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Reviews: Lila Nelson ~ Still Got the Farm
Posted on Saturday, December 03, 2005 @ 07:43:33 PST
Topic: Reviews
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Artist: Lila Nelson
CD: Still Got the Farm
Home: Arcata, California
Style: Folk/Americana
Quote: "With some pretty picking and a voice that is a cross
between Joni Mitchell and Jewel, Nelson's storied songs are sure to
bring you pick for repeated listens."
By David McPherson
Still Got the Farm was self-produced with Nelson’s husband and
partner Ian Caliendo. With fresh imagery and lyrics that go from
pastoral poems ("Up North") to seasonal laments (the opener
"Poolfilling" and “Michigan Spring”), this California native captivates
the listener with simple, folk songs that convey messages through
metaphors without preaching. To illustrate, "Fresh Paint" is a gorgeous
song that shelters its politics behind the image of a new paint job,
which stands for the quick fixes that today's society is prone to
taking: from wars to poverty, these band-aid solutions will never heal
the problem. Through lyrics that hint at big money and big oil, Nelson
captures the state of the union, closing this powerful and poetic song
with this refrain:
But who am I to really talk
all I know is that the price went up
some will be dead before it heads back down ...
With some pretty picking and a voice that is a cross between Joni
Mitchell and Jewel, Nelson's storied songs are sure to bring you pick
for repeated listens.
http://www.lilanelson.org
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