Another Way to Find You [Live]

Chris Smither | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 13, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Hightone Records
• ASIN: B0000005S9
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #119,725 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Acoustic Punch, and terrific song crafting., June 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Another Way to Find You (Audio CD)

This is an amazing album, especially for guitar players. Chris Smither's first album after years off the scene, includes fresh versions of "Love You Like a Man" and "I Feel the Same" covered much earlier by Bonnie Raitt. Chris must've been about 10 when he wrote the first, which is pretty funny if you think about it.

I've always admired artists who get a full orchestration from a single instrument, and Smither has this in spades. The fastest thumb in the business, and a total absence of distortion result in an honest, clean recording of extreme power.

This is my favorite of his recent albums, mostly because there's no backup band. Check this guy out.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A remarkable CD that demands a place in evryone's library, August 14, 1999

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Thomas E. Dempsey "zebulon" (Richmond, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Another Way to Find You (Audio CD)

I was recently introduced to Chris Smithers through a local radio program ("out of the blue radio review" by Page Wilson, on WCVE in Richmond). Mr. simithers' ability is aparent on every Trak.I have been absolutely enthalled by his mastery of the guitar. The music presented on this CD is as rich and complex as it is hard to categorize. Anyone looking for an example of acoustic folk/blues/rock with a hint of the mississippi delta, you need look no further.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vital and Nuanced, November 6, 2002

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Mitch Bogen (Somerville, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Another Way to Find You (Audio CD)

Chris Smither turns in a brilliant live performance here that mixes folk and blues standards with his own less classifiable originals, which seem more informed by tradition, rather than defined by it.

His acoustic guitar playing is technically impressive, and this is the first thing that some young, guitar-playing friends of mine seized upon, when I lent them the CD. He can burn with up-tempo picking.

Yet, it is the reflective ballads that command my attention and affection the most. Smither's baritone communicates a dignified sense of melancholy that hints at genuine spiritual depth. These ballads are sequenced against upbeat versions of tunes that range from his own "Love You Like A Man" to a Chuck Berry cover.

In the end, this is a vital and nuanced performance that is more rewarding for me than his studio recordings with a full band. Highly recommended.