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NEWS
& VIEWS *****
SO MUCH SHOUTING, SO MUCH LAUGHTER
Ani DiFranco built a career on her crowd-pleasing
stage presence. This captivating aura was itself captured on her
highly successful first live album, Living in Clip (1997).
She now follows that up with here second-ever live collection, So
Much Shouting, So Much Laughter. So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter
will be released September 10. Also a double-disc, the 23 selections
are recent performances with a full band from various concerts between
2000 and 2002. The songs on So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter
were mostly written after the release of Living in Clip.
The new album features three compositions not available on any other
albums. One such song is "Self Evident," which Ani penned shortly
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2002 REVIEWS >>>>>>>>>> |
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 Laura
Nyro
The Loom's Desire
Rounder
http://www.rounder.com
info@rounder.com
It is the magical concert experiences given by Nyro that are most
often remarked by her cult following as truly tipping their fan
appreciation into the arena of true zeal. That unbridled enthusiasm
Nyro engendered comes across in the generous applause on these two
concerts. Like Tori Amos, Laura Nyro creates a very personal, sophisticated
piano-based pop that is especially transcendent live. Backing vocalists
on these 1993 and 1994 concerts augment her soulful delivery. That
is her Harmony Group and they mark the creative output of those
final Luna Mist Records years. These New York City Christmas Eve
events, a tradition with her, were her last live concerts before
falling ill. At the height of her powers and delivery her annual
present to her hometown, these are exquisite documents of Nyro's
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 Leni
Stern
Finally the Rain has Come
Leni Stern Recordings
http://www.lenistern.com
Leni Stern's albums of guitar-based jazz-pop have always resonated
brightly and suggested crisply rendered emotions. Finally the
Rain has Come, her 13th album, particularly scintillates with
the accentuating tablas and other ethnic percussion of Zakir Hussain.
Other giant talents participating on this album are guitarists Bill
Frisell and John McLaughlin (also adding world sounds) along with
Michael Brecker on tenor saxophone. Drummer Keith Carlock is of
Steely Dan and bassist/loop programmer Paul Socolow is in the rhythm
section of the David Byrne Band. This Leni's first album after September
11 and was recorded the following month, October 2001. Some of Leni's
reaction can be felt in "Where is God" and "For Peace to Come."
Named Gibson Female Guitarist of the Year five consecutive times,
Leni has long moved past the more purely jazz instrumental albums
of her early career into shimmering, warm and compelling songs.
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Harvey
Human After All
Erlendahle Records
http://www.lisharvey.com
Lis Harvey has a bright, percolating enunciation to her swinging
folk-pop which recalls Ani DiFranco. Her take on contemporary folk
is hip and on-target. Her reality poetry is witty and wry: "You
see that girl over there with the should length hair? She plays
guitar in the bar/ and her boyfriend is never there." Her spunky
delivery of intelligent lyrics provides a well-rounded entertainment
package that springs from the coffeehouse tradition. (4)
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Mary
Sarah
Oh, We
Mary Sarah
http://www.marysarah.com
Fans of Kate Bush will appreciate the ethereal, haunting beauty
of the vocals and piano/keyboard compositions of the amazing Mary
Sarah. Accompanying Sarah on this recording is multi-instrumentalist
Danys Levasseur. On Oh, We Sarah compels folk sounds of the
globe into her organic, high-pitched, mesmerizing compositions.
Levasseur channels various cultures through ethnic percussion, sitar
and an instrument that in its very name suggests this association
of modern electronic compositions and exotic traditional sounds:
the guitoud. Declaring her music "new world – ambient soul," dancer,
educator and psychologist Mary Sarah suggests the intersection of
Brian Eno, Laura Nyro and Laurie Anderson. (4.5) |
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 Yeah
Yeah Yeahs
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Touch and Go Records
In preparation for a tour with Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (apt
pairing), Touch & Go reissued this 5-song EP previously issued on
Shifty Records. Vocalist Karen O leads her trio group down a wild
ride of aggro-pop. Leaping from squeals to screams, the guitar and
drum backing (the only instruments) matches her sudden mood changes
– from the melodic ("Our Time") to the malicious ("Art Star"). The
Yeah Yeah Yeahs are a high-octane blend of The Gories and The Cramps.
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Ass
Baboons of Venus
Phuket ala Bum Bum
Bulb Records
http://www.bulbrecords.com
Crazed and childish, Ass Baboons of Venus walk a tightrope act of
being insane without being inane. Led by Naoko Nozawa, a Japanese
comedienne, the group has been touring around the states as well
as making TV appearances in Japan for about ten years. In Japan,
Naoko is known for being member of the Yamamoto Kougyo comedy troupe
as well as being a member of the Monkeys, a ridiculous singing group
where all the members dressed up as monkeys. She sings in English
and something that sounds made-up, ala Boredoms. Some of the material
sounds like caffeinated '80's pop ("Top Secret") while some is just
joyously directionless (drum portion of same song). Anal humor and
a twisted derivation of Devo and the early B-52's make this sonic
freak show a real classic. (3.5) |
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