Susan Werner - The Gospel Truth
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Free Music Notes for The Gospel Truth
Free Music Review: Transcending Religious Conflict
Hit: 5 Stars
Through her personal honesty and compassion for others, Susan Werner has given us a new Gospel music to help us get over the restrictions of our religious ( or non-religious ) upbringings. Through lyrics that reflect both her background as a Roman Catholic from rural Iowa and her vision of our strange nation with its pluralism in politics and religion (and the intrusion of science into both realms), she matures as we listen through the sequence of songs and shows love to those who may never mature spiritually. Who can ask for anything more?Free Music Review: Mixed Blessing
Hit: 2 Stars
Susan Werner has a beautiful voice and the songs are well done. I enjoyed the album very much but it should be noted that the songs in this album are written from a agnostic perspective, not, as a person might guess, from a religious point of view. I order a copy for myself and my very religious sister but after hearing all the songs, I decided some might offend her. Free Music Review: Come one come all
Hit: 5 Stars
Susan Werner has produced another great CD. It is timely, heart-felt, fun and provacative in its poetics, and it is melodious, subtle, complex and engaging in its music. The songs are personal in their approach but universal in the scope of their topics. She asks the questions we all should ask and, at times, you can dance along.Free Music Review: Nearly Perfect--Certainly Refreshing
Hit: 4 Stars
Werner has a beautiful voice, and the way she varies the speed and pronunciation of words--even syllables--is amazing. I appreciate her ambivalence about religion/God. I guess this is close to what is called "spiritual, but not religious." My favorite song--both its message and musical composition--is the energetic "Probably Not," which gets to the root of religious ambivalence or agnosticism.
The clickable graphics displays of seemingly endless choices (and usually syncopated to voice and music) are astounding in design and color.
Only one negative: At times, certain words or syllables are indecipherable to (or too low for) the ear. I don't know if it's her singing or the recording equipment. Helpful, though, is the accompanying insert that has the songs in print.
Free Music Review: Near-Flawless Folk-Gospel Classic
Hit: 4 Stars
If you havent yet heard of this wonderful, underrated artist, you might need some time understanding what this music is all about.
First of all, Susan Werner sounds like a mix between Jennifer Knapp, Alison Krauss and some Regina Spektor thrown in for good measure. To be sure, this album distinctly reminded me of the first Alison Kraus & Station record, and strongly brought back memories of the Christian classic "Kansas" album by former recording artist Jennifer Knapp.
The tunes here are very muted, toned down, and rely on some beautifully sparse and simple instrumentation, letting Susan's lyrics stand out and speak for themselves. I have got to say, this is one amazing songstress, and the words here speak volumes.
Remember though, that even though the melodies here are catchy and the music is lovely, there is a spiritual, religious overtone to it, as that was the intention. Personally, I think this is brilliant, and the words are generic enough to fall short of being a totally Christian album - yet its definitely gospel - in fact, comparable to the best of the genre.
Susan Werner definitely suprised me with this album, as I never really learnt to appreciate the folk-gospel genre. But this CD blows it wide open for a wider audience. Delve in and appreciate!
Four Stars.