Infinite Blue

Poozies | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 19, 1999)
• Original Release Date: January 19, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Compass Records
• ASIN: B00000G4OC
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #240,479 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Mary MacMaster and Patsy Seddon of Sìleas and Karen Tweed of the Kathryn Tickell Band have now fully welcomed solo singer Kate Rusby into the Poozies fold, and she's added a great deal of strength to the mix, not only with her vocals, but also with the subtle qualities of her guitar and fiddle playing. This is very definitely a band album, however; the instrumental sets sparkle joyously, whether original, contemporary, or traditional material, with the players working off and around each other. That said, it's the vocal work that truly stuns on this outing. "Sorrows Away" is perfect harmony, "Neptune" is a wonderfully moving eco-ballad (the arrangement recalls the Eliza Carthy band), and "Ma Plaid" is truly haunting. A triumph all around for the girls' team. --Chris Nickson

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars worthy of more than a mere five stars..., January 15, 2002

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NotATameLion (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Infinite Blue (Audio CD)

Just when I was thinking of tightening up my reviewing standards and not handing out as many five star reviews--along came "Infinite Blue" by the Poozies as a Christmas gift. How can I not give this one five stars?

There are four songs here that I would categorize as great: "Come All Ye Lonely Lovers," "Ma Plaid," "Sorrows Away," and "The Maid of Llanwellyn." These ladies did an excellent job of selecting, writing, arranging, playing, (and especially) singing this material.

I am in awe of them.

Kate Rusby in particular is outstanding. Her voice makes what would otherwise be a run of the mill song (Neptune) into a true thing of beauty. Likewise, I cannot get "The Maid of Llanwellyn" out of my head. She has a voice that will haunt you for days after hearing it.

I give "Infinite Blue" my highest recommendation.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The joys of playing., August 8, 1999

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D. Mok (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Infinite Blue (Audio CD)

The addition of Kate Rusby to their lineup has proven invaluable for The Poozies. Ex-member Sally Barker (who left to raise a family), as heard on previous album Chantoozies, was a competent instrumentalist, but lacking the spark to ignite the potentially docile harps and accordions of Mary Macmaster, Karen Tweed and Patsy Seddon.

Rusby proved to be the catalyst, not only setting the Poozies vocal ensemble afire with the passion of her voice (listen to her achingly sweet backup vocals to the lovely, Seddon-sung "Ma Plaid"), but enhancing the joy and affection that had characterized The Poozies up to this point. And with this vital fourth member the others achieve their best -- listen to Mary Macmaster's absolutely gorgeous composition "Freya Dances", the excellent a cappella "Sorrows Away", the moody "Neptune" (Rusby's voice, as bright as it is, can often convey a devastatingly dark emotion), and the giddy swirl that is "Crooked Road to Dublin".

As much as I love Loreena McKennitt's shiny, slickly produced Celtic whirl, The Poozies have a warmth and a spontaneity that none can match. Defying categorization (one record store in New York actually put Infinite Blue into its Rock section), intimate and inviting, this is a band to be cherished.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Sky is Raining Kisses, October 31, 1999

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Richard M. Peabody (Arlington, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Infinite Blue (Audio CD)

This is simply one of the best cds I've heard in a decade. Sandy Denny and Nick Drake may be dead and gone but Kate Rusby and the Poozies crew are alive and the sky is showering them with kisses. Great cd. Do yourself a favor and check this one out.