k.d. lang - All You Can Eat
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Free Music Review: My first real dose of K.D. Lang. I enjoyed every bit!
Hit: 4 Stars
I am trying to listen to as many types of music as there are and not limit myself to my favorite genre (R&B.) I always liked K.D. Lang's song "Constant Craving", but haven't heard much more of her on the radio since. So, I decided to listen to one of her CDs, and I loved the title of this one ("All You Can Eat"), so I chose this one. After listening to all ten tracks, I was in awe. She has a very nice voice. It's strong, yet vulnerable. She knows her vocal limit, so many kudos for that. I'm not 100 percent sure what genre of music she is, but she gave me the idea that she's a country artist. Her delivery is amazing. Her voice has personality, and that's something that I always respect in a singer. Lyrically, she's also great. Her lyrics are deep, but not too much of an enigma. One gripe, though. There were no ballads! There were one or two slower tracks, but no all-out ballad. But, I guess it's alright because I enjoyed this album and plan to listen to more of her CDs (and hopefully they have some have ballads!)
This album begins with a drum and guitar heavy track entitled "If I Were You." I was very entertained by this up-tempo track because everything was on point and memorable. In this song, Lang lets someone know that if she were them, she could do anything she wanted to do; she apparently admires this individual. "Get Some" is also good. It's another up-beat song with a nice accompanying melody. "You're OK" has many elements of the Country sound incorporated into it, but I enjoyed it a lot. Her voice shines on this track. "Sexuality" is a provocative number. In this song, Lang is telling her lover to lose all sexual inhibitions and simply be free! Again, the production and her voice are worth giving your undivided attention to. This is a really great album and I'm glad I gave her a chance.
Potential buyers, do yourselves a favor and purchase this classic. Lang is sure to enthrall you from start to finish. Me, someone who is not traditionally a big fan of country music, was grooving throughout the duration of the album. So, I'm pretty sure country fans and non-fans alike will enjoy it. Wonderful!
Mikeisha's Top 5
1. "If I Were You"
2. "I Want It All"
3. "Sexuality"
4. "Maybe"
5. "Acquiesce"
Free Music Review: After 12 years still think about this album and remember,,,,,
Hit: 5 Stars
I was familiar with KD before this album, but this one made me a groupie. KD was never afraid to reinvent herself, this was an attempt and a good one at the soul sounds of 70's; Al green, Barry white etc....
what a fabulous tour this was. I saw her on the tour for this one in Feb 1996 in Chicago - Union Theatre I think. What a great band and she was like a female elvis. Even had the screaming girls throwing clothes on the stage. hmmm wonder why :). I would definitely line up at the buffet for more music like this.
Every song on this album sparkles and is distinctive. It seems, she was suffering or struggling with issues of love and happiness here and although she went thru pain it seems we are the benefactors of the beautiful funky torment of that period.
The final message is keep trying for love - the universe will bring it to you.
Free Music Review: Perfect
Hit: 5 Stars
Can't get any better. A must for your collection.Free Music Review: Meh
Hit: 2 Stars
bAfter leaving country music with her album "Ingenue," a wonderful smoky, torchy collection of chanteuse songs KD Lang returned with this disappointing follow-up.
Things kick off to a marvelous start with "If I Were You," "You're OK," and "Maybe," but quickly sink into songs in which she tries to make up for the absence of melody with mood and with her still remarkable voice. Lucky for Lang fans she quickly returned to form a few years later with the magnificent album "Drag" and its tour de force centerpiece "Til the Heart Caves In." Get that CD and skip this one.
Free Music Review: "Acquiesce" And Give This One a Re-Hearing
Hit: 4 Stars
I've always maintained that there was something delightfully subversive about k.d. lang. She may be (at this point in her career) avowedly gay, but she sings so STRAIGHT. You could play most of her stuff for Grandma and get an enthusiastic response. Even now, some of her audience may be uncomfortable with the full package--the sexual ambiguity, political activism AND the vegetarianism (any wonder she never quite fit in with the C&W crowd). But they can't deny the appeal of a hooky song like "Constant Craving," even if they prefer not to think about what that song means for the singer.
Some performers specialize in confrontational art, and some win hearts and minds-or at least a degree of tolerance, through playing the game more or less, well, staight. K.d. lang is not an avant garde artist, thank you very much. On this album, the most abstract she gets is the moody "Acquiesce." The rest of the tracks are the trademark songs of love and longing that she has come to specialize in over the years. Not that there's anything wrong with that. No one does `em better really.
Which is why I was somewhat surprised to see so many indifferent to negative reviews of this album both here on Amanzon.com and elsewhere. Yes, it's true that there is no actual "Constant Craving"-type stand out track, but actually several of the tracks were quite radio friendly in their own right ("If I Were You," "Maybe," and that less that subtly subversive but still fun "Sexuality"-if that one could ever get airplay). And the torch is onhand in abundance even as the twang subsides. "Infinite and Unforeseen" has a smoky, cabaret feel that k.d. was already mastering in the early `90s and which would reach its culmination with her follow up release DRAG a few years later.
Especially nice are the subtle arrangements, including Beatle-type psychedelic moments on the otherwise conventionally poppy "Get Some," and lovely So.Cal type background vocals on the aforementioned "Acquiesce" that could have been lifted from a 70s Ronstadt album. K.d. lang never quite realized her dream to be the next Patsy Cline, and thank goodness. She's gotten pretty darn good at being the first k.d. lang.