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Natalie Merchant — San Andreas Fault
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unclehud
(now 50 feet above the planet in Boston)
Posted: Feb 08, 2013 - 21:14
 
 frank-peter wrote:
I could cry so much this moment! Natalie Mechant is nearer Jesus than I every time!
This song rule my world, since I hear it as the first time!
I'm so thankful!
 
bump

Desimia
(Buenvenidos a Me-ah-mi)
Posted: Jan 08, 2013 - 13:12
 
Thanks RP. I didn't realize until now how much I've missed that voice. 

Sloggydog
(UK)
Posted: May 01, 2012 - 08:39
 
I'm not even going to scroll through the standard Natalie hating.  I'll assume it's down there and add a balancing argument of how much I absolutely adore this song and singer and her beautiful voice.

wrangler
(swamps of jersey)
Posted: Jan 27, 2012 - 07:08
 
the perfect song for a wet and cold melancholy morning  {#Cowboy}

DoctorHooey
(/etc)
Posted: Jan 27, 2012 - 07:08
 
You know, this is really very good. I love the sparse arrangement, her delivery and the lyrics. It occurs to me that she was getting a bad rap all this time when it was really 10,000 Maniacs I hated. Sorry, Natalie!

trissi
(allupinya)
Posted: Oct 24, 2011 - 05:40
 
 lemmoth wrote:

I add this with some trepedation as I have posted many a post defending the vocal stylings of great songwriters like Neil Young, Dylan, Waits and others - they wrote the songs, its rock and roll not opera - the voice is another instrument in the mix.

But I really don't enjoy her monotone.  Sorry.

 
she cannot be compared to anyone in your list as far as talent, no comparison, blasphemy. now tori amos, that's who she can be compared to.{#Puke}

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: May 19, 2011 - 12:32
 
Yea, ya know what? I am done with her too....scratch

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Mar 17, 2011 - 12:09
 

I add this with some trepedation as I have posted many a post defending the vocal stylings of great songwriters like Neil Young, Dylan, Waits and others - they wrote the songs, its rock and roll not opera - the voice is another instrument in the mix.

But I really don't enjoy her monotone.  Sorry.



frank-peter
(Siegen / Germany)
Posted: Dec 13, 2010 - 10:03
 
I could cry so much this moment! Natalie Mechant is nearer Jesus than I every time!
This song rule my world, since I hear it as the first time!
I'm so thankful!

calypsus_1
Posted: May 30, 2010 - 12:59
 


Natalie Merchant, Paradiso 11-05-2010 by Guus Krol
http://www.flickr.com/photos/guuskrol/




earwig
Posted: Dec 24, 2009 - 07:41
 
7 -> 8

right kind of song at the right time

h8rhater
Posted: Dec 08, 2009 - 13:10
 
 kyleminor wrote:
This song really set the tone for this whole album... no wonder it was the opening track. It's a great logical progression from her days with 10,000 Maniacs. Great album.

Too bad she couldn't sustain this level of artistry. Her next album Ophelia was a bit weird, and Motherland was... well, if you think she sucks on this album, you should NEVER EVER EVER listen to that one. Sounds like she is about to have her mega-swollen tonsils out. You have been warned!
 
Ophelia was a FANTASTIC disc.  Easily as good, if not better, than Tiger Lilly.  Motherland is also a very good disc but less commercial to be sure.  One thing for certain is that she sustained her "level of artistry" thru all 3 offerings and is still a great artist. 



LongGoneDaddy
Posted: Oct 22, 2009 - 11:55
 
 midreaming wrote:

this lady is frickin awesome. 'love her music, love her voice, espec the country apalacian stuff, she can sing to me anytime aNY where. Anybody know who she's singing to in this one?


 
Schwarzenegger.



Sloggydog
(UK)
Posted: Sep 20, 2009 - 22:08
 
 AliGator wrote:
I like this song and associate the CD (yeah, I said CD, not album) with a particular time in my life. The next time I heard Natalie Merchant, it was on RP, and it was several years albums (yeah, I said album, not CD) later, and I wondered what had happened to her voice. Does anyone know?
 
Ummm yeah it just kept getting better see the albums Ophelia and Motherland.

crockydile
(The swamps of Houston)
Posted: Aug 04, 2009 - 14:06
 
 AliGator wrote:
I like this song and associate the CD (yeah, I said CD, not album) with a particular time in my life. The next time I heard Natalie Merchant, it was on RP, and it was several years albums (yeah, I said album, not CD) later, and I wondered what had happened to her voice. Does anyone know?
 
I don't know, but I know's that yer my nemesis. HAHA! {#Beat}

AliGator
(Chez Broca)
Posted: Jun 18, 2009 - 00:19
 
I like this song and associate the CD (yeah, I said CD, not album) with a particular time in my life. The next time I heard Natalie Merchant, it was on RP, and it was several years albums (yeah, I said album, not CD) later, and I wondered what had happened to her voice. Does anyone know?

Mandible
Posted: May 01, 2009 - 08:55
 

Natalie haunts me in my dreams.

arzvael
(Rennes, Brittany)
Posted: Feb 27, 2009 - 07:26
 
8 up to 9, don't know really why, but great moment I'm having now {#Meditate}

holborne
(New York)
Posted: Feb 11, 2009 - 13:02
 
Ew, Natalie Merchant.

bindi
(North Carolina)
Posted: Feb 11, 2009 - 12:59
 
Mmmmmmm!  Yummy.

I heard my three favorite female vocalists today - Natalie, Sally (Hem) and Margo Timmins.  Great paylist!

kyleminor
(San Francisco)
Posted: Feb 11, 2009 - 12:59
 
This song really set the tone for this whole album... no wonder it was the opening track. It's a great logical progression from her days with 10,000 Maniacs. Great album.

Too bad she couldn't sustain this level of artistry. Her next album Ophelia was a bit weird, and Motherland was... well, if you think she sucks on this album, you should NEVER EVER EVER listen to that one. Sounds like she is about to have her mega-swollen tonsils out. You have been warned!

fluffybum
Posted: Jan 10, 2009 - 21:02
 

wow. sucking bad. she sucks.



MsJudi
(Houston, TX)
Posted: Dec 10, 2008 - 06:31
 
 Chi_Guy wrote:
{#Heartkiss}  I find Natalie enchanting(really). AND, I even like her music...BTW: Is "mesmeric" a word?
 
No, but neither is "hypmatize", which is the way she pronounces the word in another song. I still love her, though.


Chi_Guy
(Chicago)
Posted: Nov 24, 2008 - 12:43
 
{#Heartkiss}  I find Natalie enchanting(really). AND, I even like her music...BTW: Is "mesmeric" a word?

ihategrapejuice
(Bloomington, IN)
Posted: Nov 24, 2008 - 12:40
 
powerful and captivating beginning after Bela Fleck's take on Moonlight Sonata

Papernapkin
(Mountain View, CA)
Posted: Nov 08, 2008 - 17:25
 
 betsyroks wrote:
this woman has seen me through some mesmeric times and some not some great times too.10 just for being there
 
Mesmeric? When I snap my fingers you will regain consciousness (and realize Natalie Merchant songs are pretty terrible).


calypsus_1
Posted: Oct 07, 2008 - 15:10
 


The inclusion of elements of classic music and folklore, in partcular the accordion, violin, banjo, mandolin, cello, clarinet, in songs, places in evidence the quality of this singer-author;  Ms. Natalie Anne O'Shea Merchant treats music with respect.

 ** 8  / 9 **


(Edited: 21-07-2011)



TanteJensen
(one step ahead from my shoe shine, two steps away from the county line)
Posted: Sep 22, 2008 - 08:09
 
eastcoast wrote:
She sounds like someone else who sounds like someone else who sounds like someone else...but I can't figure out who

Wait ... she's female. So what I gather from other song comments, it must be either Tori Amos or Aimee Man. By federal law, female singers are no longer allowed to sound like any other female singers safe those two (let alone themselves).

About the song: Anyone for a "I'm completely indifferent to Natalie Merchant" group? I just cannot bring myself to hate or adore her, though I'm convinced both must be very rewarding.


betsyroks
(uk leicester)
Posted: Sep 22, 2008 - 08:03
 
this woman has seen me through some mesmeric times and some not some great times too.10 just for being there

Gednabb
(New York City)
Posted: Jun 19, 2008 - 14:24
 
I often feel like all female singers in this genre sound alike.
queenjill
(banana stand)
Posted: Jun 03, 2008 - 19:29
 
bokey wrote:
You mean you think she realizes how ridiculous she is but is striving onward as an inspiration for the musically handicapped?

ezzyme
(Santa Barbara, CA)
Posted: Apr 17, 2008 - 16:45
 
As much as I love much of her music, egotist doesn't do her justice. As far as she is concerned, if God could sing, God would sound like her.
bokey
(I'm up on the tightwire one sides ice and one is fire)
Posted: Apr 01, 2008 - 21:30
 
riffster wrote:
I'm not the biggest Natalie Merchant fan, but when she stops trying so hard to be a muse and just lets the song work like she does here .... she ain't half bad.


That's an interesting comment, but I'm not sure what it means.


You mean you think she realizes how ridiculous she is but is striving onward as an inspiration for the musically handicapped?
KurtfromLaQuinta
(Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.)
Posted: Mar 01, 2008 - 08:31
 
EssexTex wrote:
Aw it's always San Andreas fault..give the guy a break!
Andrew did it.
riffster
(looking for fast transport)
Posted: Jan 14, 2008 - 06:14
 
I'm not the biggest Natalie Merchant fan, but when she stops trying so hard to be a muse and just lets the song work like she does here .... she ain't half bad.
jmpnbob
(Lomita California)
Posted: Dec 13, 2007 - 20:34
 
love her voice, 9
EssexTex
(Gros Islet)
Posted: Nov 28, 2007 - 04:13
 
Aw it's always San Andreas fault..give the guy a break!
TheFriendlyCat
(Five Miles South of Nowhere)
Posted: Nov 12, 2007 - 10:55
 
I love this song! I love her voice!
mrzipmann
(Germsmany)
Posted: Oct 12, 2007 - 00:59
 
prickelpit96 wrote:


Ohhh ich hab' solche Sehnsucht,
ich verliere den Verstand!
Ich will wieder an die Nordsee,ohoho
ich will zurueck, ich will zurueck,
ich will zurueck, ich will zurueck,
nach Westerland!



A popular song that reminds me of 'our' westcoast

(click here)

ontopic:
wonderful music together with a great voice... 8




Krasser Vergleich!!
prickelpit96
(Hannover, Germany)
Posted: Sep 26, 2007 - 07:33
 
AlienRelic wrote:
I think of this song every time I travel to the West Coast.


Ohhh ich hab' solche Sehnsucht,
ich verliere den Verstand!
Ich will wieder an die Nordsee,ohoho
ich will zurueck, ich will zurueck,
ich will zurueck, ich will zurueck,
nach Westerland!



A popular song that reminds me of 'our' westcoast

(click here)

ontopic:
wonderful music together with a great voice... 8
DoctorHooey
(/etc)
Posted: Sep 26, 2007 - 07:33
 
I'll be flying out there today to go to my Grandma's funeral. This song is disturbingly appropriate and affecting me emotionally in a way it hasn't before. I do love the sparseness of it.
Gaylord_Meatface
(Edmonton)
Posted: Sep 26, 2007 - 07:32
 
Simply fantastic..... Thanks RP.
CafeRacer
(Still Waiting To Wake Up, Indiana)
Posted: Sep 26, 2007 - 07:32
 
Playing NM now is perfect timing. I have to go upstairs and fold laundry.
gopre
Posted: Sep 10, 2007 - 14:59
 
I miss her music, but only hope she's working on something new. Or, perhaps one of her other art muses. What a wonderful lady.
AlienRelic
(east of Eden)
Posted: Sep 10, 2007 - 14:58
 
I think of this song every time I travel to the West Coast.
MayBaby
(Augusta, Georgia, USA)
Posted: Jul 25, 2007 - 10:30
 
What beautiful music this afternoon! Hugs and kisses to the awesome DJ of the ONLY radio station I listen to! Thank you Bill : )
sukilau
(cellar dweller)
Posted: Jul 25, 2007 - 10:24
 
fa-reak.
iTuner
Posted: May 07, 2007 - 22:34
 
Waybo wrote:
I cannot stand NM.


...But, for some strange reason I like this song, its melody, its mood.



I agree.

She got so overplayed in the early 90s that I really can't listen to her anymore except for this song.
Almo80
(Jayhawk-land, KS)
Posted: Apr 06, 2007 - 08:22
 
Haven't heard anything from this CD since I lost it in High School. Thanks for the memories RP!
eastcoast
Posted: Apr 06, 2007 - 08:22
 
She sounds like someone else who sounds like someone else who sounds like someone else...but I can't figure out who