Paper Wings & Halo

Lori McKenna | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 17, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: The Orchard
• ASIN: B00002064Y
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #104,174 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great music with meaningful lyrics - an all-around winner, October 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Paper Wings & Halo (Audio CD)

Blend well-crafted music with meaningful lyrics that you can related to and you have Lori McKenna's great collection of songs on her debut CD. The music may be minimalistic in the use of instruments but that's what makes the songs so powerful and allows Lori's singing and lyrics to really come through. This CD is in permanent rotation on our CD player.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lori's Voice is DYNAMIC, She's Truly Electrifying, May 4, 2002

By 

T. Mansfield (MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Paper Wings & Halo (Audio CD)

This is, by far, my favorite CD. Lori is simply a dynamic songwriter, performer and her voice is both powerfully chilling and filled with angelic sweetness. Some songs have moved me to tears (i.e. "Hardly Speaking a Word"). She writes and sings straight from her heart, and BOY, what a heart she has. Her live performances are also energizing and mesmerizing. She is just AMAZING, simply amazing...

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most memorable voices you'll ever hear..., October 20, 2000

By 

perry desmond-davies (Boston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paper Wings & Halo (Audio CD)

Listening to this recording is as close as you can get to knowing what it's like to hear Lori live. Lori's voice is a captivating force that is so unique, so wonderfully simple and alternately powerful that you'll feel the need to listen to her music over and over and over again. She entered the acoustic arena a couple years ago, and has since become a huge presence on the Boston music scene and beyond. Her guitar style is also very impressive and unique, blending perfectly with those amazingly heartfelt lyrics to bring the listener to the places and people Lori has lived and loved, while reminding us of our own lives as well. As terrific as it is to hear Lori live and unadulterated, this recording make her sound even better because it has been produced so well by the one and only Seth Connelly, who keeps Lori's voice and music as the main focus while adding just the right touch of occasional bass or violin to further underline her phrasing and emotion. I had only seen Lori perform live before hearing this CD, and was sure that any recording couldn't possibly capture her...what a great and happy surprise to hear Paper Wings and Halo, and realize (happily) that I was very wrong. ~(:>)