mem@sii.UUCP (Mark Mallett) (05/10/85)
While I was in a local record store, I took a break from looking at
the Kate Bush CDs to see what new folk records I could see. I found:
Suzanne Vega: An album on A&M records. I had previously heard this lady
only on "Fast Folk Musical Magazine" records, but that was enough that
I had no hesitation in buying this, and have no regrets about it. Most
of the songs are very melodic and well instrumented, except for the first
two, which reminded me of Laurie Anderson (really) and Rickie Lee Jones,
respectively. One of the songs even has Mark Isham on synthesizer.
Lui Collins, "There's A Light": on Green Linnet label, rather than Folk
Legacy. I was pretty much disappointed by this one. In contrast to
her other two ("Baptism of Fire" and "Made in New England"), this one
seems over-arranged and heavy, rather than the light and simple music
that one expects from Lui Collins. (I have seen her perform a few times,
and hope that her performances do not take the same turn). I was
particularly distressed that she did not do any songs by Julie Snow
on this album.
Mark Mallett
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