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 | Title : Blacklisted
Author : Case, Neko
Release Date : 20020820
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $15.98
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Editorial Reviews :
Neko Case's third solo effort is a moody, atmospheric affair that both satisfies and mystifies. Recorded in Tucson with a stellar band that includes Calexico's Joey Burns and John Convertino, Blacklisted charms you with its haunting, reverb-soaked songs, most of which were written by Case herself. The lyrics are impressionistic and, at times, inscrutable. 'Fast train, where do your passengers wait?' she sings in the title song. 'What's at the heart of your engine's rage?' While it's not always clear what Case is getting at, the overall mood of the album is one of loss and melancholy. Soaring above it all is Case's remarkable Patsy Cline-meets-Judy Garland voice, which she uses to great effect on the album's two torchy cover songs: Sarah Vaughan's 'Look for Me (I'll Be Around)' and Aretha Franklin's 'Running Out of Fools.' --David Hill
Buyer Reviews :
My title for this review is hyperbole of course, but just barely. If there is a higher being out there I'm sure she sounds like Neko Case. Those who have enjoyed her earlier efforts -- including her superb guest vocals on the New Pornographers album -- know that this woman possesses one of the best set of pipes in the world. Better still, she knows exactly how to use them: Her songs are blessedly free of histrionics. (As someone smarter than me once said, 'It doesn't matter if you have a multi-octave range, just move me in one of them.' Mariah, Whitney, Christina, Celine, et al, please take note.) Moody, haunting, atmospheric, with songs of lost loves and bitter regrets, this is country music the way I always felt it was meant to sound like. 'Big Red Bells,' 'Pretty Girls' and 'I Wish I Was the Moon' are highlights, although the whole album is terrific. I fully expect within a month that this page will be full of rambling reviews like this one, gushing and trying hard to find more superlatives to describe this wonderful singer. It's hard to imagine that anyone wouldn't love this album, so I therefore highly recommend it.
(by A music fan)
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