Two Kinds of Laughter

Sara Hickman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 17, 1998)
• Original Release Date: March 17, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shanachie
• ASIN: B000005ZAB
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #338,728 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Her most consistent and beautifully complex album., December 10, 1998

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This review is from: Two Kinds of Laughter (Audio CD)

Sara Hickman has been delivering solid, melodic, folk-pop-rock that is often both amusing and poignant since 1989's "Equal Scary People." This solid collection, produced by King Crimson's other guitar maestro Adrian Belew, leads the listner on a slippery trip that celebrates the magic innocence of youth and plumbs the depths of dispair when love just kind of disappears. Ms. Hickman presents these observations through a mature, clear, and well-focused eye. The arrangements are rich in complexity yet hummable. Repeated playings yield previously hidden jems of melody and bittersweet irony. Sadly, this is another remarkable artist that you will not hear on the radio (unless you call your local public radio station with a request). Buy the record (or buy two and give one to a good friend)and see her live if she plays anywhere in your time zone. I promise you will be richly rewarded with an unforgettable experience on both counts.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a wonderful folk artist, especially live!, August 9, 2001

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E. Mesker "cybertoad" (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Two Kinds of Laughter (Audio CD)

I first heard one of Sara's songs on the radio, called in to get her name and went out and bought this CD. Wow! What an amazing clear voice! Since she is a Texas artist, she plays live at a local pub here in Houston pretty often so I went for my birthday. She is even better in a live setting and a wonderful, giving personality. She is very funny and free-spirted and always includes and encourages the crowd.

I have gone on and bought several more of her CDs and have seen her live again but this particular CD is my favoite out of all of them (although the rest are good too). My favorite song is "She Wears the Crown" but I also really enjoy "Take Whatever I Can Get" (the one I heard on the radio).

As I've said, her voice is very pure and clear and her songs are very fresh and original. There is no one else who sounds like Sara! I also enjoy her music becasue it is not bogged down in too much production. I hope you enjoy her as much as I do!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sara Hickman Two Kinds Of Laughter, January 31, 2001

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M. Manzino (Bronxville,, New York United States) - See all my reviews
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I have almost all of Sara's CDs, I bought this one from amazon.com a couple of weeks ago. Let me just say this CD is fabulous!! I heard "Take Whatever I Can Get" and I had to have this CD. This CD is a gem, it's definitely worth buying!!All of Sara's CDs are absolutely excellent, but this one really takes the prize for one of the most played CDs I own!! the first track "Two Kinds Of Laughter" is beautiful, amd positive. The second track "Take Whatever I Can Get" is really rocking! other tracks ogems on this impressive CD are: "I Wear the Crown" "Coolness By Mistake" "Look At It This Way" "Eight" "Secret Family" "Let Go" "Comets Over Costa Rica" "Optimistic Fool" has a beat, and "One In Our Happiness" is a great love song!! this CD is definitely worth the money and you will listen to it constantly as I do! buy it now!! Sara's guitar playing is superb, and so is that magical voice of hers that can stop time!!