Marry Me Jane

Marry Me Jane | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 30, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002B5A
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,325 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. twentyone

2. misunderstood

3. bad loser

4. you didn't kiss me

5. tabitha

6. athena

7. ordinary

8. who's leaving who

9. candy

10. positive

11. secretly waiting

12. ashes & stone

13. lousy lullaby

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely great vocals...you gotta hear this!, November 17, 1999

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This review is from: Marry Me Jane (Audio CD)

Amanda's vocals are so earthy and pure that you just want to try and find all the music you can from her.....The band's sound is clean and isn't overpowering....A great blend.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fresh, moving, surprising, and interesting to listen to!, September 25, 1999

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Joseph Slota "Joe Slota" (Towaco, New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Marry Me Jane (Audio CD)

This CD is listened to over and over again. I am impressed with the musicianship, and especially the vocals. The passion is only rivaled by a Billy Myers type of voice. I can't get enough of this album, and wish the band was still recording. Would also like to see them live!!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to overlook - but don't, June 8, 2010

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B. S. Marlay (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Marry Me Jane (Audio CD)

This 1996 album's main claim to fame is that it was the soundtrack for a quirky, little-seen, pre `Sex and the City' Sarah Jessica Parker film called, `If Lucy Fell'. Like the film, the album has an offbeat charm. Unlike the film, it takes a few listens to realize that. It is a bit of a wolf in sheep's clothing - something that sounds lacklustre at first, but proves to have real resonance.

New York's Marry Me Jane, like many bands, centres around its lead singer, Amanda Kravat. At first glance, she has a thin, reedy voice. But after a few spins, you start to realize that she conveys an awful lot of emotion and conviction with it. Combined with the band's unique lyrical take on things, she manages to make this eponymous debut both memorable and one that stands apart from many of the other girl-fronted alterno-rock bands of the mid to late 90s.

Things get off to a blistering start with `Twenty One', seemingly about the frustration of existing in the shadow of an extroverted friend. It is an infectious rock song and one that the band never quite matches on the rest of the set. However, a number of quieter tracks reveal Kravat's (and the band's) abilities in crafting songs that are quite touching. As good as, but in complete contrast to the outrage of the first track, `You Didn't Kiss Me' is a sad, beautifully tender song built around wanting to return an overcoat to an ex for whom you still carry a flame. `Athena', which might be about an alcoholic friend, and `Lousy Lullaby', which is full of palpable loss for a departed lover, are not far behind. `Bad Loser' is another excellent stomper, while `Misunderstood', `Ordinary', `Who's Leaving Who', and `Positive' are all excellent middle of the road rockers.

There is something beautiful about this record, which is easy to miss if you cross it off as ordinary and slight on the first listen, as many probably have. It's an easy, if regrettable, mistake. The beauty is found somewhere in the wistfulness of the lyrics, the understated production and the band's delivery. But in no small way, it is also in the overwhelming sense of regret that Kravat conveys in her vocal performance. These songs exist at the moment of crying. They are little unassuming masterpieces that deserved a much greater audience than they ever got.