Got No Shadow

Mary Lou Lord | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 27, 1998)
• Original Release Date: January 27, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002BIH
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #152,694 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure pop (for what that's worth...), June 29, 1999

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John O'Hara (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Got No Shadow (Audio CD)

It's hard to be Indie and still sell records, and therefore make a living. Mary Lou Lord may have shed her Indie skin by recording "Got No Shadow," but this overproduced (yet nonetheless enjoyable) album remains her finest, and one of my favourites. It doesn't matter who she covers or how much of a role she played in the production of the disc, the songs remain non-fattening caramel, taste intact, with whipped-cream on top. It's hard not to enjoy Lord's harmony and Eliott Smith's guitar on "Shake Sugaree," the most catchiest refrain I've ever heard on "The Lucky One," and the selfish sad sweetness captured on "Two Boats." The additional instruments on many of the tracks sometimes seem generic, or more softly, unneccecary, but every song bears a repeat listening, if you know what I mean. I don't buy that every instrument, solo, or influence came directly from Lord, but a good many of the songs are mature, and, in my opinion, help Mary Lou on her road to becomming a more polished, mature musician. With the exception of the Eliott Smith written "I Figured You Out," off of the otherwise sub-par "Martian Saints" EP, the pop gem "Got No Shadow" is Lord's finest to date. Suspend your disbelief and love "Got No Shadow."

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An overlooked gem, October 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Got No Shadow (Audio CD)

This is a great album by the kind of artist you really want to see succeed. It's packed with great songs--some moving, some fun, all interesting. I hope she's around for a long, long time. Unlike the poor genius who inspired "Jingle Jangle Morning".

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding album all the way!, December 17, 1998

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[e-mail] (Turpin, OK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Got No Shadow (Audio CD)

I usually don't buy CDs by female artists (with few exceptions) but I highly recommend this album to anyone who likes acoustic music with smooth vocals. Heard one cut on Spinner.com and had to have it... She is addicting!