An ounce of Saxophone, a smothering of cheesy Pop beat, a wallop of love and a pinch of passion. Every song on Breathless follows the same recipe. Sadly it seems little has been done to avoid this.
With only two songs on Breathless featuring vocals and the only real instrument being Kenny's Soprano Saxophone repetition was always going to be evident.
By the end of the song you'll be swearing you just heard The Joy of Life again but with a chirpier rhythm. That said, G Bop still manages to revert back to Kenny's favourite theme of love, but this time with more of a enthusiastic funky feeling and beat. G Bop is pretty much the only song that differs from Kenny G's tried and true formula. It provides a nice break from all the gushing with love songs that fill Breathless to the rim. One of the most upbeat songs on the album is G Bop, which features a funky pop beat with Kenny's sharper than normal Sax playing over the top. In the Rain also demonstrates Kenny's ability to portray the various facets of love with the notes gliding in and out with not a single harsh tone in it. The Joy of Life manages to recreate that feeling of 'newfound love' to perfection. Even for casual listeners, like the parent demographic, the main theme of the song is boldly put on display for all to see and understand. One of the primary ways Kenny G manages to capture his audience is by portraying the emotion of the song excellently. It is a more upbeat song than others on Breathless and Kenny's smooth and steady Sax playing lends itself to the feeling of love. Kenny G has been the first to admit that he is primarily a pop instrumentalist, which needs to be taken into account when listening to him.īreathless starts out with The Joy of Life, a song which illustrates what Kenny G is all about, just like every other song on this album. His Soprano Saxophone playing is not overly complicated, and what Kenny G does so convincingly is to transfuse his emotion into the song. has appealed so greatly to adults worldwide. Breathless has sold over eight million copies in America alone, a figure that helped it rocket up the charts to number two on the Billboard Top 200. Despite the number of people that loathe the music that Kenny G makes, he has become somewhat of a hit in America and other English language countries. Kenny G is a Contemporary Pop artist in every sense of the genre. When in reality this is a narrow-minded and slanted measure of comparison. Although for some reason, many people judge Kenny G based on the standards set out before him by Soprano Sax virtuosos. Kenny G has never professed to be the next John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins or Charlie Parker on the Saxophone. Although he may be a favourite of parents worldwide, Kenny G has turned into one of those artists that teenagers worldwide shudder at the thought of, describing him as 'That boring old crap my parents listen to.' Sadly due to the fact that Kenny G transcends the pop genre into Jazz, his music has also been harshly criticized by the Jazz world as well, usually for being uninspired and repetitive. It is hard to believe that a curly haired, talented young Soprano Sax player could have garnered as much criticism as Kenny G Much like his Adult Contemporary Pop brethren that he epitomizes, Kenny G has been given a very bad rap over his career.
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