A Long Hard Look; A Review of ‘Going Nowhere’ by Dutchman
(Dutchman; courtesy of official facebook account)
Dutchman is an Dover-based, American rock band, plain and simple. Pulling influences from legendary classic rock bands like AC/DC, The Band, The Eagles, and Creedence Clearwater Revival, this relatively young troupe of rock and rollers are putting their spin on a quintessential genre in their latest single “Going Nowhere”.
The song starts with a couple measures of upright piano and perfectly placed accents on the drummer’s cymbals. Soon, an organ buzzes in, stirring the soul and adding a gospel flair. Our lead singer starts in “Take me back to yesterday, I want to go home. All the days that I regret growing old. Of all the times and all the lies. For what it’s worth I’m still alive, going nowhere”. You can picture a man in a small town, sitting at the bar of a mostly empty tavern drowning his sorrows pint after pint and telling his life story to anyone who will listen.
“Take me back to yesterday, I want to go home. All the days that I regret growing old. Of all the times and all the lies. For what it’s worth I’m still alive, going nowhere”
The piano is the star of the track, reminiscent of almost any Elton John song from the 70’s or “Lady” by Styx. Dutchman is letting it all out during the passionate screaming guitar solo before we close out with one last driving chorus. We end the song with our heart piercing organ leaving us room for hope amongst the wasted years.
Check out the official Dutchman website for tour dates and watch the official music video for ‘“Going Nowhere” here.
