Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!GAFFA.MIT.EDU!Love-Hounds-request From: Love-Hounds-request@GAFFA.MIT.EDU Newsgroups: rec.music.gaffa Subject: Re: Jane Siberry Message-ID: <3969@blake.acs.washington.edu> Date: 10 Oct 89 05:19:28 GMT References: <8910092155.AA08326@apple.com> Sender: news@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU Reply-To: Love-Hounds@GAFFA.MIT.EDU Organization: University of Washington, Seattle Lines: 30 Approved: love-hounds@eddie.mit.edu Really-From: donley@blake.acs.washington.edu (Erik Olson) In article <8910092155.AA08326@apple.com> Love-Hounds@GAFFA.MIT.EDU writes: >Really-From: Marq Laube > >I just read someone's message that mentioned Jane Siberry's new album, Bound by >the Beauty. I have to admit, I like Jane's music as much as Kate's (but it goes >down quickly after that), so you can imagine my chagrin when I found out Janes >new album is (vaguely) Country Western! > >However, as a devoted Jane listener, I tried listening again and again (while I >might add, choking back tears) and the most amazing thing happened. The Country >Western parts started to disappear and the full force of Jane's amazing talent >started to shine through. It is an excellent album, and I highly recommend it. That exact phenomenon happened to me when I bought the new album (on CD, no less). Brought the sucker home, cranked it up, and heard "Country?!" But after a couple more listens I discovered that (1) Only side 1 has "Country" style-music on it, and (2) there's a lot of subtelties in the style that actually make it a little different than your generic "country" song. For instance, on one cut in the refrain the rhythm goes briefly into 5/4 time (one of her "devices"), and some of the harmony gets a little weird, not to mention the lyric structure (or lack of it in some cases). What I want to know is what the heck is going on in her life that she suddenly puts out a "gosh, isn't life great" album after the very angry and disallusioned compositions in _The Walking_. Any clues? - Eo (donley@blake.acs.washington.edu)