Welder

Elizabeth Cook (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 11, 2010)
• Original Release Date: 2010
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: THIRTY ONE TIGERS
• ASIN: B003E1QCW2
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,926 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

weld 1 [weld]
- verb (used with object)
1. to unite or fuse (as pieces of metal) by hammering, compressing, or the like, esp. after rendering soft or pasty by heat, and sometimes with the addition of fusible material like or unlike the pieces to be united.

I m not a welder, at least not in the typical sense of the trade. But my daddy is, by way of the 2300 hours of training that certified him, courtesy of the Atlanta Federal penitentiary.

I myself couldn t put a rod in the thingamajig. And heavy equipment makes me nervous. But I do tend to fuse things, confuse things, sometimes with sparks, sometimes like a lava melt, sometimes backed by a tank of compressed air ready to blow, sometimes quiet as a slow leak. The beauty of writing, recording, gigging and the like, to me is, when it s right, it comes together with a glow in my soul, so intense it pierces a hot afternoon like a hissing firecracker. Don t look at it directly...it ll burn your eyes! mama used to yell. I stood bare footed hanging on the inside of the screen door of our Florida patio. I loved watching Cook s Welding at work in our tiny dirt yard. It was so hard not to look. Couldn t help but look. And the rawness of my new album Welder is case and point. Apparently, I still can t help but look.

Customer Reviews

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Brilliant!, June 11, 2010

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Eric (Sunny, FL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Welder (Audio CD)

All over the place or diverse? This album ranges from one spectrum to another. Fans of her previous work can enjoy Yes to Booty as an upbeat song warning her man to choose her over beer. El Camino moves along and is a bit trippy, which touches on her other influences. Then you hear tracks like Girlfriend Tonight or Mama's Funeral, you get the ballads that bring you back to an old-school Nashville sound. In my opinion, the coup de grâce of this album is Heroin Addict Sister. Knowing of her Florida roots and listening to that song, I can't help but believe it is written on true family experience as much of her music is. The brilliance of this album is how it can take you "all over the place". Elizabeth is virtually in a genre of her own, writing and playing guitar on most of the 14 tracks along with her own band. To me, it is a refreshing change from the bubble-gum-country sounds coming out of Nashville. In the end...diverse.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not that same old Nashville drivel., June 5, 2010

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Sister Carrie (INDIANAPOLIS, IN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Welder (Audio CD)

This album is smart and diverse. The songs are very well written and full of emotion. They also reveal Elizabeth's best writing to date. Stories of love, loss, mistakes and triumph with no excuses for the cards dealt, choices made and the life lived. Many show her sense of humor. Her charm is evident in every performance. The musicianship is excellent. Each instrument supports the song, and quite simply sounds fresh unlike the music that most frequently comes off Nashville's record row. Nashville is full of talent, and I just can't buy another record recorded by the same six guys. Is this a country album? You bet it is. Is it a pure throw back to the 60's? Not hardly. I hear that character in the songs like the best of Loretta, and Dolly, but I also hear an artist that had her chance to deliver her best effort on her terms that is exciting and enjoyable. Don Was is an excellent producer. It is clear that he did not get in the way of her vision, and helped the artist make the recording that they wanted to make. The best way to get this record heard is to buy it listen to it, play it for your friends, and request it on radio, and most importantly just enjoy it.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Elizabeth hits a home run !, May 24, 2010

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Stephen Johnson (LaVergne Tn) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Welder (Audio CD)

Forget the pap on country radio and check out the future of Nashville singers. Elizabeth is produced by Don Was on this one and it seems hands off and let it ride were the order of business. Just a great and soulful country record with a slice of humor for fun. This is the real deal girls and boys. By the way, when was the last time you heard soulful used to describe anything comming out of vanilla city, this is that good !