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| 1. Jailhouse Fire |
| 2. Up The River |
| 3. John Henry Lives |
| 4. Black-Eyed Susan |
| 5. Orphan Mae |
| 6. Blue Ink |
| 7. Montague Road |
| 8. Through December |
| 9. Raven Marching Band |
| 10. Movin’ Along |
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The first proper CD by Laura Veirs established the basic blueprint for her best work - both in terms of the particular qualities of her best song-writing and of the musical/production combination that serves her talent best. (A laid-back, restrained band, Tucker Martine's more minimalist approach to production , and input from more left-field musicians like Eyvind Kang and, on later CDs, Bill Frisell). That is to say this CD sets the stage for Troubled By Fire and Carbon Glacier, with Year of Meteors just getting past my personal quality bar. This CD is very enjoyable for its own sake, but it's also interesting because it indirectly sets out the creative tensions that make her best songs work by showing her influences. There's a playful sense of looking back to blues, folk and country traditions while at the same time busily developing a lyrical gift and a sound that's all her own. It's the loss of this tension between old established musical traditions and the landscape they evoke and her own humour, observational insight and sense of wonder that, by their absense, will later make Saltbreakers such a thin, disappointing CD. (It's hard to believe that two people as talented as Veirs and Martine could actually have produced something quite as bad as Phantom Mountain, track ten on Saltbreakers). If I had to choose a couple of songs here that demonstrate all this I'd go for Blackeyed Susan -it's half-humorous, half mystical lyrics (about a small flower and the company it offers!) and the sparse, atmospheric space of the music perfectly match each other, as do the lyrics and music on Raven Marching Band.
So why only four stars - partly because far to many people give five to work that really doesn't deserve half that, so I'd like to start a movement for reviewers to keep things in proportion, and partly because although I think Laura Veirs is a very good artist indeed, to my mind only Troubled by Fire and Carbon Glacier are up there in the five star category..
So why only four stars - partly because far to many people give five to work that really doesn't deserve half that, so I'd like to start a movement for reviewers to keep things in proportion, and partly because although I think Laura Veirs is a very good artist indeed, to my mind only Troubled by Fire and Carbon Glacier are up there in the five star category..
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Very raw. Intimate and personal (4.5 stars)
26 Jan 2007
Format:Audio CD
A terrific little album that explores folk, blues, banjos, and beats (one song, track 3, with an electronic beat that reminds me of Beth Orton). Overall I'd say that her style is her own and it's difficult to compare her with anyone specific. The lyrical content is simple and doesn't leave a great deal to the imagination, but her soulful expressivness more than makes up for it. Solid from begining to end, I'd recomend this album to anyone that wants to feel as if they are part of the album they are listening to, as if she is singing straight to you. I don't know what the Polish poster before me said, but I imagine it was very good.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Laura Veirs
17 April 2009
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Excellent example of good, almost southern folk rock, with a touch of mountain music thrown in. Consistent style throughout. Good for anyone new to Laura Veirs (her music is a little different everytime!!) A good listen.
4 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Niespodzianka
11 Dec 2005
Format:Audio CD
Szukacie swiezego, naturalnego, oryginalnego kobiecego spojrzenia na muzycznej scenie? Zapomnijcie o Sheryll Crow, Jewel i dziesiatkach innych rownie banalnych "odkryc" ostatnich lat. Debiutancka plyta Laury Veirs przywraca wiare w bezpretensjonalne, szczere dzwieki i slowa. To jeden z tych unikalnych albumow powstalych nie z mysla o sprzedazy czy zjednaniu sobie szerokiego kregu sluchaczy, lecz z naturalnej potrzeby podzielenia sie z wybranymi swymi prywatnym muzycznymi wizjami. Kolejne plyty tej artystki sa doskonalymi przykladami zachowania wlasnej tozsamosci i swiecie ujednoliconego i zaprogramowanego muzycznego biznesu. Warto po nie siegnac by przeczyscic troche swe uszy.
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