Re: LIONHEART

[Richard Griffin <griff@inquest.demon.co.uk>]

On 8 Oct 1996 20:19:40 -0400, rabensam@earthlink.net (Richard Bensam)
wrote:

>I'm with you.  I've never understood the low rating LIONHEART consistently
>gets from this crowd and, it seems, from Kate fans in general.   There are
>some historical strikes against it.  It was made and released fairly soon
>after TKI -- "soon" by Kate standards; it was not released with unseemly
>haste by typical record industry standards -- and may have been composed of
>songs which had been written long before but didn't make the cut for the
>first album.  Kate herself has disowned a couple of songs she doesn't feel
>were up to her standards (a view I question).  But there are things to like
>about this album!  "Wow" and "Hammer Horror" to name but two.  And where
>else would you find a delightful oddity like "Coffee Homeground"?  And
>there is a lush, warm acoustic sound in the actual recording which, IMHO,
>has occasionally been missing in later releases.  This album is very
>effective at setting a well-defined aural mood, the audio equivalent of
>getting under a blanket and curling up in front of a roaring fireplace
>while the snow falls outside.  Maybe that's not to everybody's taste, and
>you might not want a steady diet of it, but there are times when it really
>hits the spot on a cold winter night.
>
>Make no mistake, this album is full of rich creamy goodness.  Think of it
>as comfort food.
>
>RAB

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I heartily agree on everything you've said. Eloquently put. Not only
that, but as Shane says...Kate's picture on the album is sublime.
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