Karen Dalton - In My Own Time
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Free Music Review: Don't wait--buy this album now!
Hit: 5 Stars
Karen Dalton's second and final album, "In My Own Time," has finally been released on November 7th, 2006--35 years after it was cut on vinyl. Once you listen to it, you'll understand why this is an outrage.
Simply put, Dalton has one of the most complex, emotive voices I've ever heard. It's something about the way it comes out of her--the listener can hear at least three different timbres in Dalton's voice: from the whispered, muffled breath that gives the singer her inimitable languid time, to the aching, trebly brunt of her sound to a more hidden harmonic resonance that lingers behind every word, Dalton has one of the most unique styles I've ever had the pleasure of listening to.
The song choice is excellent--her unique way of singing, timing and phrasing completely transforms familiar tunes like "When a Man Loves a Woman" and Richard Manuel's "In A Station," and "How Sweet it Is" giving them entirely new meanings and making them Dalton's own. Every song is completely enchanting, and even though the chord structures and instrumentation are familiar, Dalton takes the music to a completely different place.
The backing instrumentation is great--Dylan's early bassist is along for the ride, the electric guitar is fluid, lively and interesting in its own right, and Dalton's banjo brings some cuts a dark, country feel, adding to the album's stylistic diversity.
This album is recommended for fans of folk, blues and jazz (yes, Dalton has been compared to Holliday, but she's in a register all her own), and anyone who appreciates a unique voice. Sure, it's laid back music, but if you let yourself get into the words and emotions, there's energy there that even the loudest music can't equal. Once you're hooked on Dalton's voice, check out her lesser classic, It's So Hard To Tell Who's Going To Love You The Best.
Free Music Review: AT LONG LAST
Hit: 5 Stars
I have been waiting for years, nay decades for this long-lost album to be released on CD. This, the first of Karen Dalton's only two albums is, in my opion, the better of the two. Karen Dalton has a voice that demands to be heard for one of the most exotic aural experiences we have in the archives of pop music today. While I have been able to convince a few people that this is Lady Day singing, the arrangements just won't wash for such a deception the be successful for very long. This is a voice that sounds a lot like Billy Holiday, especially in her latter days, and the choice of material on this album and Dalton's rendition of it are an experience only the lucky few have had the pleasure of hearing. I doubt she ever will be well known enough to gain broad popular appeal, especially at this late date, but at least we don't have to search for the LP of this on Ebay anymore.
This album is a musical treasure. If you have never heard of Karen Dalton before, buy this and find out what you have missed. If you have heard of her, you don't need any advice from me.
Free Music Review: Great singer
Hit: 5 Stars
Karen Dalton is a name that could have been forgotten. You hear about her a little in the Bob Dylan biographies. Then you would hear people like Nick Cave and Devendra Banhart talking about her. This is an amazing album. It first came out in 1971. It kind of reminds me when I was listening to a lot of Candi Staton a few years ago. Dalton has a great voice. Blues and gospel influence it. "Something On Your Mind" is just an amazing song. The chord changes are mind-blowing. Dalton also does a few songs that have been popularized by others, such as "When A Man Loves A Women" and "How Sweet It Is." She really puts her own stamp on them. She sings like a blues singer but the music is mostly like folk rock. "Katie Cruel" was a big influence on Nick Cave. The opening to "In A Station" is so great and evocative. The band sounds like it goes through ten different instruments. There is a great banjo sound on "Same Old Man." The song "One Night Of Love" sounds very modern. This is a great album of ten solid tunes. This is definitely a big deal.
Free Music Review: Listen to that electric guitar
Hit: 5 Stars
Well in the US of A you call them goosebumps, and that is what I listen to music for. This album is full of them for me - if you like say Tracy Chapman, Neil Young acoustic, Caruso, Lucinda Williams etc go out and buy this. Should you like electric violin and gypsy sounds then buy it for the track that Bobby Notkoff plays on alone - go on its worth every penny, sorry every cent! But then maybe you will have to buy Fred Neil albums, and Everybody Knows This is Nowhere by Neil Young and the Targets just to get more Bobby Notkoff! - by the way did you ever hear Fred Neil sing "Morning Dew" goosebumps on goosebumps?Free Music Review: Even Better Than I Remembered
Hit: 5 Stars
I first bought this on vinyl in 1972. It was so unlike anything else I had ever heard, but it immediately became a favorite. Years passed, the record album long disappeared from my collection- turntable long ago sold or given away, I've been searching for this for years. I loved the addition of liner notes and photographs of Karen Dalton. As for the music, its even better than I remembered.