When Evening Falls

Leni Stern | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 11, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Leni Stern
• ASIN: B0002234XG
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #505,421 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Calling

2. Ice Cold Water $1

3. Let Me Fly

4. Oje Mama

5. On the Outside

6. House on a Hill

7. When Evening Falls

8. Dancin' With the Devil

9. I'll Be Seeing You

10. Abke Hum Bichere

Editorial Reviews

Washington Post, June 11, 2004

An "Inspired," "Elegant" and "Surprising" CD

Product Description

With the release of 'When Evening Falls', award-winning guitarist Leni Stern draws upon her travels to Kenya, India and New Orleans to deliver her most cohesive singer-songwriter album to date. Using loops of audio samples recorded amid such diverse locales as West Africa and Bourbon Street, Stern weaves a fascinating, textured 10-song set.

Conjuring headhunters and rascals alike, her tales come to life. From the haunting cautionary tale "Oje Mama Oje" to the hypnotic pulse of "House On A Hill", Stern's vocals call to mind a range of contemporaries, from Macy Gray to Joni Mitchell to Shawn Colvin. With the delicate "Let Me Fly" and the India-inspired "Abke Hum Bichede", she reveals a new confidence and passion in her songwriting. Stern's soulful cover of the standard "I'll Be Seeing You" brings to mind Sting's "Fragile" mixed with a bit of Edith Piaf.

An unexpected delight is the irreverent "Ice Cold Water $1", as joyful as a child's tune, with a chorus that gets in your head and stays stuck. With her distinctive guitar solos, winning melodies and conversational lyrics, Leni Stern has taken an afternoon in New Orleans and turned it into a treat for the ages.

Leni Stern documents her travels, filming and recording what she sees and hears. Sometimes casually, sometimes with careful planning, she compiles a travel log, and later builds songs around the experiences. Stern is "fascinated by how alike we are. Despite taking different shapes and singing different songs, we are all the same inside. We all see pain and injustice, we all have hopes, we all tell stories and share our histories with our children. Ultimately, there's an authenticity in these stories that transcends geography." It's a pursuit of that authenticity in her own writing which serves to drive and inspire Stern.

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Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The great Leni in a funky mood, August 24, 2007

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Bodhi Heeren (Copenhagen) - See all my reviews

This review is from: When Evening Falls (Audio CD)

It's such a shame that so few people appreciate the wonderful music of this talented artist. Not only is Leni one of the all time greatest female guitarists, but she's also a gifted songwriter who combines catchy melodies with intelligent and sensitive lyrics.

Her CDs are always coming from the heart and showing us a beautiful and mature woman who cares for the world around her.

On this offering the music has a decisively New Orleans, soul-like feeling. And the very swinging and funky backing gives her ample room to show her guitar-skills, great and tasteful soloing and some very fine use of the wah-wah, making her Fender sounding a lot like Jimi Hendrix on "Belly Button Window".

For fans of artists like Aimee Mann, Carol King, Joni Mitchell this should be a must. And for all lovers of creative and independent music.

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended, December 16, 2011

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W. Noshie (Beirut, Lebanon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: When Evening Falls (Audio CD)

Highly recommended CD. A blend Of Rock, Jazz, Indian and diversity of great sound of guitars. As mentioned in the previous review, If you are into Jazz, Joni Mitchell, John McLaughlin, a bit of Zappa; This album is a great start for you to hear Leni in some of her best songwriting