Unglamorous

Lori McKenna | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 14, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros. Records Inc.
• ASIN: B000RHRGF8
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,772 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #96 in Music > Folk > Contemporary Folk > Alternative Folk

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Old meets new, August 16, 2007

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J. M. McGregory "jmarkiemark" (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Unglamorous (Audio CD)

Old meets new. Lori still has the same sound she has always had, but it's been brought a little more mainstream on this CD. AND IT WORKS!

I came across Lori before her "Faith Hill" days. Not sure how I came across her...but loved her voice, her lyrics.

But this....this is what she was meant to be. She has not sold out. She has merged the old with the new. THIS is the way her songs were meant to be heard. The incredible voice. The touching lyrics. With a production befitting them.

The CD has a very simple production that enhances but does not overpower her lyrics and incredible voice. The production does make some of her earlier stuff seem "demo'ish" but...hey, with titles like "The Kitchen Tapes," that was the whole idea.

This CD is a wonderful progression for Lori. And....we benefit. This CD is a "must have."

Folk meets country. Old meets new. Get it!

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great Talent, New "country" schlock production.., September 10, 2007

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Xagan "Xagan" (Hallandale, Fl. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unglamorous (Audio CD)

Sadly for her old fans, Lori seems willing to accept the modern "country" format sound, it takes to get radio airplay and play the bigger concert halls these days. Pity. Her material is as good as ever.

That being said, the same tired wanna be rock'n roll backbeat, is applied to virtually every song. Add the layered guitars, including at least two layers of distorted guitars and voila the standard new/modern country sound does it's best to submerge her gifts. Somehow they still manage to make it through the schlock. BUT IT IS ONLY INSPITE OF THE HACK PRODUCTION, NOT BECAUSE OF IT. I for one, hope her next release returns to the more minimal and real sound of her past recordings.

I liked the added production used on Bittertown. It fit her music, rather than forcing her to fit into it's formualaic sound as this album does.

Worst case scenario, she gets the attention she deserves and produces more records that sound like this one.

Compare her original Stealing Kisses to the Faith Hill version. If you prefer the Hill version, you should love this album. I do not.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gotta Have It, August 21, 2007

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Whimc (Charlotte, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unglamorous (Audio CD)

I was introduced to Lori's work about a year ago through a friend who is a big fan and has enjoyed her sold out performances in the Boston area. I was immediately drawn into her songs, her songs are stories of life. The good, the bad and the ugly Lori makes them all beautiful works of musical art. I have anxiously awaited her new album release and was not disappointed. Lori is the real deal and she is poised to be a superstar.