Sessions with Mick

Sessions with Mick
Kilmer's signature written in off-white on a black surface. "40/80" is written below it. The artist's and album's names are typed above, and a copyright message for "Kilmer/Rossi 2007" is in the bottom-right corner.
Demo album by
Val Kilmer and Mick Rossi
Released2007
GenreRock
Length28:04

Sessions with Mick is a demo album by American actor Val Kilmer and multi-instrumentalist Mick Rossi. Kilmer sold the songs via his MySpace page[1] and attempted to court record labels circa 2007.[2] Per The New York Observer, the album consists of "seven songs co-written by the duo that run the gamut from foot-stompin' rock to moody, guttural ballads" and includes a Christmas song that "brims with holiday spirit".[3] The album was sold in support of charities V-Day and The Wild Life Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico.[4][5]

Reception

The New York Observer and Paste both noted the project's lyrics, with the latter surmising that perhaps "even [Kilmer's] publicist can't get behind lyrics like these."[3][1] Listverse writer Edward Lola called "Frontier Justice" "eerie but well produced" and said "Kilmer actually has a decent singing voice."[6] Miami New Times's Ben Westhoff noted "influences of Neil Young, Elton John, and [Kilmer's] friend Sean Lennon", praised "the opera-trained Juilliard grad" Kilmer's voice and said "his mostly acoustic guitar tunes are often hummable", but that "his songwriting leaves a bit to be desired."[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Val Kilmer and Mick Rossi

Sessions with Mick track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Pigtails"5:03
2."True Friend"4:13
3."Frontier Justice"3:56
4."Christmas Is Calling"4:09
5."All Children Are Beautiful"3:33
6."We All Need"3:38
7."A Song Beyond Your Years"3:32
Total length:28:04

Personnel

  • Val Kilmer – vocals
  • Mick Rossi – keyboards, percussion

References

  1. ^ a b Maddux, Rachael (December 21, 2007). "Val Kilmer Covers Neil Young, Courts Labels". Paste. Archived from the original on December 24, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Michaels, Sean (December 13, 2007). "Kilmer me softly: actor's unlikely album". The Guardian. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Morgan, Spencer (December 11, 2007). "The Iceman Crooneth: Tub-Bucket Val Kilmer, Late-80's Heartthrob and Morrison Manque, Sings". The New York Observer. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  4. ^ Bonner, Dawn (October 10, 2007). "Val Kilmer, Sessions with Mick". The Solano Tempest. Archived from the original on December 25, 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Westhoff, Ben (October 10, 2007). "Renaissance Man Val Kilmer May Have Met His Match". LA Weekly. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  6. ^ Lola, Edward (December 7, 2019). "Celebrities and the (Mostly) Hilariously Bad Songs They Released". Listverse. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  7. ^ Westhoff, Ben (October 11, 2007). "The Iceman Cometh". Miami New Times. Retrieved May 31, 2022.