Laura Cantrell - Humming By the Flowered Vine
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Free Music Review: Lyrical voice, enjoyable songs
Hit: 4 Stars
I like this CD. Ms. Cantrell has a very nice, lyrical voice, and the songs are pleasant to listen to. They've got a nice bluegrass/country sound that I enjoy. I use the word nice because it's that way. The album is good overall, but I can't say that I can name any one song that stands out for me. I would prefer to give it 3 1/2 stars because of this.
She reminds me of a little of Gillian Welch. The bluegrass quality is the same, but Ms. Cantrell has a very sweet voice compared to the earthiness of Ms. Welch's recordings. Her songs are also not so obviously dark. It's much brighter music.
Free Music Review: Not sold on this one, but it might grow on me...
Hit: 3 Stars
Having adored Ms. Cantrell's first two outings, especially 'Not the Trembling Kind' (which I played obsessively, even non-stop, for three days or so after I bought it), I picked this one up the day it came out and popped it right into my portable CD player (yes, I'm one of those dinosaurs without an iPod)... and I have to say that I was a bit disappointed. She seems to have abandoned the largely traditional and stripped-down sound that made for so much of the charm of her first two CDs in favour of a ambitious palette... but one which I don't think suits her. I understand that L.C. wants to grow as an artist and not just keep cranking out what her fans expect of her over and over again, but I don't think she's playing to her strengths here...
...but then again, some of the music I love the most today I hated ay first hearing, so I'm willing to stick with this one - I'll get back to you if and when the penny drops!...
Free Music Review: Do you prefer dances or lullabies?
Hit: 3 Stars
Sorry, I'm disappointed. She used to sing vigourous songs. Only three of them can be heard here: What You Said, California Rose, and Wishful Thinking.
The rest is made of slow songs, the worst being Bees, Letters, and Khaki. The 8th song, Poor Ellen Smith has a good start, but is very repetitive.
Let's hope her next album will have more mandolin, steel guitar, and energy like Reba McEntire or Tanya Tucker, and less asthmatic tracks like Lucinda Williams.
If you want to discover the good songs of Laura Cantrell, get When the Roses Bloom Again and The Hello Recordings.
Free Music Review: Too slow and plain
Hit: 3 Stars
I really liked her first two records. They were very unique , with great lyrics and interesting instrumentation. This album comes off as being safe, slow and, frankly, dull. If you don't have any Laura Cantrell records, purchase "Not the Trembling Kind" first.
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