peter_james_bond
(The Burg) | | Posted: May 14, 2010 - 06:24 | |
The faux (or faux sounding) horns nearly sink the song but Natalie keeps the ship sailing and brings it safely into port. Well done captain Merchant!  |
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Darkmatter
(the Venice of Scandinavia) | | Posted: May 14, 2010 - 06:23 | |
j2e1n9 wrote:Why do you like her so much?  What is there not to like? I like her voice! Really, reading the endless complaining that seem to fill these boards is tiring at times. You will never have a playlist perfectly tailored to your tastes here, so why don't give the whining a rest? |
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handyrae
(Zero Point Field) | | Posted: May 14, 2010 - 06:19 | |
Wow. I don't particularly like this song, but I don't hate it anywhere near as much as everyone else seem to.
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Rotterdam
| | Posted: May 14, 2010 - 06:13 | |
mgoldman wrote:How about a one week Natalie break??? Universally annoying.
Hear-hear! I cannot STAND this! |
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shutter
(You can't get here from there) | | Posted: May 14, 2010 - 06:11 | |
Her music is quasi-hippy pretentious as Loreena McKennit's is to New-Age Wikkanismology. Icch.
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serendipity_blue
(The Twilight Zone) | | Posted: May 14, 2010 - 06:10 | |
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nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey) | | Posted: May 14, 2010 - 06:10 | |
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j2e1n9
(23221) | | Posted: May 14, 2010 - 06:09 | |
Why do you like her so much? |
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titanium667
(Oakmont, PA USA) | | Posted: May 14, 2010 - 06:08 | |
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vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | | Posted: May 11, 2010 - 09:54 | |
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RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA) | | Posted: May 11, 2010 - 09:47 | |
The cover says Selections from the Album "Leave Your Sleep." There's 26 songs listed for this CD. There were more?
I'm not really liking what I've heard from this 'selection.'
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Forest267
(Milwaukee) | | Posted: May 11, 2010 - 09:44 | |
As a fan of reggae music, I find this personally offensive. Make crap out of your own style of music Natalie, and leave this alone.
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tputkey
(Burnaby, BC) | | Posted: May 11, 2010 - 09:41 | |
pretty unoriginal song. It's like she woke up one day and said, "Reggae. Let's do Reggae today." Then took a non-reggae song and put some reggae sounds in it, hired a Jamaican guy to say some words, and published the song. Oh how Fun!
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suitep
(Seattle) | | Posted: May 11, 2010 - 09:39 | |
I came in to see what others were saying. Because I thought it was me. Surely, this is supposed to be a great song. I've given it more than a few chances to catch on, to see if it would grow on me. But...gack. Hate it. Big horns, reggae, trite lyrics. And is that calliope music? Just too much of a mishmash.
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ziggytrix
(Dallas, TX) | | Posted: May 11, 2010 - 09:38 | |
Follow it with Skankin Pickle's Fakin Jamaican and I'll raise my rating 1 point.
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titanium667
(Oakmont, PA USA) | | Posted: May 11, 2010 - 09:36 | |
Awful. No soul at all. Karoke anyone?
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mgoldman
(Wherever you Go, There You Are) | | Posted: Apr 29, 2010 - 20:10 | |
How about a one week Natalie break??? Universally annoying.
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wordguy80
| | Posted: Apr 15, 2010 - 12:47 | |
While not one of my favorite tracks off this album, it still warrants a 8.
Pretty nice and very clean. |
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ziggytrix
(Dallas, TX) | | Posted: Apr 15, 2010 - 12:35 | |
3 * 1 = 9? how about generic pop reggae tune * incredibly trite lyrics = 2.  |
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sloroll64
| | Posted: Apr 15, 2010 - 12:35 | |
Not bad for being out of the biz for so long.
Some better songs on the cd though.
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scrubbrush
| | Posted: Apr 15, 2010 - 12:32 | |
fake reggae: not good. Natalie has many, many excellent songs. this is not one
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Papernapkin
(Mountain View, CA) | | Posted: Apr 15, 2010 - 12:31 | |
It should be called 'Leave Your Sheep'. She could lose the braying.
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ick
(S.E. La Jolla) | | Posted: Apr 15, 2010 - 12:30 | |
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peter_james_bond
(The Burg) | | Posted: Apr 14, 2010 - 06:33 | |
rtwingo wrote:From Wiki: Leave Your Sleep is a concept album by Natalie Merchant and is her fifth solo album. The album is "a project about childhood" and is a collection of music adapted from 19th and 20th century British and American poetry about childhood. Right on. It's definitely not a children's CD, it's an impressive project that Natalie's completed here ( 26 songs ) and the reviews I've read have been glowing. I've also liked the few songs that I've heard off the recording. And that album cover is a winner. |
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handyrae
(Zero Point Field) | | Posted: Apr 14, 2010 - 06:27 | |
How many years did she spend not recording? You'd think in that time she could have found a vocal coach to help her loose that incredibly annoying nasal quality she has.
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Bakaretsu
(South Burlington. VT) | | Posted: Apr 14, 2010 - 06:25 | |
I keep hearing "the wheels on the bus go round and round......." Businessgypsy wrote:Yes - there was an interview on NPR this past weekend featuring several of the songs. All were uniformly painful to hear.
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rtwingo
| | Posted: Apr 14, 2010 - 06:24 | |
Bakaretsu wrote:Is this a childrens CD?
From Wiki:
Leave Your Sleep is a concept album by Natalie Merchant and is her fifth solo album. The album is "a project about childhood" and is a collection of music adapted from 19th and 20th century British and American poetry about childhood. |
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Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida) | | Posted: Apr 14, 2010 - 06:22 | |
Bakaretsu wrote:Is this a childrens CD?
Yes - there was an interview on NPR this past weekend featuring several of the songs. All were uniformly painful to hear. Well intentioned, I suppose - but absolute dreck to my ears. |
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Canlistener
(Ontario Canada) | | Posted: Apr 14, 2010 - 06:19 | |
If I could look at her picture but not have to hear this song I'd be happier. Oh wait... volume control!!!
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davin
(Victoria, British Columbia) | | Posted: Apr 12, 2010 - 11:37 | |
Hold on, I am busy imagining an owl and porcupine -
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