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The Big Time

Robin Holcomb

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1. Pretend 4:20 $0.99

2. Like I Care 4:30 $0.99

3. Sit Right Down 2:20 $0.99

4. You Look So Much Better 3:44 $0.99

5. A Lazy Farmer Boy 2:42 $0.99

6. If You Can't Make the Curve 3:31 $0.99

7. I Want to Tell the Story 3:39 $0.99

8. Engine 143 5:58 $0.99

9. I Tried to Believe 4:11 $0.99

10. The Big Time 3:14 $0.99

11. Tell the Good Friend on Your Left 4:36 $0.99

12. Lullaby 1:24 $0.99

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Audio CD (June 18, 2002)
Original Release Date: 2002
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Nonesuch
ASIN: B000067IQK
In-Print Editions: MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #201,045 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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It has been 10 years since Robin Holcomb's previous album of vocal songs, and it might take listeners another decade to absorb all the nuances, textures, and deceptive complexities of this diverse collection. Her vocal trill has the Appalachian purity of Dolly Parton's, her spare piano playing sounds like Randy Newman at certain moments and like the Anglican hymnal at others, and the oblique originality of her material finds a kindred spirit in Laurie Anderson's performance art. The result is roots music whose roots extend from traditional folk ("A Lazy Farmer Boy," "Engine 143") to classical avant-garde ("Pretend," "I Want to Tell the Story"). Those who prized the austere simplicity of Holcomb's earlier recordings will have to adjust to the electronic atmospherics provided by keyboardist/producer/husband Wayne Horvitz and his band Zony Mash, joined by guitarist Bill Frisell. Ethereal harmonies from Kate and Anna McGarrigle highlight the bittersweet "Like I Care" and the closing "Lullaby." --Don McLeese

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2002 release from Seattle based singer-songwriter-pianist Robin Holcomb after a long hiatus. With a style that weaves together disparate musical strands, her songs evoke the rough-hewn feel of mountain music and country hymns complemented by piano in a sparse style like the Shakers had written music in the style of Debussy. Slipcase.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Difficult--and beautiful, July 24, 2002

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Robin Holcomb's new album is challenging, engaging, and ultimately, emotionally resonant and moving. A singer-songwriter unlike her peers, her lyrics are more often oblique than obvious--and her melodies often require a second (or third) listen. "Pretend" uses the phrase "I want someone to call me baby" as a repeated invocation, a prayer set off against the religious theme of "prepare your body for the laying on of hands." It's challenging at first--but after a few listens, it's impossible to stop playing the song in your head. Yet the time invested in this album more than pays off--Robin's work provides an arresting insight into the psyche of love and the music itself is surprisingly melodic and beautiful. Robin sings "the story improves the more it's repeated." The same is true for The Big Time.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wandering, skittery vocals; haunting piano in taut settings, March 22, 2006

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She's back! Less weird and edgy than the 1990 eponymous album; no hint of the mainstream rock from Rockabye. Rather, very sophisticated music closer to an artist's loft than to a Southern bottom. Frissell's languid guitar fits her wandering, skittery vocals perfectly. Generally tougher than either earlier album. Haunting piano is still here, but submerged in a tighter, tougher mix. She sounds surer of herself, less at risk from that dark bottom or whatever. One of the best pop albums of 2002. The more I hear it, the more I like it. [44:28]

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