Why Does the Road – from the Into The Blue EP.
“Why Does the Road,” Dadio’s latest release, is an Adagietto number that follows in the wake of his previous efforts by harkening back to the 70s singer-songwriter trend. The song embodies the decade’s fondness for lyrical sincerity and emotional balladry, featuring a vocal delivered over lushly melodic piano lines and a half-time backbeat that comfortably propels the track forward, but never gets in the way. Carefully arranged strings are interlaced into the work and the production is impeccable, an approach that produces a piece that sonically could live side-by-side with works by bands like Steely Dan or the Eagles. The icing on the cake may be song’s coda, a string ensemble soliloquy that serves as a thematic reprise punctuating a song that asks the question, “Why does the road need to be so long?” without actually giving the answer. Rather, it invites introspection and listeners must decide for themselves.
Joe Dadio: Piano, Vocals
Steve Cafarelli: Drums
Kevin Burke: Bass
Strings arranged by Lisa Casal-Galietta
Violin: Lisa Casal-Galietta
Violin: Kristin Nikaj
Viola: Drew Vella
Cello:Marcel Krasner
Recorded at Vudu Studios, Pt Jefferson NY
Produced by Joe Dadio and Frank Mitaritonna
Engineered by Frank Mitaritonna
Video directed by Tom Flynn
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