Sarah McLachlan
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"Mirrorball"
Grafted from Sarah McLachlan's supremely
satisfying 1998 performances, Mirrorball is drawn almost equally
from the multiplatinum Surfacing and its superior predecessor,
Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. Live, a haunting ballad such as "Possession"
becomes a fevered, aggressive bit of psychedelia. "Hold
On" reveals new depths when performed behind the beat with
morphing time signatures and driving piano.McLachlan have a warm
expressive voice,and still at the epicenter of her performances.Her
roams through these 14 songs with agile ease, riding the rails
between singing for dramatic arena effect--huskily growling,
airily trilling. Overall, McLachlan's vocals match the heavily
percussive intensity of her band and the build of her backing
vocalists, producing a more spacious sound than the precise pitch
rendered on her studio recordings. |
Customer review from Amazon
Reviewer: benjamin tang from cavenagh rd,
singapore
wow. despite this being just an aural experience, it was simply
breaktaking. and what a big "up" this is from the high-expectation-but-didn't-deliver
mary j. blige live album. having just picked up sarah's music
from "surfacing", i back tracked all the way to solace,
only to find myself actually looking at a great and exact songwriter,
a crafter of music who is getting so precise and sensitive it's
hard not to lose that raw edge (but Sarah hasn't), and a voice
that soars with heart-breaking emotion yet can tumble down to
the most intimate and painful whispers of heart-ache. thanks
sarah. and i think i spoke for a lot of people out there who
enjoy and appreciate well-written, finely crafted and perfectly
sung songs. |
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