Come the Storm

Eileen Rose | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 5, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Wildflower
• ASIN: B000OYFPDE
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #369,029 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Perfect Storm, October 20, 2005

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David Squibb (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Come the Storm (Audio CD)

What a relief to report that song craft is alive and well in 2005. And by all indications, Eileen Rose carries the torch almost singlehandedly for the newest crop of singer-songwriters on either side of the pond. An exaggeration? Not in the least. Rising head and shoulders above most of her contemporaries whose personal musings pay only fleeting respect to that quaint notion called melody, Eileen's compositions are of a quality that should make more established heavy hitters take notice. John Lennon lamented that the first time he heard Dave Edmunds' "I Hear You Knocking" he was pissed that he hadn't written the song himself. I contend that Stevie Wonder might feel the same way about Eileen's bittersweet but blissful "Never Be the Same." And I suggest that had Elton John written the instant classic "Ocean of Fire" he might find his performances of the anthem answered by a thousand flickering lights. And had Sara McLachlin penned the sultry "Saffron & Ginger" she would surely send audiences fumbling towards ecstasy all over again. On "Come the Storm" Eileen Rose combines Cohen caliber lyrical gifts with Brill Building musical mastery. And the result is revealed ten times over on this third solo release, her first on Banana Recordings. So, as the question is begged by such exuberant praise of Eileen's craft, what is it that constitutes a great song anyway? According to Hank Williams a good song was one you could sing behind a plow. Lo and behold, "Come the Storm" is fertile with songs you can actually sing behind the wheel.