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2008 s epic odyssey An Invitation is a lush and sweeping
collaboration with Van Dyke Parks that the Wall Street Journal
called urbane and lots of fun. Inara is also part of The Bird
& The Bee and The Living Sisters.
collaboration with Van Dyke Parks that the Wall Street Journal
called urbane and lots of fun. Inara is also part of The Bird
& The Bee and The Living Sisters.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Contemporary music of the highest order,
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This review is from: An Invitation (Audio CD)
"An Invitation" is a collaboration across generations and a recording to treasure. Inara George and Van Dyke Parks go back a long way -- to 1974, when Inara (daughter of Little Feat's Lowell George) was born.
"An Invitation" is much like a theater-piece, complete with overture and a closing "Good night, good night to all of you." The songs are beautiful and spare; George sings them in a strong, cool, unstagey voice that makes the meaning of every word register. Her poignant and witty lyrics offer varied glimpses of someone in love, desirous, self-abasing, jubilant, ruefully self-aware, still hopeful. Parks' arrangements for small orchestra are elegant and endlessly supportive. "An Invitation" is inviting. I've listened to this CD five times in two days, and will be listening again and again. It's contemporary music of the highest order.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Mesmerizingly beautiful,
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The review title says it all. I count myself extremely fortunate that I stumbled across this record by accident. It was the happiest accident I've had in years.
A beautiful voice, sometimes quirky tunes, and the amazingly lush arrangements by Van Dyke Parks. I can't stress enough how delighted I am with this record. The orchestral arrangements are so beautiful I could even listen to the record without the vocals and still be taken by it. No, you don't have to be a fan of this-or-that type of music to enjoy it. Rather, you just have to have a sense of and appreciation for the carefree whimsy of songwriting and music in general.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
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I love Inara George and own all her CDs including her solo work, Merrick, and Bird and the Bee. Unfortunately I did not like her collaboration with Van Dyke Parks on An Invitation. The orchestra music drowns out her voice and is a constant distraction making hard to detect the melody of the song. I have played it several times but find it a noticeable dissappointment compared to how much I have enjoyed all her other music.
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