Amel Larrieux - Morning
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Artist: Amel LarrieuxEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2006-04-25
Music Label: Bliss Life
Soundtracks:
- Trouble
- Unanswered Question
- "No One Else"
- Earn My Affections
- Weary
- Morning
- Gills & Tails
- Magic
- Just Once
- Mountain Of When
- Weary
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Free Music Review: Indie Soul
Hit: 5 Stars
Amel Larrieux is the definition of criminally underrated. She's gotten plenty of love from the underground soul scene, but her flirtations with mainstream success have been fleeting. She signed with the major label Sony and released her first solo album Infinite Possibilities in 2000, but was dropped 2 years later. After forming her own label Blisslife, she released the 2004 follow-up Bravebird and the lead single For Real was a moderate success. Then nothing. You can't keep a good woman down though.
Amel's 2006 record Morning strips away the ethereal jazz of her solo debut and expands on the acoustic setting of Bravebird. Trouble is a girlish, fizzy song about finding "the one" and the solemn piano-led Unanswered Question addresses pondering if letting go of an ex was wise or a mistake. "Say you feel nothing when you see me/Say that where I walk flowers have grown/Say that I rocked your world/Say that I was never your girl/Just give me somethin'/Give me somethin' I can put in stone!", she pleads. No One Else is another tender dedication to her hubby Laru that was also featured on the Why Did I Get Married soundtrack.
The head bobber Earn My Affection calls for women to expect more from a man instead of accepting anything less than respect. "You got to earn my affection/Put your back into it/Before we get this show on the road/Don't make me/Lose all my self respect/I ain't desperate yet so/Come on now stop actin' out and act like you know." Having to go through life without a love to call her own, Amel is Weary of "singing this soldier song" and wants a man "to have my back and never do me wrong." "This woman is growing weary/Of having to be so strong/Of having to pretend I'm made of stone/So I won't end up with no broken bones/I can't fight every battle alone/I want someone to lift me/Heal my wounds and give me kisses on my head/Say words that should be said/Fear is not the matter/I would so much rather open up my heart/And lay down my guard." So relatable to anyone who's able to hold things together in their work life, but yearn "to go home to someone."
Amel has said that she suffered from insomnia as a child and Morning reflects on her feeling like she was the only person alive while everyone else slept. The acoustic guitar strummings and murmuring vocals recall Tracy Chapman and Joni Mitchell as they start off softly distant, but gain power as the song goes on. Like the sun rising over the horizon.
The imagery of Gills and Tails is original and captivating. Feeling like a "small fish" in a sea of sharks and other predators, Amel realizes she's made a big mistake in believing she could keep her originality intact in the company of "wannabes". "I look up with longing at the surface/Hypnotized by the way the sunlight seems to ride each ripple/And they do a dance/Every ray becomes a beckoning hand/I miss the sweet taste of oxygen/I mistook this for the promised land!" The beautifully layered vocals and ocean deep rhythm create an intoxicating production. The bizzarely executed Magic with it's random bleeps and buzzes advises those stressed out by lack of money and stacking bills to "tap into your magic" and boost your morale. Great advice during these times, econony wise.
The golden brown bliss of Just Once throws self-consciousness and insecurity to the wind and reminds us that "every hour/Every minute/Every moment, happens just once/Every human/Every being/Every lifetime, happens just once!" So don't feel down because you're not like everyone else. Bask in your individuality and go for your dreams. The last track Mountain of When sums up Amel's constant struggle for a chance to gain more exposure. God knows she deserves it!
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Grammy nominated Amel Larrieux releases her first single, Weary, from her third solo album "Morning." Larrieux continues her wonderful art of storytelling with a message that captures the modern women's battle with the life of love.Pop Music CDs
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