- Audio CD (9 July 2007)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Rainfall
- ASIN: B000QEKHWQ
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 730,490 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Great original folk music.
25 Jan 2008
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Barbara Manning, who was for a long time known for her interpretations of other bands' music, has a beautiful compilation of two of her "more recent" and original full length albums. A combination of Lately I Keep Scissors and One Green Blanket added to a disc of previously unreleased tracks, makes a great American folk story although missing her epic, the "Arsonists Story" off of 1212.
Preceding great folk artists such as Jeff Mangum and Sam Beam, she set the stage "for anyone who would listen." Sometimes she teaches lessons like Aesop and other times she tells tragic, yet "funny" love stories like Stephin Merritt. With the pop sensibilities ("Never Park") and noise experimentation ("Make It Go Away") you can't help but make other comparisons to bands such as Lush and Sonic Youth respectively, on the first album at least.
Much of One Perfect Green Blanket will encourage similarities with Mary Timony (both in Helium and post-Helium days.) This album has a very contemporary style although released in 1992. She was well ahead of her time as proven on this second portion of the collection.
As rare as Iron & Wine's "Call Your Boys" single, this is an excellent (if not expensive) purchase for the Barbara Manning fan out there, but also a good introduction into her deeper, more aged releases.
Preceding great folk artists such as Jeff Mangum and Sam Beam, she set the stage "for anyone who would listen." Sometimes she teaches lessons like Aesop and other times she tells tragic, yet "funny" love stories like Stephin Merritt. With the pop sensibilities ("Never Park") and noise experimentation ("Make It Go Away") you can't help but make other comparisons to bands such as Lush and Sonic Youth respectively, on the first album at least.
Much of One Perfect Green Blanket will encourage similarities with Mary Timony (both in Helium and post-Helium days.) This album has a very contemporary style although released in 1992. She was well ahead of her time as proven on this second portion of the collection.
As rare as Iron & Wine's "Call Your Boys" single, this is an excellent (if not expensive) purchase for the Barbara Manning fan out there, but also a good introduction into her deeper, more aged releases.
Great album from a great musician
20 Dec 2008
One of my favorites - the two albums that put Barbara on the map (Lately I Keep Scissors and One Perfect Green Blanket), completely remastered, plus a slew of juicy outtakes and rarities. If you don't know Barbara's music, this is an excellent place to start; if you're already a fan, this is a must-have.
Barbara, great as usual...
20 Dec 2008
This collection of re-releases and outtakes is one of my favorites. Nobody will ever accuse Barbara of being a phony!
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