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 | Title : Acoustic Soul
Author : India Arie
Release Date : 20010327
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
Amazon.com Price : $10.33
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Editorial Reviews :
India Arie's Acoustic Soul is just as advertised: grooving soul music with an acoustic bent. Arie herself plays guitar, supplemented by strings (instead of synthesizers) and drums (instead of drum machines). The first single, 'Video,' is a calm, confident ode to self-love, comparing the dreadlocked, petite Arie to the average girl in a video. Arie is indeed anything but average: her debut marks the auspicious return of the black female singer-songwriter, in the vein of Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Tracy Chapman, and Dionne Farris. If you like their music, with thoughtful lyrics and layers of instrumentation, you'll love this album. 'Video' is fabulous, but other high points include 'Ready for Love,' a lament that smolders before slowly building to a crescendo, with tinkling piano, guitar, and cello swelling beneath the vocal. 'Strength, Courage, and Wisdom' is an optimistic anthem that'll have you clapping your hands and swaying from side to side, and the best track on the album, 'Simple,' is a straightforward love song with a pulsating beat. Acoustic Soul may not be full of radio-friendly tracks, but every track is strong, and the disc improves each time you press play.
Buyer Reviews :
I heard great things about India Arie and was very impressed with the song 'Video' and as soon as homegirl dropped her album I had it pumping in my cd player. Trust me when I say it is worth the purchase. Her sound has been likened to many soul sistas, but mainly to sistas like Lauryn Hill, Brandy, & Whitney Houston. Her lyrics put you in a state of mind like would Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Sade and again Lauryn Hill..why? Because her music is rooted in the heart. Yet overall I must say India is India, she is original in more ways than one. Her sound is honest and raw. Listen closely you can see, it is not just big music co.'s trying to sell hits, talking loud but ain't saying a thing. Yet instead India's personality spills over into her music.
She masters the art of story-telling, self-expression and she has a certain way of making you feel it also... one song that got me was 'Promises'. On her album, she brings out her sensual side, her spiritual, her political/social views etc. and she has the voice that rocks it! I must say my fav song on the album is 'Wonderful' But don't take my word for it, check her out for yourself and you will agree.
(by Nadeerah)
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