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5.0 out of 5 stars
Life, Love and Living, November 15, 2001
This review is from: Carol Noonan (Audio CD)
There is not one song that even causes me to consider clicking - skip - (which is rare these days). The songs are sequenced perfectly and build an emotion that ends in goose bumps with "Lagan Love".There is a bit of Appalachia, a bit of Celtic, and a lot of life in these songs. Carol's voice and heart are in the room. Every song is sung as if she owns it.The only thing that I wish were better is the engineering. The soundstage is flat. The instruments are sometimes too big. The backup vocals and instruments are at times congested and sometimes placed too close in. The saving grace is Carol's voice which is always right, and "close your eyes live". If this album had been engineered differently, it could have reached the audiophile "must have" status of Jennifer Warnes' Famous Blue Raincoat album.The songs are great; the music is good. The arrangements continuousy evolve which maintains interest. The sound is very good in spite of the poor spatial mix. Best of all, Carol's performance has life.Listening to this album is an experience. If you like Mary Black, Jennifer Warnes or Richard and Mimi Farina you might enjoy this. If songs of life, love and living touch your soul, you will be spellbound. This is an album that will not grow old; if you listen to it for a lifetime, it will still seem fresh and cause wonder.
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