"imperfect" live official bootleg

Amy Jo Johnson

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 1, 2005)
• Original Release Date: March 1, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sneaky Alligator Records
• ASIN: B0007WZN76
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #301,451 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
When I find myself stuck in the restrictions of my idea of who I think I am supposed to be I have to force my self to stop and look at who I really am. For the past ten years I have voiced my lyrics through many different bands and many different styles. All of which I learned from and loved. Some were not as true to me as I wanted them to be and some fit like the friends they were. I decided this past year to go back to my initial baby instincts I had when I started writing ten years ago, the simplistic approach of honesty. I am sharing with you a live recording that is filled with my exploration of this step. So please forgive me for all the mistakes and flaws this raw and vulnerable recording holds. I give you my heart, which is undoubtedly "IMPERFECT"

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfectly imperfect, April 4, 2005

By	G E. Learned "Denrael" (Brooklyn Center, MN USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Amy's comments about her CD are dead on. I've been listening to this CD for about 4 days straight now. More than just about any other CD I've listened to, there is a feeling of vulnerability, of the artist really letting us into her soul for better or worse.

It's a one take live performance, so everything isn't studio correct, but that's part of the beauty of this album. Listening to this reminds me of some of the early small venues I saw Tara McLean in when she was doing the small club/coffee shop tours. Those are special moments, that you look back on and cherish.

If you like acoustic performances, just voice and guitar, of someone laying themselves out and saying "this is who I am", then you should get this CD.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZINGLY ENCHANTING!!!, June 28, 2006

By	Malachiyah Epperson- Adams "Flamen Mind" (Patterson, California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This album takes a complete spin from her first album with everything performed imtimately through acoustic sound. I can't get enough of this album! The first day I got it, it was all I could listen to for two weeks straight and what I have to stop and listen to when I set my ipod on random select. Her words, voice, and music is just simply as beautiful as she is. I can't get enough of any of it. It's definitely a cd you put on when you just want to mellow out and think... I love it and I know other people would love it too!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Relaxing, May 19, 2006

By	Chibi Rachy (West Virginia) - See all my reviews

I received this as an Easter gift from my parents and I was eager to listen to it. I had totally loved AJ's first CD and was hoping this one was just as good.

It met my expectations. I loved her voice and the acoustic melody, and the lacing of the journal entries between tracks. However, this CD is not really for those who don't much like acoustic. My mom heard me listening to it and called it "mood music", which is true. Amy Jo is also one of those people you have to listen to a few times before you can truly appreciate her, but after you do you're hooked. Her voice is like nothing I've ever listened to before, and it's certainly mesmerizing.