Northeast Kingdom

Cheri Knight | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 20, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: E-Squared
• ASIN: B000003QD0
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,924 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Dar Glasgow

2. Rose in the Vine

3. If Wishes Were Horses

4. Northeast Kingdom

5. Black Eyed Susie

6. Crawling

7. The Hatfield Side

8. White Lies

9. Dead Man's Curve

10. All Blue

11. Sweetheart

12. Black Eyed Susie (Reprise)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing, overlooked work from a mature artist, December 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Northeast Kingdom (Audio CD)

This CD (which I think dates from early 1998) is an absolute classic of alt-country, one which stands up to and repays repeated listening. The songs run a gamut of different styles, from faux Child Ballad ("Dar Glasgow"), to Replacements-style power pop ("Rose in the Vine", "Black-Eyed Susan"), to Western swing ("White Lies"), to mandolin-laced folk ("All Blue"), to arena-rock ("Deadman's Curve", to straight-on country weeper ("Crawling"), with not a weak song, or even a mediocre, song in the bunch. What binds them together is Knight's affecting alto voice, the sustained excellence of Steve Earle's production, and the consistent interest of Knight's lyrics. She takes what she knows - rural life, commercial flower farming, creeping maturity - and fashions compelling fictions. The title number is among the most poetic pop songs ever, a Faulknerian portrait of repression and sensuality in three verses and a chorus. The musicians, including Will Rigby, Earle, Emmylou Harris, and Knight on bass, are wonderful, too. A desert-island disc.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not just for Alt-Country fans, October 14, 2000

By 

Steven C. Berry "scberry" (Edmonds WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Northeast Kingdom (Audio CD)

No depression here, and I'm eager for her next release. The Twang Trust provide rich production values to accompany genre-crossing rock and roll. In the 70's I was a big fan of the overlooked singer-songwriters; this CD reminds me of those overlooked gems. Why didn't Cheri sing more with the Blood Oranges? This CD fits well between Lucinda William's "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road" and Steve Earle's "Transcendental Blues". Her lyrics are almost nonsensical if you examine them closely, but you don't mind because her phrasing and vocal style is mesmerizing. If you are bored with overrated country rock bands, swallow your skepticism and buy this album!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Earthy And Organic Modern Rock, May 5, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Northeast Kingdom (Audio CD)

Cheri Knight was a member of the obscure but influential alternative country-rock outfit, the Blood Oranges. Her Blood Oranges compositions were the hardest rocking and least overtly country songs on their albums, in my opinion. The Northeast Kingdom has her branching out into some Celtic folk sounds, too, with Dar Glasgow. Black-eyed Susie really rocks out in a grungy greasy Southern rock way. I was pleasantly surprised at the diversity. Cheri has some powerful pipes, but even on the quieter songs her low purr is resonant and distinctive. This is a rich and accomplished recording from a genuine talent with a distinctive and lovely voice. This can take repeated playing without losing its luster.