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Spellbound

Sunday, 6. April 2008, 17:30:25

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I have never written on musical topics two days in a roll, until now. What's the urgency? Well, for one thing, I want my brother to know what I have found, assuming he is reading, since he seems to be so into music; for another, this is great music from a talented Canadian aritist and a unique individual which I want to promote.

This must be k.d. lang's best album so far, which, judging from the emotional content, seems only possible after the arrival of her middle-age. I immediately fell in love with it and believe most of the world will.

Some weeks ago, I saw her interview on the CBC. She was utterly cool. Efficient and business like. At the time, I felt she could have shown a bit more grace. But that's just her style. She appeared to be there just for a task - to answer questions. The answers were short and matter-of-factly, the conversation not very engaging. But then when they showed a bit of her singing on the big screen, I was immediately captured by her - her music and her personality. The melodies are refreshing and ballad like, the lyrics candid and intelligent, and her voice clear and intimate.

Of the eleven songs in the new collection, I very much like "Coming Home", "Shadow and the Frame", "Flame of the Uninspired", and "Je fais la ponche". They are just beautiful. Listening to them, you would think "what a talented and sensual woman" and forget about her masculine interview persona.

It is my heart you have gotSo much to say, so little energy

Comments

noah counte 6. April 2008, 23:48

She does a very nice cover version of Leonard Cohen's (another Canadian) "Halellujah," too! :smile:

I will listen to the new album on your recommendation.

late bloom 7. April 2008, 14:07

I LOVE k d lang! I forgot this album was coming out- thanks for the timely timely post! My k d listening has been restricted to Youtube lately- on various Youtube videos, she actually does a very sparkly-personality interview with Dame Edna... and a fantastic cover of Joni Mitchell's Help me (my Canadian cover addiction of the week :smile: Although you really can't go wrong with Leonard.

solid copper 7. April 2008, 17:45

It took me a while to realize that covers means remakes. I'll have to find the materials you guys mentioned.

shoehorn 8. April 2008, 00:41

i was half-hoping that this entry was going to be about the hilarious documentary on those kids who duke it out in spelling bees. XD
but music reviews are just as good.

daxonmacs 11. April 2008, 07:56

@matt: the live version is included as the fourth track on the bonus cd.
Leonard is pretty cool. So is KD :wink:

noah counte 11. April 2008, 13:27

Dax, I've never been a KD Lang "fan" (I mean, I like her, I listen to her, but I don't go out to buy all her disks), but I am a definate fan of Leonard Cohen! I will have to go look for this KD Lang CD, though. I am a sucker for a cover song, and I am an even bigger sucker for a Leonard Cohen cover song.

daxonmacs 11. April 2008, 14:32

Yes matt I like Leonard Cohen as well. I got in touch cos of a cover in dutch by Herman Van Veen, covering Suzanne. But Leonard Cohen's repertoire is way bigger than just Suzanne of course, though that song will stay in my head till my last breath I guess.

noah counte 11. April 2008, 14:39

I am the same way with "So Long, Marianne," Dax.

daxonmacs 11. April 2008, 16:18

Another big one !
There's another one with I think an invasion of some sort, the title escapes me now, referring to the nazi and others' jew hunt. Classic too.

noah counte 11. April 2008, 16:50

It's not ringing a bell for me, though he did write a couple of novels with Jew/Nazi themes. He's Jewish himself, and accutely aware of the import of the holocaust.

solid copper 11. April 2008, 19:31

Wow, k.d. lang's "Halellujah" is very good indeed. I passed it right over earlier because I didn't (and still don't) like that word.

noah counte 11. April 2008, 19:47

:smile:

daxonmacs 12. April 2008, 08:46

Originally posted by "daxonmacs":

Another big one !



The name of the song is The Partisan. Hehe Mind at ease now.

noah counte 12. April 2008, 12:21

Oh yes. :smile: I would never have pulled that out of my memory banks!

solid copper 13. April 2008, 21:06

Quit yelling "Another big one!" :bomb:

You confuse me and Google Ads - We thought you found another big pimple on your chin!! Gesus-Mary-Christ !!!

daxonmacs 13. April 2008, 21:15

Oops sorry 'bout that in your blog.
Besides, the bot didn't add but about blogging tools which isn't too bad I blog :wink:

noah counte 13. April 2008, 21:46

What's wrong with

Another big one

??

daxonmacs 13. April 2008, 22:07

I think she had her dose investigating the negroid myths ... never posted any results though :lol: well for tasteless this can count :eyes: good night dear friends, I gotta wake up in about four hours and need to catch some sleep. bye

solid copper 13. April 2008, 22:09

I thought I were the only one accustomed to yelling "big ones" in this blog until the Musk came along.
http://my.opera.com/solid%20copper/blog/2007/06/22/big-ones-big-ones

noah counte 13. April 2008, 22:16

Nearly ten months ago! Before my time, but even if it wasn't, I hope you'd forgive an old man some lapse in memory. Ten months. I can't remember what I had for lunch yesterday!

solid copper 13. April 2008, 22:27

Actually there was a another cry about another big one two weeks ago. And Goole Ads picked it up immediately.

noah counte 13. April 2008, 22:34

hahaha

Interesting the ads are prompt, but the site indexing is not. One pays, the other does not. I guess.

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