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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Miss Slade Comes of Age, 27 Oct 2003
This cd represents a "coming of age" for Emily. A fairly new singer on the folk scene she has been performing all over the country learning her trade. This album reflects that. Some songs are self written - and very well written too, with thoughtful, intelligent lyrics and fine melodies - some are traditional and some by other writers. Emily's guitar playing is impressive.
My favourite tracks? "I Need an Angel" and "I Don't Like Mondays". Yes, it is the Geldof song and no, it's nothing like the Boomtown Rats. This version is quieter, slower, and sung with enough feeling to make a grown man weep.
Watch out for the bonus track after track 11 - be patient!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
...reclaims folk music for the dispossessed..., 17 Mar 2007
Normally when my mate starts off a conversation with "I know you don't like folk music, but...", I bolt like a stag caught in a headlight. However, forewarned is forearmed, and thanks to a judicious use of shackles and deadbolt locks, I was forced into listening to this, and it is truly remarkable.
Weaned as I was on a diet of the McCalmans and Silly Wizard, I still flinch at the site of Arran (the sweater not the island), but yet another stereotype lies dashed upon the floor of my prejudices. Mind you, kicking things off with a Dan Fogelberg song could be regarded as cheating, what with my love of "Captured Angel", but it's the self penned numbers here that leave me stunned.
In particular, "My Love Lies", one of the most beautiful songs I have heard in years, and the modernistic folk of "Towerblocks and Lullabies" reclaims folk music for the truly dispossessed. Could have done without "I Don't Like Mondays" though. Always hated it. However, with nary a hey nonny no or a fiddle de de, I have been hooked, lined and sinkered. A vocal clarity combined with some sparse but appropriate instrumentation makes this one of the years essential albums.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
a hidden gem, 3 Jan 2006
i bought this album,on the strength of the review it got on another website and i was not disappointed.this is a cracking album,by a very talented singer and guitarist.
emily slade has many strings to her bow with her variation in vocal styles,this is a singer who can sing quite easily slip into folk,contemporary and blues and the songs on the album meld well together.
the stand out tracks for me are blue rose,my love lies and i need an angel,but there is not a poor song on this album and even the cover song of the boomtown rats favourite "i don,t like monday,s" puts saint bob and crew to shame.
if you like accoustic music,buy this album,you will love it.
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