Ladies' Love Oracle

Grant-Lee Phillips | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 1, 2000)
• Original Release Date: March 1, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Magnetic Field Recordings
• ASIN: B00004TFGQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #504,802 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. You're A Pony

2. Heavenly

3. Squint

4. Don't Look Down

5. Flamin' Shoe

6. Folding

7. Lonesome Serenade

8. Nothin' Is For Sure

9. St. Expedite

Editorial Reviews

GRANT-LEE PHILLIPS Ladies Love Oracle (2000 US 9-track PICTURE DISC CD for the debut album fom the singer-songwriter housed in a card wallet picture sleeve)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heavenly, June 10, 2000

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Jon Andrew (Christchurch, New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ladies' Love Oracle (Audio CD)

Having been a Grant Lee Buffalo aficionado since I first heard them upon the wireless in Nineteen Ninety-Three it gave me great pleasure to happen upon that bands lead writer/singer/guitarist's; one Grant-Lee Phillips; first solo album.

It is always a hard task to disassociate a group leaders works from those works he or she produces as a solo entity, but, I think, it would also be an incredible disservice for a reviwer to have anything in mind other than that which he or she is reviewing. And so my task becomes that little more impossible.

So where does this leave me?

It must, and nearly always does, come down to the distinction of: I like this, or I didn't like this. And from the rating I have given; the humble reader knows that I have fallen for the 'I Like This' category.

Phillips has always, I believe, had an enchanting voice; and upon this recording it is shown to great effect. It is an intimate affair, just the singer, an acoustic guitar, a pump organ (and the odd other nik-nak) and the listener; and this only enhances his voice and the level of intimacy. It brings to mind the lying by a fire with your lover. Never before has Grant-Lee sounded so sincere.

Each of these nine songs is beautifully rendered and recorded and it is nigh impossible to pick a favorite. However, if I were to pick one, that was just that little bit more 'special' to me, then it would have to be "St. Expedite". Grant-Lee has a knack for putting great songs at the end of each of the albums he works upon.

Congratulations Grant-Lee you've created yet another masterpiece.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It doesn't get more beautiful than this . . ., April 1, 2001

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Tim Carpenter (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ladies' Love Oracle (Audio CD)

Grant Lee Phillips surely has the loveliest voice on the planet. And he seems incapable of writing anything that wouldn't be darn pleasing to read on the page. A complex, moving, funny record that'll have you singing along.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars incredible, June 30, 2000

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JC_John "JC" (Raleigh, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ladies' Love Oracle (Audio CD)

Grant Lee Phillips is truly amazing. This album is nothing short of a masterpiece. Out of 150 cds I own, this is in the top 3. Highly recommended. Words don't do justice in this case. Just buy it.