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Shawn Colvin — Shotgun down the Avalanche
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birdland
Posted: May 13, 2013 - 15:47
 
Everything about this womans productions reeks of quality. The composition, delivery, recording and mix. Each is a pinnacle of the discipline, together they're pure genius.

Any of todays pop artists could take a page from this book and learn something.



Emwolb
(NJ)
Posted: Apr 12, 2013 - 09:49
 
One of my all-time favorite CDs
WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Jan 15, 2013 - 11:45
 
 PurplePrincess wrote:
A few years back I saw her give one of THE most incredible concerts ever, just her and her guitar....she sang and played on and on and we did not want to let her go. She was fantastic, so underrated.
 
So did I. After about an hour and a half, out comes Mary Chapin Carpenter, and the two of them go on for another 45 minutes. Amazing concert.

Sweet_Virginia
Posted: Jan 15, 2013 - 11:16
 
And she's flying a stairway to heaven...

BibKiller
Posted: Nov 13, 2012 - 17:37
 
put that shotgun in my mouth and pull the trigger{#Frustrated} -mechanic1

ubuntourist
(Brain-Washington)
Posted: May 08, 2012 - 11:13
 
For a second, I was expecting "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)"

dpvest
(northern cali)
Posted: Feb 03, 2012 - 08:18
 
 Groogrux69 wrote:
great song from a great album.
 
this is the song that got me interested in her CD when it first came out.  played it to death.  love me some shawn...

Groogrux69
(Auburn, CA)
Posted: Feb 03, 2012 - 08:05
 
great song from a great album.

apd
(Toronto, On)
Posted: Jan 02, 2012 - 13:21
 
 rtb wrote:
Saw her this summer on her tour with John Hiatt.
Fantastically strong, yet somehow understated.
 
Saw her with John Hiatt on that tour, too - they did a fantastic duet on a song that I didn't recognise. Do you remember what it was?

WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Oct 31, 2011 - 04:29
 
 jktravl wrote:
Ishould have never dumped her
 
Yeah, moron.


DaveInVA
(In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA)
Posted: Sep 29, 2011 - 11:12
 


Sounds great on audiophool quality vinyl also!

d-don
(Oregon)
Posted: Sep 29, 2011 - 11:11
 
Easy on the ears{#Music}

gemtag
(Texas)
Posted: Sep 29, 2011 - 11:10
 
Great song by a great artist. 

Cynaera
(Kenneth's Frequency)
Posted: Jul 28, 2011 - 16:27
 
This whole CD is incredible.  I play it when I need inspiration to write - "Dead of the Night" is moody, brooding, and incredibly beautiful. After the first time I heard it, I put a notebook and a pencil next to my bed, and I wrote down all my dreams. (Boy, my subconscious is a skeery place.) I even wrote a short story called "Dead of the Night" which had nothing to do with the topic of the song. Shawn Colvin is my muse, I think.

'Scuse me - gotta go fish out my "Steady On" CD and listen to it through the headphones. I feel a story brewing...

jktravl
(Virginia)
Posted: Jun 27, 2011 - 05:59
 
Ishould have never dumped her

cirruss
(Curacao, Netherlands Antilles)
Posted: Jun 27, 2011 - 05:59
 
Mute.

Huey
(Netherlands)
Posted: May 26, 2011 - 14:45
 
2nd time hearing...liking this more {#Clap}

OHMish
(Copenhagen)
Posted: Apr 25, 2011 - 01:02
 
mmm very nice
Lotion for my hangovers {#Propeller} 

Huey
(Netherlands)
Posted: Mar 24, 2011 - 11:42
 
 keller1 wrote:
Took this from 7 to 8 this morning.  It just cut through everything and made me feel good.
 
First time hearing for me. Makes me feel good as well {#Angel} 8.


laozilover
(Left of Chicago and up)
Posted: Sep 16, 2010 - 05:04
 
Love her voice!


RobMartin
(DC)
Posted: Jul 14, 2010 - 06:45
 

 This is the song that introduced me to Shawn! It's beautiful, melancholy, thoughtful, crisp... absolutely a PERFECT 10! {#Jump}




Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Jun 12, 2010 - 10:17
 
 Stingray wrote:
Not "eclectic" enough - Shawn,
tits are OK, though!

 
How old are you again?  Twelve?  Grow some maturity and come back when you can make an intelligent comment.  Sheesh.{#Frustrated}

michaelgmitchell
(Belleville, ON)
Posted: Jun 12, 2010 - 10:12
 
One of my favourite poets, to be sure. Of course, the crystal-clear vocals, as well. Shawn's a keeper.

oldman
(Lost in Northern Virginia)
Posted: Jan 05, 2010 - 08:50
 
This was an amazing first album. Can't believe it released over 20yrs ago. {#Eek}

keller1
(In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby)
Posted: Jan 05, 2010 - 08:48
 
Took this from 7 to 8 this morning.  It just cut through everything and made me feel good.

Stingray
(Cologne)
Posted: Nov 03, 2009 - 15:03
 
Not "eclectic" enough - Shawn,
tits are OK, though!


Tim_in_N_FL
(Florida)
Posted: Feb 06, 2009 - 07:28
 
 PurplePrincess wrote:
A few years back I saw her give one of THE most incredible concerts ever, just her and her guitar....she sang and played on and on and we did not want to let her go. She was fantastic, so underrated.
 
I've heard this is the BEST way to see SC perform. 15 years after becoming a fan, I'm still waiting for an opportunity to see her LIVE. {#Cry}

hopper99
(Germany)
Posted: Aug 01, 2008 - 11:25
 
Again another CD that´s not available on iTunes Germany. {#Cry}

amaynard
Posted: Aug 01, 2008 - 11:19
 
Voice ={#Roflol}=8    song= {#Wall} =2 Average=5


bugleboy624
(Bluefield, WV)
Posted: May 30, 2008 - 11:28
 
I love her voice. Not too sure of this song, though.
wferrier
(Johnson City, New York; Home of the Factory)
Posted: Mar 28, 2008 - 11:31
 
PurplePrincess wrote:
A few years back I saw her give one of THE most incredible concerts ever, just her and her guitar....she sang and played on and on and we did not want to let her go. She was fantastic, so underrated.


I listen very closely to anything she does.
PurplePrincess
(the mountains)
Posted: Feb 25, 2008 - 23:21
 
A few years back I saw her give one of THE most incredible concerts ever, just her and her guitar....she sang and played on and on and we did not want to let her go. She was fantastic, so underrated.
MTlady
(The other side of OZ)
Posted: Nov 23, 2007 - 16:35
 
love this album!!
rtb
(NE corner of Work and Boredom)
Posted: Oct 23, 2007 - 07:00
 
Saw her this summer on her tour with John Hiatt.
Fantastically strong, yet somehow understated.
nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia)
Posted: Jul 21, 2007 - 00:20
 
Sublime! May be the next Emmy-Lou. Stone-cold natural STAR!


alux
(atop the pyramid)
Posted: Jun 19, 2007 - 14:35
 
Her first major-label cd, and still her best. Get this if you've never heard it, kids.
Odyzzeuz
(Austin, Texas)
Posted: Jun 19, 2007 - 14:13
 
See her around town sometimes. Big fan.
felix_the_man
(the shores of Puget Sound)
Posted: Jun 19, 2007 - 14:12
 
Crafty wrote:
"The past is stronger than my will to forgive.....
you or myself, I don't know...."


"After countless appeals we keep spinning our wheels....."
rowgal
Posted: Apr 17, 2007 - 18:02
 

Crafty
Posted: Mar 17, 2007 - 13:43
 
"The past is stronger than my will to forgive.....
you or myself, I don't know...."
Mari
(île de lesvos)
Posted: Mar 01, 2007 - 20:22
 
Kerly wrote:
It is 10, it is more than 10.
I absolutely love it!

... love love love shawn!

í'm mad at you bill but thanx for the last two tracks, at least! easin' my frustration over lrc stoppin' all the time!
Saliby_Br
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Posted: Feb 14, 2007 - 03:55
 
liked the guitar melody, very nice
go_ski_mully
(lakeside n Muskoka)
Posted: Jan 30, 2007 - 11:34
 
mjaded wrote:
Telluride 1995+-. She played a a set with this tune. I fell hard! I was A Shawn Colvin groupie.


I was there! and also fell hard, she is an easy woman to fall for, almost imposibile not to sitting captivated in front of her ...but even that voice is enough on it's own to make a fella stand up and take notice
dixiedeb
(Augusta, GA)
Posted: Jan 30, 2007 - 11:25
 
Love her. Love this song. One of her best!
mjaded
Posted: Jan 30, 2007 - 11:24
 
Telluride 1995+-. She played a a set with this tune. I fell hard! I was A Shawn Colvin groupie.
Marr
(Houston (dreaming of Austin))
Posted: Oct 20, 2006 - 08:14
 
hippiechick wrote:
He wanted to keep playing later, but the venue (an outdoor stadium in the heart of a conservative bastion) has a strict 10pm stopping time. Believe it or not, Chicago has the same rule. All the hoity-toities complain everytime it's too noisy. They had a fit over Lollapalooza.


I just can't fathom the notion of building an outdoor stadium and then building residential communities close to it. And this was in the hyper planned community of The Woodlands, Texas (yes the THE must be capped).
hippiechick
(Chi-town)
Posted: Oct 20, 2006 - 08:04
 
He wanted to keep playing later, but the venue (an outdoor stadium in the heart of a conservative bastion) has a strict 10pm stopping time.
Believe it or not, Chicago has the same rule. All the hoity-toities complain everytime it's too noisy. They had a fit over Lollapalooza.
mutepoint
(Undisclosed hideout at 53.522375, -113.62246388888889)
Posted: Oct 05, 2006 - 15:57
 
Fine fine tune! One of Shawn's best, IMO.
Marr
(Houston (dreaming of Austin))
Posted: Oct 04, 2006 - 07:36
 
birdland wrote:


My God. Shawn Colvin opening for Lyle Lovett?

That must have been a hell of an evening.



It really was a great concert. Both of them were in perfect form. There were only 2 bad things. One was when Lyle came out a sang a duet with Shawn. I love both of their voices individually and paired with other fols. But for some reason their voices did not work well together. The other sad thing was that it was Lyle's last concert of the tour (back home in the Houston area). He wanted to keep playing later, but the venue (an outdoor stadium in the heart of a conservative bastion) has a strict 10pm stopping time. Appareently they fine performers a significant amount for every minute they go over 10pm.
birdland
(Right about...here.)
Posted: Sep 21, 2006 - 17:40
 
Marr wrote:
I saw her open for Lyle Lovett once. Just her and her guitar. She did a lovely version of this.


My God. Shawn Colvin opening for Lyle Lovett?

That must have been a hell of an evening.