Night in a Strange Town

Night in a Strange Town Artist: Lynn Miles
Label: Philo / Umgd
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 011671121529
EAN: 0011671121529
ASIN: B00000HXDZ


Release Date: 1999-01-12

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Tracks:

  1. Anywhere
  2. Middle Of The Night
  3. The One You're Waiting For
  4. Yeah Yeah
  5. Beautiful Night
  6. Sacre Coeur
  7. Wrong
  8. Map Of My Heart
  9. Perfect Romance
  10. Sunset Blvd
  11. Rust

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Another great recording by Lynn Miles.......2006-11-09

I read some less than enthusiastic reviews of this recording before I bought it, mostly based on Larry Klein's production being "too slick" or percussion heavy. I completely disagree with those reviews. I think the production on this CD is complex and interesting, and definitely gives Lynn her own distinctive sound. Especially following "Slightly Haunted", which is much more folky and sounds a lot like early Joni Mitchell in places, this cd has a clear, contemporary, but not slick sound. Lynn's songwriting is spectacular, and her voice is unique, beautiful and a little quirky. This has become one of my favorites.

5 out of 5 stars Great songs make a gread CD.......2005-02-16

I bet all of you share this experience with me - there are some CD's you bought where you end up only liking one maybe two songs on it and there are others that turn out to be full of good songs. It all gets down to the songs themselves and the songwriting. You can have a crappy song and no matter how good the singing, musicianship and recording is it's still a crappy song. Well this CD has great songs from a great songwriter and they're performed beautifully. I actually like some of the production better on "Slightly Haunted" but it doesn't have the great songs this one does.

This ones a keeper.

2 out of 5 stars What are you people talking about?.......2003-01-16

I am amazed at the reviews I have seen here. I really do not understand. Lynn's first CD was a masterpiece, one of the greatest CD's by a female artist I have ever heard and probably the only one I listen to on a regular basis these many years later...Night in a strange town, however, was an enormous letdown. I bought it as soon as I saw it, just assuming it must be great. Wow was I disappointed. I thought, well, maybe it will grow on me. I listened to it about 20 times, it [didn't], and I sold it to a used CD store for 3 bucks. I was sad.

4 out of 5 stars Ottawa Girl Makes Good.......2003-01-02

I stumbled into Lynn Miles by accident. My kids were driving me nuts so I took a "time out" and went to a local coffee house for a break from family life. Lynn was the musician on stage and her vocals and guitar playing blew me away. I'd never heard of her but have now purchased all three of her more recent albums. "Night" is supposed to be the weakest of the three. Frankly, I couldn't tell and the stuff on the disk is so much better than most of the [stuff] on the radio, it really doesn't matter how it stacks up against her other work. But, even upon comparison, it's a great record.

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant, Perceptive Songs That Slowly Envelop Your Soul.......2001-12-22

Unlike Miles' extraordinary "Slightly Haunted" that immediately grabs your attention and heart, "Night In A Strange Town" works its hypnotic magic more slowly and deliberately. Its effect on the listener is more profound, more powerful than her previous outing, but the songs require many listenings to truly grasp their ultimate rewards.

The music is deceptively mellow and belie the pain, yearning and irony of the lyrics. Miles yearns for perfection but is resigned to the imperfection of life and love. "I've been hurting so long for the perfect romance but I could not taste the honey for the bees...sometimes it's ok to be brought to your knees," she movingly emotes in "Perfect Romance" The bitter irony in her songs is perfectly represented in the song "Wrong": "Love is not bitter, love is not cold, love is not a weapon." but "love gave you sad answers and a hurt that won't heal..."

Miles has fashioned a moving, perceptive triumph- a collection of songs that slowly creeps up on you and never lets you go. It is, unquestionably, a singer/songwriter tour de force.

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