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Pictures From The Other Side

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A friend of mine dished me this CD after picking up a copy for himself in New York. I popped it into my disc player and was immediately delighted upon hearing the first track, the catchy power pop song entitled Reckoning.

This was followed up by "All the Good Things", a marvelous achievement. This song sounds like a song that could have been written by Catatonia or Garbage, but has a vocal quality along the lines of Billie Holliday. This seemingly strange combination actually serves Ms. Miller very well as I found myself replaying track #2 over and over again.

This is followed by "From the Other Side" and "Summer" which both showcase Miller's consioderbale vocal talents in soft ballad-type melodies.

"Moonbeam Ladies", "Tuesday Afternoon", and "Save Our God" more than adequately complete this fascinating, though slightly brief, debut album.

If you want to be able to say you got in on ground zero regarding a wonderful artist, then I highly recommend you pick this album up and begin what hopes to be a long and entertaining relationship between Pamela Miller and your CD player.

I first saw Pamela Miller performing "Someone save our god" on the Oxygen channel. Her performance was so intimate, I was blown away and immediately went to the record store, sad thing was, they didn't have it. Although the cd is short, it shows a great range of songs, not one is the same. My favorites are Someone save our god, Summer (you can't help but sing along), and Tuesday Afternoon. I can't compare her to anyone like Fiona Apple or Tara MacLean, she stands on her own with no comparison. If you like artists with an original perspective and voice, you need to give this a listen. You won't regret it.

I want to make an appeal for more CDs to be produced by this fine artist!!!

Five stars is not enough. I learned about Pam at a live show (Mercury Lounge NYC) and I was quite delighted to learn that she had a CD. "Pictures From..." is magic. It's that good. It's been a year now and I still love this CD. The songwriting is superior to start with, and the performances on the recordings couldn't be better. She really puts her all into the singing, and as a result it can get intense, and yet retain it's sincerity. I suggest you get this CD, and just listen to Pam's voice.

Though original, one can hear hints of the following on the CD: Dido, Jeff Buckley, Portishead, Led Zeppelin (and/or Plant solo material), Sheryl Crow, Kate Bush and Duncan Sheik.

I had gone to The Living Room in New York to see a local singer and caught Pamela Miller wrapping up her set. Within 10 seconds, I was hooked. Upon first listen, she sounds like Sheryl Crow in terms of the playfulness in her voice and sassy phrasing -- but when she soars high, it's clear she's a much stronger singer than Crow. Hers is an instrument that evokes strength, quirkiness, intimacy and irony, one you can immediately fall in love with.

Pictures from the Other Side is a very strong release, its only flaw being its EP-length brevity, clocking in at about half an hour. But the material is high-quality: "Reckoning" is a dark-edged pop delight; "Moonbeam Ladies" evokes the best of Tanya Donelly's ballads, quiet and moody, with a strong sense of atmosphere; "Summer" seduces you with its pulsating groove and teasing vocal; and "All the Good Things" manages to mix catchy melodies with a heavy beat and a strange sense of foreboding.

A great discovery.

This is a great CD. The way Pamela Miller's voice moves around is surprising, original, and keeps you wanting more. What can I say, it makes me feel happy, sad - really, the whole gamut of emotions. Perfect.