The blues feeling is deepest, and the sadness comes through the guitar and vocals. On I ll Be There for You, Brian Berkoff plays some tasty piano on this country blues track. I hear a little Floyd Cramer influence here. Tabetha Durham increases the variety and adds some value on I m Busy Now, ( Cause I got a new love. ) Good Hearted Woman also includes a tip-of-the-hat to the good-hearted man in her life He comes home and treats her right. Again, nice guitar work by Forrest. I m Riding On Down is a traditional song that fits in nicely with the mellowness on the album. Durham adds some nice vocal harmonies, and Forrest gives us a few layers of guitar. I m Ready is another original song. This one includes a come-on to her lover. You Still Got It Baby is a bouncy number that will get your butt shakin and toe tappin . This one goes on the iPOD. Like most guys, I probably don t tell my woman often enough that she s still the one. This will remind me. The closer, The World is Waiting (for things to change) is also appropriate for the current mood in the country and the world. --The Boston Blues Society

Forrest & Kaylon McDonald 'There's Nothing Wrong with Dreaming' - Label: 'World Talent Records' - Genre: 'Blues' - Release Date: '2007' Our Rating: ********* There's Nothing Wrong with Dreaming; offers a two-for-one package. Often you will discover a female blues singer with a voice from the heavens, or a blues guitarist who can crank the most smoking riffs. But both on the same CD? Forrest and Kaylon McDonald provide a two-fisted punch on There's Nothing Wrong with Dreaming, a nicely polished blues record that'll appease not just the purists but curious pop listeners as well. Much of the blues I hear through the independent scene is raw and monotonous. There's a vast number of undisciplined musicians out there who need to gain more experience before entering the studio. However, it's not just experience in playing the blues but living it as well. For the blues comes from the heart, the soul; it is the essence of rock and roll. My tears are falling down, Kaylon laments on;I Feel So Bad, her voice melting in a melancholic drawl as Forrest simply scorches with his guitar. That is textbook blues, brimming with intense, open emotions and sizzling catharsis. Boy I'm Busy Now; is a pointed kiss-off that kicks you in the gut. It's so refreshing to hear the blues from a woman's perspective; that;woman done me wrong; thang becomes old hat after a while so it's a blast to hear us guys getting the slam. There's versatility here, too. The timely and witty;Gas Pump Blues; has vibrant pop hooks while; You're My Dream; flirts with jazz and; I'll Be There; injects some country into the mix. Author: Adam Harrington - Whispering and Hollering --Whispering and Hollering

Forrest and Kaylon McDonald team up for a delightful musical journey through the various hues of the blues on their first CD together, There's Nothing Wrong With Dreaming. Forrest's guitar riffs are the centerpiece of each track. Kaylon's incredible vocals are a comfortable fit and she has the ability to turn the original compositions into blues standards. The CD also features an array of stellar musicians -- from Ken Rhyne on harp to Rich Ianucci on Hammond B-3 with John McKnight behind the drum kit -- making this one a keeper. Black Jack & AJ Good Morning Blues WRFG/Atlanta -- 89.3 FM --Black Jack & AJ Good Morning Blues