Unravel

Unravel Artist: Lynn Miles
Label: Okra-Tone Records
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 691874496725
EAN: 0691874496725
ASIN: B000068PZR


Release Date: 2002-07-09

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Tracks:

  1. I'm The Moon
  2. Now I Understand
  3. Undertow
  4. You're Not Coming Back
  5. Over You
  6. When Did The World
  7. Unravel
  8. Brave Parade
  9. Black Flowers
  10. I Give Up
  11. Surrender Dorothy

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Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars This CD belongs in Dante.......2007-02-24

In Dante's Inferno, there is a section of hell he titles "Malebolge," in which the sinners, placed in hell for being sullen, are immersed in a muddy swamp to chant their grievances for eternity, mud filling their mouths and only gargled bubbles resulting.

I bring the image up only to enforce how much I dislike this CD. Please don't just label me as overreacting--I love KT Tunstall and Sarah Harmer, who are much in the same style, and the title track to this album is great. However, the album as a whole is one of the worst ones I've ever listened to. Though depressing music is my mainstay ("Poison Oak," by Bright Eyes; "Valentine," by the Old 97's; "Oh My Sweet Carolina," by Ryan Adams; "Don't Cry," by Seal; "Oblivion," by Astor Piazolla; "Evaporated," by Ben Folds Five; "The Believer," by Rhett Miller; "Wise Up," by Aimee Mann; "Between the Bars," by Elliott Smith; "Hide and Seek," by Imogen Heap), this album has no redemptive beauty about it, and listening to it just feels like Malebolge, like you're being choked by mud and depression and it's all in grays and browns without even an appreciation or recognition of the other colors of the world.

As I said, the title track is good, but thanks to Apple, you can now spend $1 and purchase it legally online, rather than resorting to piracy or spending more money than you really ought on such a bad CD.

Cheers!

1 out of 5 stars A Hole In My Head/The Music of Losers.......2004-09-11

Lukewarm at best, sounding like satire at worst, this is bloodless, clammy music. I regret buying this CD-- there's one worthwhile track on the album, which is "Over You." I heard it in a Starbucks in Chicago.

Some songs on this disc actually make me cringe: with lyrics like "Here's a toast to the underdogs/the little boats lost in the fog/the ones who don't quite fit the mould/who never do what they are told," Brave Parade tops that list. Other tracks tend towards similar schlock, with an attempt to mine the same shaft that a Coal Miner's Daughter could in "Black Flowers." However, Miles is incredibly unbelievable with her brand of painful Americana, her lyricism being thin and her old guitar tiresome.

If I could keep it from having a star at all, I would.

5 out of 5 stars STILL ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.......2004-02-16

It's been over a year since the last review, and I've never been moved to write one, but this CD gets more beautiful as it ages. If anyone stumbles across these reviews, just know that Lynn is as good as the best country, folk, country-western, or bluegrass singer/songwriter/performer today. I have never recommended a CD more often or had as many heartfelt thanks for a suggestion. Give the CD a listen, and then spread the joy of your discovery; such beautiful creations deserve greater recognition and the financial rewards that accompany such success.

1 out of 5 stars Arghhhhh.......2003-01-20

Isn't there any thing out there with some energy? I was looking for new CDs, this one came up. I read the reviews. I bought it! This is some of the most depressing music I have ever heard. Similar tone to Janis Ian. If you are looking for depressing, non inspired music - go for it. I wish I had saved my money.

5 out of 5 stars Why isn't this woman a star????.......2002-12-09

I first saw Lynn back in '96, I think, in a music series a friend was promoting. We were all absolutely knocked out by her brilliant, dark lyrics, beautiful voice and her marvelous self-deprecating sense of humor. We chatted at an after concert party (where she put a "Canadian curse" on me ;-) and I found her to be just as charming off stage as she is on.

I saw Lynn again just the other night (with the exceptional Keith Glass accompanying), and I have to say her songs and her voice just keep getting better. I cannot understand why she's not one of the biggest selling singer-songwriters today. If you can, do try to catch Lynn in person, but if you can't this album (and her other albums) are the next best thing. You'll be converted.

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