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| 1. I Had Something |
| 2. Line In The Sand |
| 3. Love Song/New York |
| 4. This Is Home |
| 5. Off And Running |
| 6. Land Of The Living |
| 7. Cowboy Singer |
| 8. Hole In My Head |
| 9. The Red Thread |
| 10. Brooklyn Brain |
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Her vocal delivery just gets better and backed by the same small group of musicians on all numbers, delivers a very memorable and listenable recording. The range of songs covers a wide spectrum from the impact of religious violence on families ("Line in the Sand") to lost love ("Love Song/New York") and personal freedom ("Off & Running" - a great duet with Eliza Gilkyson) and two of the best songs yet on the personal aftermath of 11/9 ("Land of the Living" & "Brooklyn Train").
An artiste who gets better with each recording - here's hoping that becoming a parent does not lead to it ever stopping.
Lucy recently adopted a Chinese orphan. She explains in the liner notes that the title "The Red Thread" comes from an ancient Chinese belief that when a child is born, invisible red threads reach out from its spirit to all the important people who will be part of its life. This album is about the threads that bind her to others, and all of us to each other.
The first song, "I Had Something," and "This Is Home" are most directly about the adoption of her daughter. "Line in the Sand" discusses the Palestinan-Israeli conflict without taking sides and could be about any number of troubled places in the world. Some of the other songs reflect on September 11, at least I interpret them that way. And it makes sense. That event, looming so large on the national and world consciousness, caused so many of us to think about our relationships, personal and otherwise. I don't know if Lucy is still in New York, but I know she started her singing career there. In some ways, the album seems like a love song to the city with new songs like "Brooklyn Train" and covers like "Love Song/New York."
The song most directly about 9/11 is "Land of the Living." When I first read the lyrics, I thought to myself, yes, that is what it was like. She captures the chaos, the sadness, and even the racism, that existed in NYC after 9/11 with details like the flowers at the fire stations and the posters asking for information on missing persons. It's a deeply affecting song.
And a deeply affecting album. And not heavy. There are fun songs, covers like "Off and Running" and "Cowboy Singer." There is the obligatory honky-tonk song (there always seems to be at least one on her albums, and I have yet to like any of them), but despite that, it's beautiful through and through.
Now I've had the album, for a while, I started wondering why it's become one of the most played in our home. Basically, the emotion and intelligence gets under your skin. Lucy Kaplansky's voice is pleasant and warm, the instrumentation supportive and very professional and the lyrics are pure poetry.
I recommend the CD highly.
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