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Spiral (originals)-By Allison crowe

Published by 1Aalcoholic under , , , , on 6/24/2011







Album description
Spiral contains these eight new songs from Allison Crowe, ranging from the tender and playful country/roots of “Dearly”, to the upbeat pop of “Double-Edged Swords”, ’cross the loving “Oceans”, and darker terrain of “I Don’t Know” and the hard rocking title track. Raw, natural, emotion is embraced passionately with elegiac beauty and melody in these, and such joy-filled tunes as “Going Home Tonight” and “No Matter the Battle”. With the live track, “Wake Up”, Crowe, again, renders the personal universal, and the global, human.


Uniquely known not just as one of the most exciting songwriters of a new generation, Crowe is also one of our finest interpreters of popular song. Spiral’s mix of light and shadow includes a trio of fresh covers – revisiting music of Annie Lennox (“Why”), Leonard Cohen (“Chelsea Hotel No. 2”), and Hunters and Collectors’ Antipodean anthem, “Throw Your Arms Around Me”. (These composers do not release under CC license, and so these three songs are not included here with Allison's originals.)


On this new song collection, the bi-coastal Canadian, (she calls Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Nanaimo, British Columbia, home), is joined by ideally-skilled and sympathetic west-coast musicians Billie Rocha-Woods (acoustic guitar, backing vocals), Dave Baird (bass, backing vocals), Laurent Boucher (percussion), Brendan Millbank (cello) and Larry Anschell (electric guitar, and, also, Engineer/Producer at Turtle Studios in White Rock, B.C.)


Kayla Schmah, Los Angeles-based, Canadian-born, composer and film scorer, orchestrates and produces the album with, yes, "gorgeous" musical textures, and cinematic ideas artfully brought to life. Concert capturings by Engineers B.R.N. (aka Condor) and John MacMillan complete this diverse mix of music made in Corner Brook, Nanaimo, as well as Chilliwack, White Rock, Denman Island and Salt Spring Island, Canada, Vienna, Austria, and Hollywood, USA.


The visual art of Spiral matches its aural beauty - with cover paintings by Netherlands-based Tara Thelen, photographs by Canada's Billie Rocha-Woods, and California's Dan Goldwasser, fontage from Brazil’s Billy Argel and graphic design by Florida's Alix Whitmire.


Link to this album
http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/63667

Lisa's Song + 6 Songs

Published by 1Aalcoholic under , , , , on 6/24/2011





Link to this album
http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/5444

This girl should be a star by now??? good looking-good singer-good guitarist-good song writer-and sounds great what more do they need.(or do they want dum dummys that do what they say??? listen and make youre own mind up) I think she sounds great my self but thats just me.


More information...

Vincent Van Gogh "loved life so bad, his paintings had twice the color other paintings had". So sings Jonathan Richman (on Rockin' and Romance).



And that tells you something about musician Allison Crowe.



A modern lover of music, blogger Muruch frames it like this: "There's really no way to convey through mere words how much the music... moves me, or how I want other people to listen to and adore it as much as I do. Allison sings with such an intensity of emotion, it's easy to see why she's often quoted as saying 'Why music? Why breathing?'... that kind of artistic passion seems extremely rare these days."



"I love singing for people," says Allison Crowe. "It's a way to connect and share with others. Communication is crucial. Just being able to do what I do, to write and sing and perform, makes me feel not only alive, but incredibly lucky. Knowing at any moment everything could change, I don't take one second for granted."



Born 29 years ago, on an island, in the harbour city of Nanaimo, B.C., today Crowe's reach is global. The audience for her music videos and song downloads numbers in the millions.



"Allison Crowe has a voice to fall in love with," says UK music industry journal Record of the Day. "She is from Vancouver Island in Canada, descended from Scottish, Irish and Manx stock. She's exactly the sort of artist who can make serious headway on her own label and that's just what she's doing."



When this phenomenon 'from the islands' reached the mainland she steered a path clear of what Joni Mitchell knowingly calls the record business' "style inventions". With Ani DiFranco as a model of integrity, and Creative Commons licensing changing the "game" for resourceful musicians, Crowe created her own label. Since 2003, Rubenesque Records Ltd has released a series of critically and commercially successful albums: Lisa's Song + 6 Songs; Secrets; Tidings: Live at Wood Hall; This Little Bird; and Little Light. Crowe's newest (2010) release is Spiral.



"The first thing you notice about Allison Crowe is her voice. Rich and dark, it seems to come from a place most singers can only dream of accessing. Then there are the songs. Filled with raw passion and accompanied by Crowe's eloquent piano playing," writes Clodagh O'Connell (The Courier). Hers is a joyous sound: "Elton John meets Edith Piaf."



A sensation at the UK's John Lennon Northern Lights Festival, "Canadian angel Alison Crowe gave one of the weekend's most magical moments," says The Scotsman. Festival Director Mike Merritt describes Crowe as "awesome" and "spine-tingling", noting her performance "put hairs on the back of your neck! She brought the house down."



A true grassroots success, Crowe is praised not only as a singularly talented songwriter - on themes personal as well as worldly - and as a visceral performer, but, also, as a supreme interpreter of song. Her vital takes on such 21st century standards as Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" and Joni Mitchell's "River" are applauded as "truly transcendent" and her singular covers have achieved broad, even mainstream, popularity, featured by BBC Radio, MOJO magazine and by acclaimed Hollywood director Zack Snyder (300, The Watchmen, Sucker Punch). Allison Crowe's Tidings CD, a mix of traditional carols plus songs of joy, peace, and redemption from the secular songbook, is an emerging classic: "music for the season and all time".



"Her voice celebrates the music with a bluesy rock-gospel intensity; her controlled vibrato, silken rasp, and powerful projection rivet your attention. This is no casual background music. be prepared to be amazed," says Hamline University Professor Of Law - and CD reviewer - Carol Swanson. "Every song radiates sincerity, creative flair, and emotional intensity."



"It takes a lot of self-confidence to tackle Aretha (Franklin)'s version of 'I Never Loved a Man...' but Allison does and nails it just as good as the Queen of Soul herself. Her piano playing is equally exquisite," says Bob Muller, curator of song covers at JoniMitchell.com in a review of Crowe's newest album, This Little Bird. He sums up: "Treat yourself to one of the mightiest talents on the singer-songwriter scene today."



David Powell, Welsh-based DVD & Audio tech writes: "I'm listening to 'Effortless' on (Allison Crowe's) This Little Bird album with my Pro-Ject headphone amplifier turned up about a quarter more than on most modern records. It sounds fantastic because unlike most modern records it hasn't had the **** compressed out of it to raise the loudness."



Vocalist, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, engineer, producer and arranger, Allison Crowe now lives in Nanaimo, British Columbia and Corner Brook, Newfoundland. From these home-bases, (spanning the full 7000 km breadth of Canada), she tours steadily, earning a reputation for exciting live shows that stir together her original songs with much-loved interpretations in an organic blend of rock, jazz, folk, Broadway, gospel and soul.



"Ever wonder what it would have been like to listen to a gifted singer/songwriter from Saskatchewan in a small, intimate hall before she became Joni Mitchell? Don't fret the missed opportunity. There's no need to turn back the clock. Check out Allison Crowe," says Robert Reid in The Record.



"Allison has a special gift that is so very rare in musicians today. She is true to her mind, heart and spirit," says Ross Hocker, long-time public broadcaster with NPR affiliate WGTE. Hocker, whose musical taste embraces Thelonious Monk, Bela Bartok and Charles Gounod, calls Allison Crowe's live performance "the most honest, heartfelt, and directly intimate concert in my entire life."



"In an entertainment world that increasingly genuflects at the altar of instant fame, Crowe seems an anomaly, building her career slowly and carefully," notes Adrian Chamberlain, of Canada's Times Colonist newspaper.



"Soulful. Alive. Joyous. Grievous. Real, true, music is what I want to make," says Allison Crowe.



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Hot Fiction-Dark Room

Published by 1Aalcoholic under , , , , on 6/24/2011





Link to this album
http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/71656

Bella Ruse-Bella Ruse

Published by 1Aalcoholic under , , , , , on 6/24/2011




This is a realy cool Album.

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Rein

Published by 1Aalcoholic under , , , , , , , , on 11/13/2010




Roma, Italy

In existence since : 10.1999
http://www.rein99.it
rein


Più collettivo artistico che semplice gruppo musicale, i Rein sono composti da Gianluca Bernardo (voce e chitarra acustica), Luca De Giuliani (chitarra elettrica), Claudio Mancini (chitarre e organo) e Pierluigi Toni (basso e contrabbasso). Cresciuti insieme sul finire degli anni '90, sperimentano un nuovo modo di produrre e promuovere la musica, ispirati dal principio fondamentale della condivisione della cultura. Questa scelta fa sì che possano contare sul sostegno di un vasto pubblico, nonchè sull'attenzione dei Media e sulla collaborazione di numerosi artisti. Fieri di essere indipendenti da qualsiasi etichetta discografica, pur non servendosi di un sistema di distribuzione classico, vendono migliaia di copie semplicemente grazie al passaparola tra i loro sostenitori.

Con diverse centinaia di concerti alle spalle, i Rein si distinguono per la loro intensa attività live, nonchè per la capacità di portare la propria musica al di là del confine stabilito dal palco. Scavalcando la linea che divide l'artista dal pubblico, può capitare di vederli suonare per le strade di mezza Italia, sui tram di Roma o nel retro di un vecchio furgone su una piazza inondata di gente durante un carnevale. Al tempo stesso riconosciuti come una delle realtà più interessanti del panorama indipendente, compaiono nel calendario di importanti festival internazionali, accanto ad artisti quali Patty Smith, Placebo, Kraftwerk, Aphex Twin, Ska-P e Tracy Chapman.

La musica dei Rein è figlia della globalizzazione e del métissage. Profondamente aperti ad ogni contaminazione, si muovono senza sosta tra universi musicali agli antipodi, per non rinchiudersi mai in un genere definito. Folgorati dall'esempio dei Mano Negra, lo reinterpretano con i loro strumenti, per cui i suoni della tradizione popolare italiana e slava sposano i ritmi in levare, che si mescolano a loro volta con il rock e il punk inglesi. A caratterizzare ulteriormente il tutto, è la ricercatezza dei testi di Gianluca Bernardo, dovuta alla grande influenza di Fabrizio De Andrè e del folk americano, primo su tutti Bob Dylan.



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The Rein, more an artist collective than a standard music group, are composed by Gianluca Bernardo (voice and acoustic guitar), Luca De Giuliani (electric guitar), Claudio Mancini (guitars and electric organ) e Pierluigi Toni (bass e double bass). Grew up together as a group since the end of the 90’s, the Rein experimented a new way to produce and promote music, inspired by the fundamental principle of culture sharing. This choice makes it possible for them to rely on the support of a wide audience, as well as on the attention of media and on the collaboration of numerous artists. Proud of their independence from any discographic label, they sell thousands of copies – not being covered by a classical distribution system – thanks to the word-of-mouth advertising amongst their supporters.

Having already performed hundreds of live concerts, the Rein distinguish themselves for their intense live activity, as well as for the ability to bring their music over the defined boundary of the stage.
Stepping over the line that divides artist from the audience, it may happen to see them play on the streets of all over Italy, on the tramways of Rome or in the back of an old van, in the middle of a square flooded by people, during a Carnival celebration. Acknowledged at the same time as one of the most interesting expressions of the indipendent music environment, they appear on the dates of important international festivals, next to artists such as Patty Smith, Placebo, Kraftwerk, Aphex Twin, Ska-P e Tracy Chapman.

Rein’s music is born of globalization and métissage. Deeply opened to any contamination, they move without intermission between musical universes that are poles apart, in order never to close themselves in a defined genre. Thundersrucked by the model of Mano Negra, they reinterpret it with their instruments, so the sounds of italian and slavonic popular tradition espouse upbeat rhythms, that blend in turn with english rock and punk. Further characterizing on the whole is the preciousness of Gianluca Bernardo’s lyrics, owed to the big influence of Fabrizio De Andrè and of the american folk, Bob Dylan above all.



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Plus de bande juste, le Rein sont composés de Gianluca Bernardo (chant, guitare acoustique), Luca De Giuliani (guitare electrique), Claudio Mancini (guitare et orgue) et Pierluigi Toni (basse et contrebasse). Ont grandis ensemble à la fin des années 90, ils sont des pionniers d'une nouvelle façon de produire et de promouvoir la musique, inspirée par le principe fondamental de la culture partagée. Ce choix signifie qu'ils peuvent compter sur le soutien d'un large public, ainsi que sur l'attention des médias et sur la collaboration de nombreux artistes. Fier d'être indépendant de toute étiquette, tout en n'utilisant pas un système de distribution traditionnels, ils vendent des milliers d'exemplaires de leurs LPs seulement par le bouche à oreille parmi leurs supporters.

Avec des centaines de concerts derrière eux, le Rein se distinguent par leur intense activité live, ainsi que la capacité d' emporter leur musique au-delà de la frontière établie par la scène. Enjambant la ligne qui sépare l'artiste du public, on peut arriver à les voir jouer dans les rues de l'Italie, sur les tramways à Rome ou dans le dos d'une vieille camionnette sur une place inondée de personnes lors d'un carnaval. Dans le même temps reconnu comme l'un des projets les plus intéressants de la scène indépendante, figurant dans le calendrier des grands festivals internationaux aux côtés d'artistes tels que Patti Smith, Placebo, Kraftwerk, Aphex Twin, Ska-P et Tracy Chapman.

La musique des Rein est la fille de la mondialisation et le métissage. Profondément ouverte à la contamination, leur production artistique est en constante mutation entre les mondes musicaux contraires, pour ne pas s'enfermer jamais dans un genre défini. Enchantés par l'exemple de la Mano Negra, les Rein le réinterprètent avec leurs instruments, donc les sons de façon populaire italienne et slave repondent rythmes reggae qui se mélangent avec le rock et le punk britannique. Pour mieux caractériser l'ensemble, il y a le raffinement des textes de Gianluca Bernardo, en raison de la grande influence qui avait sur lui le chansonnier Fabrizio De André et la musique folk américaine, tout d'abord Bob Dylan.



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Esto se parece màs a un colectivo artistico que a un simple grupo musical, los Rein estàn formados por Gianluca Bernardo ( voz y guitarra acustica ), Luca De Giuliani ( guitarra electrica ), Claudio Mancini ( guitarras y organo ) y Pierluigi Toni ( bajo y contrabajo ).
Crecieron juntos al final de los anos noventa, sperimentando una nueva manera de producir y promover la musica, inspirados por el principio fundamental de la condiviòn de la cultura.
Esta elecciòn deja que el apoyo del publico sea mucho, y ademàs con una atenciòn por parte de los Medios de comunicaciòn sobre la colaboracion al proyecto por parte de muchos otros artistas. Orgullosos de ser independientes de cualquiera casa de producciòn discografica, aunque si no venden los discos de forma clasìcas, venden muchos cd por la boca de sus partidarios.

Con cientos conciertos ya echos los Rein se distinguen por su intensidad live, que rodea no solo sobre el etapa, sino sigue detràs el confin, borrando la linea que divide el artista y el publico. Puede pasar que se vean tocar por las calles y las plazas de Italia, sobre los tram de Roma o detràs de una camioneta con un montòn de gente, bailando a un carnaval.
Reconoscidos como una de las realidades màs interesantes del panorama independiente, aparecen en el calendario de muchos importantes festivales internacionales, cerca de artistas como Patty Smith, Placebo, Kraftwerk, Aphex Twin, Ska-P e Tracy Chapman.

La musica de los Rein es hija de la globalizacion y del métissage.Profundamente abiertos a cada tipo de contaminacion, rodean universos musicales diferentes para nunca cerrarse en un genero definito. Electrocutados por el ejemplo de la musica de la Mano Negra los reinterpretan con sus proprios instrumentos para que los sonidos de la tradiccion popular italiana y eslava se unen con los ritmos alegres para mezclarlos otra vez con el Rock y el punk ingles.
A caracterizar el todo està la bisqueda de los textos de Gianluca Bernardo por parte de la influencia de Fabrizio De Andrè y del folk american, primero de todos Bob Dylan.



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Die Band “Rein” versteht sich mehr als ein Kunstkollektiv, sie bestehen aus Gianluca Bernardo (Stimme und Akustik Gitarre), Luca De Giuliani (E-Gitarre), Claudio Mancini (Gitarren und Orgel) und Pierluigi Toni (Bass und Kontrabass). Die Band entstand am Ende der 90 Jahre und sie machen eher auf eine unkonventionelle Weise Musik und nutzen dabei eine variable Instrumentierung wie Cello, Querflöte und Akkordeon. Stolz darauf, unabhängig von jedem Schallplattenlabel zu sein und auch ohne Verwendung traditionellen Vertriebssystemen, verkaufen sie tausendfach Kopien einfach nur durch Mund-zu-Mund Propaganda unter ihren Fans. Mit Hunderten von Konzerten sind die Rein bekannt für ihre intensiven Live-Aktivitäten auf der Bühne , sowie auch in öffentlichen Räumen, in den Straßen von Halb Italien, in Straßenbahnen von Rom oder auf der Ladefläche eines alten Lastwagens oder während des Karnevals auf einem mit Menschen überfluteten Platz. Gleichzeitig finden sie Anerkennung in der Independent-Szene, erscheinen sie in Programmen der großen internationalen Festivals neben Künstlern wie Patti Smith, Placebo, Kraftwerk, Aphex Twin, Ska-P und Tracy Chapman. Reins Musik ist ein Produkt von Globalisierung und musikalischen Crossovers. Sie sind offen für jegliche musikalischen Strömungen und lassen sich aber in kein Genre einordnen. Inspiriert durch Mano Negra interpretieren sie mit ihren Instrumenten italienische, slawische traditionelle Volksmusik Auftakt-Rhythmen und verbinden diese ihrerseits mit dem britischen Rock und Punk. Ihre Song Texte, geschriebene von Gianluca Bernand, sind beeinflusst von Songwritern wie Fabrizio De André und amerikanischer Volksmusik, vor allem Bob Dylan.





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Oxygen- Erica Shine

Published by 1Aalcoholic under , , , , , , on 2/03/2010
  






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Le Moins Pire (avant la suite)

Published by 1Aalcoholic under , , , , , , , , on 10/23/2009


  




Link to this album =http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/27215




Le dernier album de david (sous le pseudo Löhstana) est ici :
http://www.jamendo.com/fr/album/52805

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AVEC LA PARTICIPATION DE :Ziyad (texte, musique et voix) sur :"J'y suis j'y reste""Tristounette histoire"
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LA OLLA EXPRESS PANIC

Published by 1Aalcoholic under , , , , , , on 10/23/2009

Waste Your Time by Loudog

Published by 1Aalcoholic under , , , , , , on 10/23/2009


  
This is the second full-length album from Loudog, a vivid fourth wave ska-punk-reggae band from Germany. Learn more about them at www.myspace.com/loudogmusic

Shifting Sands Of A Blue Car

Published by Aalcoholic under , , , , , , , on 9/12/2009
Link to this album=http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/18714

  








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Diablo Swing Orchestra

Published by Aalcoholic under , , , , on 9/01/2009
  

DubHuggers

Published by Aalcoholic under , , , , on 7/31/2009

Members:
Tony Baloney - Bass/VocalsMonkton Fishbone - Guitar/VocalsDirty Ray - Guitar/Keyboards/VocalsSimon 'Bones' Annetts - Drums/Keyboards/VocalsTomatijn - SaxMr G `The Mystic` Fish - Guitar,Drums, Keys, Noises, Vocals etc.....
Hometown:
Builth Wells / Rhayader

Formed two years ago, as a scratch band. It's just got out of control ever since....

Ska, bière... what else ?

Published by Aalcoholic under , , , , on 7/13/2009

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Chewbaska - The Shape of Ska to come

Published by Aalcoholic under , , , , , , on 7/13/2009

Satellite by major major

Published by Aalcoholic under , , , on 7/03/2009


  

Only Whispering by Josh Woodward

Published by Aalcoholic under , , , , , on 5/29/2009

  






Link to this album=http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/43195

Pain of life by drunksouls

Published by Aalcoholic under , , , , , on 5/29/2009


  
Here are the lyrics to "Pain of life". Share this song with your friends and Drunksouls's fans to help promote it!
Lyrics
Hate is not the feeling that keeps me aliveHope is not the reason why i should surviveLove is not exactly what you'll find by my sideBabe let me just enjoy my pain of lifeLove is not the feeling that keeps me aliveHate is not the reason why i should surviveHope is not exactly what you'll find by my sideBabe let me just enjoy my pain of lifeBy my side (you) won't have conversationBut babe you'll get more positionsBy my side you'd like comprehensionMaybe you've missed a stationIn your eyes (I) can see your illusionsDreaming of poetic passionOn my face looking for emotionsYou've got my pain of lifeHate is not the feeling that keeps me aliveHope is not the reason why i should surviveLove is not exactly what you'll find by my sideBabe let me just enjoy my pain of lifeYou’re fancying destructive passionWhen babe it's just about destructionYou're suffering my depraving actionJust waiting for soul purgationIn your eyes (I) can see your illusionsDreaming of poetic passionOn my face looking for emotionsYou've got my pain of lifeLet me tell you something You re losing your time babe With me andYou should not have met me girlYou shouldn’t have played with me neitherYou should do only one thingGo awayHate is not the feeling that keeps me aliveHope is not the reason why i should surviveLove is not exactly what you'll find by my sideBabe let me just enjoy my pain of lifeHate is not the feeling that keeps me alive…

Merit - Arson Is For Lovers

Published by Aalcoholic under , , , , on 3/28/2009

It is available digitally for free from =wwwgomeritgo.com.
Arson Is For Lovers, shows that Merit has grown by leaps and bounds as a band during the last three years.
Their (now) razor-sharp punky pop-rock sound sound no longer wanders off in directions unbecoming to the band. Instead, we are treated to a hefty dose of buoyant pop-rock that is a little indie and a little punk . Yes, Merit is a female-fronted four-piece so just imagine a cross between Paramore and Rainer Maria with a little hint of Hey Mercedes guitar. It is surprisingly awesome in the same sort of way that Paramore’s Riot! was a few years ago (minus the teenage drama).

This Little Bird - Ce Petit Oiseau (originals) -by- Allison Crowe

Published by Aalcoholic under , , , , , , , , on 3/19/2009


Album description=


"This Little Bird" contains everything to love about the music of Allison Crowe. Adding titles of engineer and producer to her vocal, piano and guitar credits, Crowe is joined on most of the album's tracks by an ideal rhythm section ~ Dave Baird (bass) and Laurent Boucher (percussion). Nine new originals map emotional and spiritual territory with fresh sounds, encompassing: the elegiac "Phoenix"; the ramble tamble "Alive and Breathing"; gorgeous songs of love and hope, "Effortless" and "There Is"; the jaunty dark humor of "Skeletons and Spirits"; the redemptive grace of "Now"; the raucous celebration of the title track; a joy of simplicity in "Circular Reasoning"; and "Silence", a song that stirs with gypsy romance.Acclaimed not only as an exciting songwriter and live performer, but, also, as a supreme song interpreter, for her freshly definitive takes, Allison Crowe delivers a trio of remarkable covers on "This Little Bird" - giving her singular voice to "A Case of You" (Joni Mitchell's knowing paen to heart and homeland), "Darling Be Home Soon" (John Sebastian's lovin' spoonful of longing) and "I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)" (Ronnie Shannon's soulful song best-known as Aretha Franklin's break-out tune in 1967).You will find those three songs and more on Allison's home site @ http://www.allisoncrowe.com/ThisLittleBird.html
Enjoy! Peace.








  

Link to this album=http://www.jamendo.com/en/album/5325

Allison Crowe-Little Light (originals)

Published by Aalcoholic under , , , on 2/04/2009

Album description
Little Light is the newest singer-songwriter collection from Allison Crowe. It opens with a rustically shimmering version of "Northern Lights" - a song Allison performed 'specially for the John Lennon Northern Lights Festival in Durness, Scotland. "Angels" is recorded live at St. Andrew's United Church, Christmas-time, in Allison's birthplace, Nanaimo, Canada. She's backed here by bassist Dave Baird and percussionist Laurent Boucher. "Disease", a song of social commentary, has, through years of live performance, become epic - channeling Beethoven, grunge and more. Here 't'is captured in its raging glory by Larry Anschell (on International Women's Day 2008, the same night celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Anschell's Turtle Recording Studios. Larry "Turtle" Anschell, Engineer and Producer, with Brad Graham Co-Engineer). Title track "Little Light" is among a set of guitar songs that reveal a different sort of Allison Crowe's writerly reflections in music. "Happy People", like such earlier songs as Ray Davies' Kinky "Dedicated Follower of Fashion", and Crowe's own, "Skeletons and Spirits", a bright melody coats more acid observations. Strong and gentle poetics of "Hold Back" warm us by a fire kindled in the '70s by Joni Mitchell. "Choose to Be" bridges the piano sound of Allison's "This Little Bird" songs with her new tunes. Bob Dylan's ramblin' shoes lead to a less restless farewell, as the album closes with "Wedding Song" - Crowe's sweetest, rootsiest, love song to date.
The interpretations on this collection are: "Time After Time" - originally a hit for that most unusual girl, Cyndi Lauper - Allison, a child of the '80s gives her impassioned take, live (Scott LittleJohn recording this, the same night as "Angels"); "Running for Home", is a cover of the Matthew Good Band, and one of the songs Allison has performed since her teens; and, by way of the Righteous Babe, Ani DiFranco, comes Allison's vocal-guitar nod to the great peace-loving bard, Phil Ochs - "When I'm Gone". "Can't be singing louder than the guns when I'm gone, so I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here."

You will find those cover songs and more on Allison's webpages @ http://www.allisoncrowe.com/LittleLight.html

Enjoy! Peace.





  
 
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