I Can't Complain

I Can't Complain Artist: Phoebe Snow
Label: House of Blues
Category: Music



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


UPC: 751416135229
EAN: 0751416135229
ASIN: B000003QYU


Release Date: 1998-02-10

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Listmania:

  1. My favorite blues
  2. Al Kooper, Sideman Extraordinaire

Tracks:

  1. Brand New Me
  2. Right To The End
  3. Madame George
  4. Piece Of My Heart
  5. Baby, Work Out
  6. Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu
  7. A Case Of You
  8. Big Leg Blues
  9. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
  10. Share Your Love With Me
  11. Lord, I Just Can't Keep From Cryin'
  12. Never, Never Land

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Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars I can complain just a little.......2001-11-02

As much as I love Phoebe Snow's voice (and song writing and guitar playing) she just seems to be trying to do too much on this record. One moment its solid pop such as the duet with Michael McDonald (Right to the end) and the next its labored blues such as Rockin Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu. Please! The real low point for me though is the speeded up take on Mitchell's Case of You. Diana Krall nailed this song on the TNT tribute to Mitchell but Snow's version is lame, lame.

All in all, one of those records that a fan has to have but disappointing when you know the next one is going to be such a long time coming

5 out of 5 stars awesome aunt.......1999-12-22

dear aunt phoebe, i would like to congradualate you on your success in music. i was wondering when you are going to get me the limp bizkit tickets? just kidding. love, jeff sussman

5 out of 5 stars Incredible!!!!!.......1999-10-31

This is one of the best CD's I have heard from cover to cover. Everyone needs to give this an ear. Sister Phoebe has got some soul!!!! Give us more!!!!!

4 out of 5 stars It Snows in the Bay Area & people love it........1999-04-11

I wished this CD were all Blues but it is great anyway. Baby Work Out has you workin' out & Rockin' Pneumonia is the best. This CD can make the hair stand up on the back of your head if ya know what I mean. I play it all the time on Blue Wave Radio KECG 88.1 / 97.7 Sat 7 to 9 am & Single's Cafe Sun 5 to 6 pm in the East Bay CA. G Hanes Where It's Red Hot & Resophonic Blue.

3 out of 5 stars I won't complain, but I'm still not satisfied........1999-03-17

Phoebe Snow is, without a doubt, one of the most uniquely and exquisitely gifted vocal performers of this era. Why is it, then, that so many of her recorded efforts seem to miss the mark? For the past two decades, each time there has been news of a new Phoebe Snow recording, I have eagerly waited the release. And each time I have been disappointed. This latest recording is no exception. Her selection of material on this latest release is sound, yet for as good as she is, she could be so much better. She drags the listener through "Piece of My Heart," delivers a warbled version of "Never Never Land" that sounds off-key at times, and seems to lose her way on "Brand New Me." "Right to the End," with Michael McDonald, is strong, though it is also moves slowly.

Phoebe Snow's voice is difficult to harness in the studio, although "Love Makes a Woman," "The Married Men," and "Shakey Ground," all from previous recordings, are memorable. Nothing on this CD, however, quite lives up to her capabilities.

Long-time Phoebe Snow fans should try to find the CD on which she delivers a powerfully moving rendition of "At Last" (recorded live ), which she dedicates to her daughter, Valerie. Hint: it's on a compilation CD, not her own.

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