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Ellen McIlwaine — Can't Find My Way Home
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Isabeau
(sou' tex)
Posted: Apr 24, 2013 - 18:47
 
tasty version. Winwood should be pleased.

rdo
(DC)
Posted: Jan 20, 2013 - 13:08
 
 Hannio wrote:


Why would anyone take it as a fact?  To have to say "in my opinion" is needless.  Everyone knows that any judgment regarding music or any art is an opinion.
 

Exactly.  There is no need for the "IMHO" and similar disclaimers.  It's a given that we are stating our opinions, humble or not.  The confusion lies when people make statements that could very well be considered to be facts.  For example, "James Joyce was a great writer" or "Beethoven was a great composer" are indeed factual statements about an artist's reputation.   It would be hard to deny this as fact, even though you might think neither deserves the reputation.  Similarly, if I say "I hate Earnest Hemmingway's writing", I am indeed stating a fact (I really do hate it).  Of course, I realize that many other think his writing is great.  If I just say "Earnest Hemmingway's writing is horrible" - that's merely an opinion.

jim1964
(1379 miles to Wall Drug)
Posted: Nov 18, 2012 - 20:08
 
I saw here in a club in old Montreal in the early 70's and she's hot stuff on a slide guitar, her singing not so much.

TerryS
(Another SW)
Posted: Nov 18, 2012 - 19:58
 
Am I allowed to have no opinion?
BTW It ain't for me anyway.

Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Oct 18, 2012 - 11:24
 
 paulmack wrote:

Of course they are - and it should be stated as such, not as fact. I know it was an opinion but to say something has 'no soul' sounds pretty final. All it takes is a simple, 'in my opinion....'.
 

Why would anyone take it as a fact?  To have to say "in my opinion" is needless.  Everyone knows that any judgment regarding music or any art is an opinion.

paulmack
(the hissing swamps)
Posted: Aug 16, 2012 - 11:34
 
 oldsaxon wrote:

They are allowed an opinion
 
Of course they are - and it should be stated as such, not as fact. I know it was an opinion but to say something has 'no soul' sounds pretty final. All it takes is a simple, 'in my opinion....'.

oldsaxon
(Wales via Vancouver, BC.)
Posted: Aug 16, 2012 - 10:41
 
 paulmack wrote:

Do you actually fail to understand that other people may not feel the same way you do - and that that would be ok? Because that's what your post seems to suggest. I suppose a lot of people (including those who gave Ellen money in support of this recording) could just have gotten it wrong - I guess that's possible - but I don't think it's likely. Your statement doesn't make me suddenly think, "I was so wrong!" But thank God we have an arbiter of true soul out there. Whatever would we do if that were not the case?!
 
They are allowed an opinion

paulmack
(the hissing swamps)
Posted: Aug 16, 2012 - 10:27
 
 bachbeet wrote:
Not liking this version.  Too much added and unnecessary variations and twisting of phrases and drawing out of words.  She just falls way short of adding any "soul" to this song.  Stevie's version is so far superior to hers and she just fails badly.
 
Do you actually fail to understand that other people may not feel the same way you do - and that that would be ok? Because that's what your post seems to suggest. I suppose a lot of people (including those who gave Ellen money in support of this recording) could just have gotten it wrong - I guess that's possible - but I don't think it's likely. Your statement doesn't make me suddenly think, "I was so wrong!" But thank God we have an arbiter of true soul out there. Whatever would we do if that were not the case?!

oldsaxon
(Wales via Vancouver, BC.)
Posted: Aug 16, 2012 - 10:24
 
 bachbeet wrote:
Not liking this version.  Too much added and unnecessary variations and twisting of phrases and drawing out of words.  She just falls way short of adding any "soul" to this song.  Stevie's version is so far superior to hers and she just fails badly.
 
I really like it. Folks are different, eh?

lily34
(lexvegas)
Posted: Aug 16, 2012 - 10:24
 
 Mar-tay wrote:
A good cover should not sound like the original artist. A good cover is when they make the song their "own". She has done a good job of that.
 
well said.

bachbeet
Posted: Jul 15, 2012 - 23:58
 
Not liking this version.  Too much added and unnecessary variations and twisting of phrases and drawing out of words.  She just falls way short of adding any "soul" to this song.  Stevie's version is so far superior to hers and she just fails badly.

Misterfixit
(Nashville)
Posted: Jun 14, 2012 - 09:03
 
Stop our carping .... She's an old buddy of mine and she interprets songs the way she interprets them.  That's called creative musicianship.  If you don't like her singing, put your fingers in your ears and go "la-la-la-la".

And that's all I'm saying about that.

 

billjenn
Posted: Apr 12, 2012 - 18:48
 
Awful - if she liked the song so much, why did she murder it.  Jenn

tonypf
(Honolulu)
Posted: Apr 12, 2012 - 18:25
 
 HazzeSwede wrote:

{#No}

...down the road,second dirt road on the right,down to the river
..keep going !

 
Gotta agree.

kurtster
(Back in Ohiya, for now ...)
Posted: Feb 09, 2012 - 08:43
 
Liked it when it first came out, still like it.

pcicatar
(Portland, OR)
Posted: Feb 09, 2012 - 08:43
 
A lot of her strumming patterns made me almost think this a late-model Joni Mitchell cover.  I likey!

Misterfixit
(Nashville)
Posted: Oct 05, 2011 - 13:34
 
Me likey


HazzeSwede
(Vinyl Land)
Posted: Sep 04, 2011 - 02:58
 

{#No}

...down the road,second dirt road on the right,down to the river
..keep going !


Mar-tay
Posted: Jul 03, 2011 - 08:04
 
A good cover should not sound like the original artist. A good cover is when they make the song their "own". She has done a good job of that.

walchenbach
(Puget Sound)
Posted: Jun 01, 2011 - 16:49
 
 tapatia1072 wrote:
This cover is just, just ... appalling. Does not even hold a dim candle to the Blind Faith original.
 
overstate by tapatia.  this is a 'good' cover of a great track.


Typesbad
(Not quite Orange County CA)
Posted: Jun 01, 2011 - 16:48
 
I like this song enough to be happy to hear it from other sources.  I prefer the Blind Faith version as well but their excellence shouldn't banish anyone else from taking a stab at it. 

BowTieDad
(Stockholm, Sweden)
Posted: Jun 01, 2011 - 16:47
 
from 8 straight to 10
 

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Jun 01, 2011 - 16:47
 
 btt wrote:
To me , this sounds like she`s trying too hard .
  That's what I was feeling, too - she's filling spaces that are better left unfilled. Good vocals, but I think she needs to practice the art of omission - as in, her voice. We don't need to hear it on every bar - subtlety and "less is more" would be nice... Not rating this because I love the song, I hate her version, and it sort of cancels out. *shrugs*


Rooney
(Near Paradise)
Posted: Apr 15, 2011 - 09:34
 
 tapatia1072 wrote:
This cover is just, just ... appalling. Does not even hold a dim candle to the Blind Faith original.
 

Listen to Bonnie Raitt's version.  It's worth a listen.  Or are you too blinded by Faith to stretch a little?

Rooney
(Near Paradise)
Posted: Apr 15, 2011 - 09:33
 
Well, y'all, if you are dissing this woman's version of the sacred Can't Find My Way Home, you boys sure as hell ain't gonna like Bonnie Raitt's version either.  Now are you?  I do.  Pity you can't stretch from that he-man stance you have. Oh, whoops, I forgot. Nothing like the Stevie version.  {#No}

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Mar 30, 2011 - 12:06
 
Naw, I'm not buyin' it, unlike Stevie I believe she can find her way home.

fingerpin
(oHIo)
Posted: Mar 30, 2011 - 12:02
 
Another "cutout" album cover from the good old days.


bluedot
(Long Beach, CA)
Posted: Feb 27, 2011 - 00:28
 
Not bad, but I'm already such a hardcore fan of the original that it's hard to not wish I was just listening to Stevie.

Hannio
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Jan 11, 2011 - 05:30
 
 btt wrote:
To me , this sounds like she`s trying too hard .
 

Agreed.

btt
(firmly ensconsed in the Beautiful B.C Interior)
Posted: Dec 26, 2010 - 09:29
 
To me , this sounds like she`s trying too hard .

Jeff09
(Gainesville, Florida)
Posted: Dec 10, 2010 - 15:35
 
Wish I still had my vinyl of this, though it was probably worn out when I lost track of it.

lemmoth
(NYC)
Posted: Dec 10, 2010 - 15:35
 
Excellent cover.  She is in Steve's vocal register and takes some nice turns.

coy
(san antonio)
Posted: Nov 08, 2010 - 20:37
 
sings it like she wrote it

Rooney
(Near Paradise)
Posted: Oct 08, 2010 - 10:59
 
I know, I know.  Some songs, artists, should NOT be touched.  She does this well — it's a great song...she does it justice.  Listen to some of her other stuff.  She also rock jazzes Born Under a Bad Sign.  Whoops.  Da Cream be vulnerable...my bad.

ziakut
(Chicago, IL)
Posted: Oct 08, 2010 - 09:21
 
Very well done...and I like her voice, but did this tune NEED to be covered? I personally like when a cover is really mangled differently or the original was so bad that it brings out the song's potential. Such is the case for any Stones tune or Dylan.

AphidA
Posted: Oct 08, 2010 - 09:10
 
I've always like this particular post-hippy, folksy rendition myself.  I just think she needs some conditioner in her hair.

liser
(Rancho Gato)
Posted: Sep 22, 2010 - 07:26
 
She is NOT wasted - I like this song except for the intonation on that phrase - makes me flinch every single time

LowPhreak
(United Corporate States of Neo-Feudal Amurika, Inc.)
Posted: Sep 22, 2010 - 07:24
 
 nicolewe wrote:
not a good version...{#Naughty}
 

Agreed. I give this a '2'.


laozilover
(Left of Chicago and up)
Posted: Sep 06, 2010 - 08:52
 
Can't believe I gave this an 8 and didn't comment !  A great piece, and a fine cover!


nicolewe
Posted: Sep 06, 2010 - 08:46
 
not a good version...{#Naughty}

prairie_girl
Posted: Jul 20, 2010 - 08:26
 
Ellen is one of the most underrated performers around. Have a listen to her doing Born Under a Bad Sign. Her slide guitar playing is amazing!

CoYoT51
(Lima, Perù - Reims, France)
Posted: Jul 20, 2010 - 08:17
 
Nice version. 6
Very nice version. 7....... 8

tapatia1072
Posted: Jul 20, 2010 - 08:17
 
This cover is just, just ... appalling. Does not even hold a dim candle to the Blind Faith original.

fingerpin
(OhiO)
Posted: Jun 18, 2010 - 11:26
 
Is that an old 'cut out' vinyl cover I see pictured there? {#Sunny}

scrubbrush
Posted: Jun 18, 2010 - 11:26
 
first listen 7. second listen 5.

anotherlistener
(outside Bawlmer)
Posted: Jun 18, 2010 - 11:25
 
Bill, back to back , less than stellar covers!  WTF?  Or, is this a theme?

George_Tirebiter
(Phoenix)
Posted: Jun 18, 2010 - 11:24
 
Oh my.....say it isn't so! {#Crashcomp}

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Jun 02, 2010 - 15:27
 
This is pretty awful.

rtkmusic
(SoCal)
Posted: May 17, 2010 - 16:26
 
less than hohum cover of a brilliant song.

At least when The Swans covered it, they added some drama: http://popup.lala.com/popup/3891673041131536446

coy
(san antonio)
Posted: Apr 15, 2010 - 22:03
 
 colt4x5 wrote:

I was in the Phoebe Snow camp.
 
i thought it was stevie winwood
oh dear