Big As a Berry

Megan Mullally & Supreme Music Program (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 17, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B00006JJ1M
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (65 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #209,389 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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44 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oh my!!!, February 24, 2004

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Furiae (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big As a Berry (Audio CD)

This woman can sing!! But that's not what amazed me- what got me was she can effortlessly switch from one musical style to another and flawlessly don different personas. One moment she's country belle crooner, and the next song she's a broadway starlet, then she's a smooth rocker.

Megan has a beautiful voice and her performances are so charismatic and delivered with so much personality that it's hard to not like this album!

I shocked my husband with this, telling him I had a CD of "Karen Walker" singing. He said, "oh, God," and laughed, because all the only thing most people know of her voice is the one she dons for her TV character. I hit play and he was blown away. He muttered "wow!" in reply.

The first track, 'Bathroom Window,' she starts by belting "She came in through the bathroom window..." and there's no denying her talent, and the beauty and power of her voice from the get go. I was afraid that the song selection wouldn't be my cup of tea (I'm 23 and haven't heard of many of these songs), but I adore it.

Go, go, Megan!!

65 of 71 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Deliciously off the beaten path, April 7, 2003

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Paul M "aka sillysib7" (Detroit, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big As a Berry (Audio CD)

Don't buy this CD expecting to hear Karen from TV's Will & Grace. Megan Mullally is quite competently so much more than that (and the character of Karen alone is a lot to live up to!). And don't buy this CD expecting to be able to talk about it at the office water cooler, because I'll bet not a lot of people will be buying it (they're just not ready!).

I thoroughly enjoy listening to this CD, but it definitely won't appeal to everybody. Several of the tracks have a "retro" feel to them (Bathroom Window, Fancy to name two). One even has a country flavor to it (My Dear Companion). And it's plain to see that Megan Mullally is a fan of songs that tell a story, at least in this collection.

These are all covers that have been done (some of them numerous times) by other singers in other genres. But I can honestly say I've never heard any of them done in this way. Megan Mullally's interpretations are, to me, artfully wonderful, welcomingly diverse, and sophisticated in their simplicity. Where she draws her inspiration from, I don't know, but it sounds as if her muse is rooted just this side of sanity (and I won't say which side I'm on...LOL).

My favorite is the last track, Take It With Me. It's simply a beautiful piece, and when push comes to shove, Megan Mullally has a beautiful voice. That she can sing beautifully but chooses to sing expressively indicates to me that she is an artist. She is more concerned with telling a story or conveying an emotion than she is with appealing to the masses or being "correct."

To behold a rose is a beautiful thing. But for a rose to be held, you must feel the thorns gently piercing your flesh. And not everybody wants to do that.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Janis Joplin meets Bernadette Peters, October 14, 2002

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"slizabeth" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Big As a Berry (Audio CD)

Listeners who only know Megan Mullally as the shrilly hilarious Karen Walker on "Will & Grace" are in for a surprise when they first hear this CD. For the last time, Karen's voice is *not* Megan's real voice!

Megan's background as a Broadway singer shines through on "Big as a Berry," but the album's eclectic mix of song styles prove that Megan can't be neatly labeled as a show tune singer. Rock, country, theater -- this CD has it all, and Megan can do it all.

Each song tells a story, and Megan performs as each narrator, exhibiting a wide range of emotion and experiences. Particular standouts are Lennon/McCartney's "Bathroom Window," Randy Newman's "Real Emotional Girl," Bobbie Gentry's "Fancy" (listen for Billy Porter's stunning backup vocals on this one), George Richey's "The Grand Tour," Fred Weatherley's "Danny Boy" and Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan's "Take It with Me."

Backed up by a terrific band, the Supreme Music Program, Megan enfuses each track with passion, consummate showmanship and a lust for life.