Release Date: 09 April, 2002
Audio CD
Tracks
- Welcome Back
- Mama's Got a Boyfriend
- Fall Into the Night
- Heart of a Man
- Easy Rider
- Richmond Boy
- Angel & Delilah
- Aphrodite's Face
- He'll Miss the Train
- Riverside
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Rating 5.0
The lady just gets better!Eliza Gilkyson seems destined to be one of those artistes whose every step seems to date have been dogged by bad luck (her early CDs all being associated with labels gone out of business shortly afterwards) but reflects that out of adversity, there often springs tenacity and (as evidenced on this CD) latent genius.
Think of Dory Previn from the 1970s updated to the 21st century by a lady who knows a good chorus hook and guitar tuning for delivery of a repertoire of songs that demonstrate that here is one of the leading ladies currently performing able to burst a few bubbles (especially male egos) and reflect that landscape of accumulated life experiences and letdowns that is middle age but able to remain optimistic as it progresses.
This is without a doubt her most complete and rewarding CD yet with a range of songs on personal relationships that is without peer in anything I have heard in the last few years (I have yet to receive her latest 2004 release to compare) striking the whole range of emotions and experience. From the closest to a female Loudon Wainwright song I have heard ("Mama's got a boyfriend") through reawakened longing ("Fall into the night") to a new partner ("Richmond Boy") and disilluionment with Bush and the Gulf war ("Riverside").
Further proof if it was needed that Red House Records is one of the most exciting labels currently with Lucy Kaplansky as well as Eliza on their roster.She can sing to me all night!Love Eliza, love her songs, love her singing, love her strumming. Go see her if you can, get her cd's if you can. She is unforgettable.Found againEliza's earlier hit "Pilgrim" was a spiritual search for identity, although to me it was just some damn good writing and an electric, one of a kind voice. "Hard Times in Babylon" had a rough edge, confusion, and an angst not commonly found in popular music ... music with soul AND intelligence. Her latest "Lost and Found" combines all of these in a satisfying blend of good music, great writing, and again that wonderful gravel freeway voice. I love that voice. I love these songs, and I love her mind and her poetry. This is a great album, another in a series of great work. |
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