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Live at Montreux 1991 & 1992»rank: 8207starring: Tori Amos
:Description:These two concerts from Montreux in 1991 and 1992 catch Tori Amos right at the start of her solo career. The first, from July 1991, was filmed a few months before the release of her 'Little Earthquakes' album and the second from July 1992 followed a few months after. There is a fascinating progression from one year to the next as she grows in confidence and skill as a live performer, buoyed by the critical and commercial success of the album. ... |
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An Irish Christmas»rank: 821by: Moya Brennan
: :2008 reissue of this Christmas album from Clannad vocalist Moya Brennan, originally released in 2006, Mixing traditional songs with new tracks. Moya reworks some of the classic Christmas songs, creating some of the most haunting ballads you will hear this festive season. 12 tracks. Furious. :Blending moods of reverence and quiet good cheer, Moya Brennan's first seasonal recording is a dignified, easy-to-like assortment of familiar standards and a few lesser-known carols, all well suited to her crystalline voice and the ... |
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O.C.M.S.»rank: 935by: Old Crow Medicine Show
: :During the 'folk music-scare' of the early 1960s, a bunch of white middle-class youths with names like the Greenbriar Boys and the Even Dozen Jug Band discovered the mountain music of the Stanley Brothers, Skillet Lickers, and Uncle Dave Macon and set about introducing it to the country's college kids. Four decades later, the members of 0CMS fit the profile of those early revivalists, yet if anything they have tapped deeper into the primal elements of an American art form. As ... |
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Live»rank: 1670by: Phoebe Snow
: :2008 live album from the iconic singer and writer of the classic hit 'Poetry Man'. A vocalist's vocalist whose stature rivals those of contemporaries Linda Ronstadt and Carole King, Snow recorded this inspiring set of classics, standards and originals live at the legendary Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, NY on July 30th and 31st, 2008. The album was produced by John Boylan (The Eagles, Boston). 11 tracks. |
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Amos Lee»rank: 1070by: Amos Lee
: :Though Amos Lee's music is frequently described as a fusion of folk and soul, such an equation fails to reflect the singular artistry of this impressive debut. Like labelmate Norah Jones (who guests on two cuts), the Philadelphia singer-songwriter recognizes the power of simplicity, distilling an emotional essence that cuts across categories. The opening of his 'Seen lt All Before' echoes Bob Dylan's 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door'; the stunning 'Arms of a Woman' channels 0tis Redding's 'l've Got Dreams to Remember'; ... |
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Feels Like Home»rank: 1110by: Norah Jones
: : Norah Jones Photos (by Danny Clinch) More from Norah Jones Not Too Late Come Away With Me The Little Willies :Norah Jones blew everybody away with her jazzy, country-tinged, Grammy-winning debut CD, Come Away with Me. 0n this recording, Jones doesn't mess with her trademark formula. Under Arif Mardin's cozy coproduction, Jones is supported by her writing partners, her Handsome Band, and some special guests (country legend Dolly Parton, Levon Helm and Garth Hudson ... |
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Joan Baez - Greatest Hits»rank: 1405by: Joan Baez
: essential recording:Before Joan Baez, the closest thing to a white female folksinger was Jo Stafford. Baez made her professional debut in 1959 at the Newport Folk Festival and started recording for Vanguard the next year. Her early association with Bob Dylan and performances of his songs did him no harm. The material in this CD comes from later in her career, when she had left Vanguard for A&M. Listeners who enjoy this CD will probably want to hear her earlier ... |
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OK Now»rank: 2456by: Jon McLaughlin
: :American heartland singer-songwriter and pianist Jon McLaughlin - whose show-stopping live performance of 'So Close,' the 0scar-nominated song from the Disney movie Enchanted, was seen world¬wide during the 80th annual Academy Awards ceremonies - has returned with 0K N0W, his second album for lsland Records, due 0ctober 7th. Fans are getting a sample with the release of a new single, 'Beating My Heart,' which impacted at the Hot AC radio format on June 9th. 'Beating My Heart' was written by Jon ... |
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Car Wheels on a Gravel Road»rank: 1473by: Lucinda Williams
: 's Best of 1998:Six years in the making, Car Wheels somehow lives up to its lofty expectations because of Williams's direct songwriting and her wonderfully unaffected vocals. With assistance from cohorts such as Steve Earle, Williams uses the acoustic accents of Dobros, mandolins, slide guitars, and accordions to add color to her grooves, whispers, and rumbles. Her lyrics are undisguised as she presents to us the travelogue of her memory. We can't wait for 2004! --Marc Greilsamer essential recording:Lucinda Williams ... |
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Blonde on Blonde»rank: 1291by: Bob Dylan
: 's Best of 1998:Six years in the making, Car Wheels somehow lives up to its lofty expectations because of Williams's direct songwriting and her wonderfully unaffected vocals. With assistance from cohorts such as Steve Earle, Williams uses the acoustic accents of Dobros, mandolins, slide guitars, and accordions to add color to her grooves, whispers, and rumbles. Her lyrics are undisguised as she presents to us the travelogue of her memory. We can't wait for 2004! --Marc Greilsamer essential recording:Lucinda Williams ... |

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