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Nick Venturella's Linear Cycle of the Seasons CD review by Rick's Cafe Music Magazine, Madison, WI "Here's my advice: If you like singer/songwriter stuff, buy this CD. It's good...Buy. Listen. Enjoy...The record peaks almost exactly in the middle. Track eight, 'Another Day,' has a surprising kick to it, with electric guitars and tambourines, but it's the altered-voice break in the middle ('Lift me out/Let me in/Let me find out who I am') that really sells it. When it comes to a sudden stop, the ballad 'Rut' picks up the pieces with its chorus of 'No more, no less, we take the best and cut our losses.' Smooth. The influence of local hero Willy Porter is as apparent in the lovely strummed plea 'Stick Around' as in the funky 'Soapbox,' with its handclap percussion. Final track 'Lori's Lullaby' is just that, a sweet old-fashioned ode to true love...At twenty-five, Venturella may be too young to be attempting a concept album, especially one this lofty, but his songs about life and love show more maturity than one would expect."