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 | Title : Silver Lining
Author : Raitt, Bonnie
Release Date : 20020409
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
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Editorial Reviews :
The latest in a series of highly polished albums of good-natured boogie, blues, and singer-songwriter fare, Bonnie Raitt's Silver Lining won't disappoint the initiated. Recorded with her highly seasoned road band and coproduced (again) by the ubiquitous Mitchell Froom and Tchad Blake, this is a high-quality product. The question, as always, is whether the material raises it to the level of extraordinary. Raitt picks songs shrewdly. Here, the unearthed gems are David Gray's title song and the closing ballad, 'Wounded Heart,' by Jude Johnson. Less successful and more, well, familiar are the songs cowritten with her bandmates. Instrumental highlights include Bonnie's slide duel with Roy Rogers on 'Gnawin' It' and Andy Abad's highlife guitar chops on Oliver Mtukudzi's 'Hear Me Lord.' Jon Cleary's barrelhouse keys throughout owe a debt to Billy Payne of Little Feat. One may occasionally wish the producers had been allowed more rein to pepper the arrangements with their trademark quirky instrumentation, but the record rewards repeated listens.
Buyer Reviews :
This collection of tunes highlight what makes
Bonnie Raitt such a one of kind artist. Bonnie
just isn't about to slow down. From this collections
start (Fool's Game) with its New Orleans/Little Feat
groove to the closer (Wounded Heart), Bonnie has found
some really interesting material and written some
classic songs (3) many of which has her early 70's
sensibilites and stamp written all over them. The brilliant
title track ('Silver Lining') is stunning as is
the beautiful ballad ('Wherever you may be'),The real
treat on 'Silver Lining' is her own 'Gnawin on it'
with the great slide master Roy Rogers. What a boggie
blues Bonnie has come up with and a instant classic
recording, greasy slide playing and Bonnie jumps right
into some Ruth Brown growls and lets it rip about
the horny lust of grown up lovers. Bonnie
has never sounded so confident and funky('Monkey Business),
thanks to the addtion of Jon Cleary who can really bang on
the keyboards and is one funky guy. A great addtion to
Ms. Raitts road band.
Her trips abroad to Africa especially has given us
('Hear me Lord') and ('Back around'), both explorations
into some really moving music, great guitar from her African
musical friends as well as a steamy, greasy slide fest throughout
this effort once again prove the forward moving Raitt isn't
about to slow down, one bit. Great Production by Raitt and
company.
(by jeffrey f. bilby)
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