Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
Pre-Lilith Fair, McLachlan had critical acclaim and a cult following but was otherwise just another hard-working female singer/songwriter--one who wasn't blasting down doors with overt sexuality or popping along in front of a male Svengali. Similar in their emotional urgency to her more recent work but delightfully less polished, these folk-rock songs are surprising gems. If not for McLachlan's poignant vocals, lyrics like "Your love is better than ice cream" (on "Ice Cream") would sound childishly absurd (especially alongside deeper material like "Hold On"), but here they're given just as much respect as the weightier issues she explores. A great album to accompany your moments of introspection. --Rebecca Wallwork more
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Track Listing: 1. Possession, 2. Wait, 3. Plenty, 4. Good Enough, 5. Mary, 6. Elsewhere, 7. Circle, 8. Ice, 9. Hold... |
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Recent Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Mar-14-2008
- A bridge between sounds
Sarah McLachlan's first two albums Touch and Solace contained numerous folk and Celtic influences that resonated with college radio audiences, but those earlier albums seemed to lack a homogenized sound across the board. Early standouts...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-29-2008
- Buy it.
I've read some very well thought out and critical comments for other albums on here that speak of the artists talents, shortcomings, etc. This isn't one of those, mine is all about emotion. Listening to this album is almost a rapturous...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-20-2008
- REALLY GREAT CD
This is a really great album. I am not a huge fan of Mclachlan's later work but I must say that if you're a female and you don't own this album you better get it! I listen to every song on here. The lyrics are poignant, moving and easily...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-24-2007
- Deserving to be on the tip of everyone's memory.
All of her music displays a humanism and an ability to make tangible our varied and fragile emotions. Such a relief from current nihilistic or jaded takes on life. Check out her new album 'World On Fire'. This woman personifies...
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Selected Reviews
- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Mar-14-2008
- A bridge between sounds
Sarah McLachlan's first two albums Touch and Solace contained numerous folk and Celtic influences that resonated with college radio audiences, but those earlier albums seemed to lack a homogenized sound across the board. Early standouts...
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- 2/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Sep-29-2007
- When you want to cry and others (rightly) want to smack you
Were you recently released from a mental clinic where you were involuntarily confined?Really? You were? Well, do you remember those moments as you slowly passed through the fortified turnstile -- so heavy after all those days spent...
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