k.d. lang & The Reclines - Absolute Torch and Twang
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Free Music Review: k.d. lang at her best
Hit: 5 Stars
k.d. lang has a fabulous voice and a distinct style. This has to be her best work. You will get lost in her stories and her voice. Pullin' Back the Reins is one of the most sensual songs I've ever heard. If you don't have this CD buy it now.Free Music Review: One of the Best
Hit: 5 Stars
This album is one of my all time favorites, and I never really cared about country music - and I still don't. Before I had even heard of k.d. lang, I heard "Full Moon Full of Love" on the radio one day and thought it was great. Luckily, the DJ told the singers name, so I was able to buy the album. In a time, where so many CD's you buy only have one or two good songs, if you're lucky, and the rest are filler, this album is strong from beginning to end. At the time I got into this album (1990) I had a co-worker who listened to country, and I asked her if she liked k.d. lang - she said, "no way - she's a lesbian". I'm thinking what does that have to do with whether you like her music or not? I'm sure that was the reason she never did very well in that genre. Well, she has more talent in her little finger than 95% of the glitzed-up slickly-packaged "hitmakers" in Nashville any day of the week!! I pretty much can't stand country music these days, but I always go back to this album and Shadowland - they will stand the test of time.Free Music Review: An Absolutely Enjoyable Listen
Hit: 5 Stars
kd takes her musical talents to a wonderful new level on this album. From the sensuous build in "Pullin' Back the Reins" to the fun and feisty "Big Boned Gal" to the soul wrenching "Nowhere to Stand", this cd will take you through a fantastic spread of your own tastes and emotions. I am a die-hard kd country fan. To me, some of her best work is on this album. I hope it'll find a permanent space in your cd collection.
Free Music Review: Showin' how it's done
Hit: 5 Stars
Every once in a while a pure talent like k.d. lang comes along to fill the vacuum of contemporary music to show how it's done!This is a timeless collection that showcases k.d.'s voice and talent with every note and musical nuance...
Free Music Review: lower case name, BOLD CAPITAL talent
Hit: 5 Stars
The first time I saw k.d. lang (on "Hee Haw," no less), I thought I was seeing my boyhood friend Woody Meeks again. But when k.d. opened her mouth and that big, big voice washed over me like warm honey, I was 95% certain Woody never could have learned to sing like that. Needless to say, k.d. didn't exactly fit the mold of a "Hee Haw" honey. Visually and vocally, k.d. was a brash breath of fresh Canadian air, a big-boned gal on a mission to teach the big-haired country music queens of the day how to sing it right.
On "Absolute," she does just that. This is a bold album, nearly perfect, that sounds as good today as it did in 1989. Better, even, if you put it up against the dross that passes for country music nowadays.
k.d. holds her own, whether it's Western swing ("Three Days"), lush ballad ("Trail of Broken Hearts") or high octane hybrid ("Big Big Love"). On "Big Boned Gal" and "It's Me," she has great fun celebrating her, shall we say, differentness, with a hearty nudge-nudge, wink-wink.
k.d.'s band, the Reclines, sound like the tightest, smartest, most versatile roadhouse band ever assembled. Enough said.
My favorite track is "Pullin' Back the Reins," one of eight superb songs k.d. wrote for the album with longtime collaborator/co-producer Ben Mink. Silky smooth and absolutely, flat-out gorgeous, a single playing of "Reins" would gentle the wildest mustang.