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Swim With Me

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Allette Brooks is a music goddess. The most beautif ul song I have ever heard, "Never Was" is on this album and it doesn't lose anything in the recording. Onstage she has that amazing presence and ability. Once, in the middle of a song, her D string snapped and she looked right at the audience and said, "Nonessential" and just kept playing.

She's frankly rather unclassifiable. Mostly folk, I guess, but not like any folk you've ever heard before. She blends everything under the sun into her music.

BUY THIS CD. NOW. I GUARANTEE YOU'LL LOVE IT.

I love Allette Brooks's music
I saw her at uncommon ground and requested that she would play swim with me
She is great on the cd but much better live
she is my role model and she continues to break new ground with her amazing music
it is hard not to be hypnotized by her astounding vocals on Swim With Me
if you dont know who she is you should listen to Swim With Me
ASAP

It's difficult to review a CD that is, to me, above criticism. Allette's vocals are, as always, enchanting, the instrumentation is lush and seamless, and the songs themselves are small works of art.
The political and the prosaic nestle side-by side in this album, as if they are littermates of some strange animal. "Driving" is the best song I have heard dealing with environmental issues, while "Fireflies" is a heart-felt glimpse into the heart of the Midwest. And of course, "Okavango" finishes the album in all of its leg-kicking glory.
This is a deeply beautiful CD. I cannot believe that no one before me has written a review.