Flightsafety

Artist: Shannon Wright
Label: Quarter Stick
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 036172005628
EAN: 0036172005628
ASIN: B00000IAT0

Release Date: 1999-04-20

Flightsafety

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Tracks:

Floor Pile
All These Things
Rich Hum Of Air
You're The Cup
Twilight Hall
Captain Of Quarantine
Holland
Hobos On Parade
William's Alabama
Yard Grass
Heavy Crown

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Customer Reviews:

Wow, completely different than Maps of Tacit.......2005-07-06

I can't get over the difference between this CD and Maps of Tacit. That one had more raw emotion pouring out of it, while this one seemed more run of the mill, and to be perfectly honest, boring. The only song I really got engaged into was "Heavy Crown", which is also on Tacit (more raw and emotional).

I guess the problem is that the first three songs (besides the lyrics) are almost the same sounding song... with the accoustic guitar start that builds up to drum angst later on.

You're the Cup starts off promising with the organ, but then returns to the same tired theme from the first three songs.

Twilight Hall is an interesting song, but nothing super engaging.

Captain of Quarantine: see first three songs.

Holland is instrumental, and decent enough for that sort of thing. I'm more interested in hearing Shannon sing.

Hobos on Parade is accoustic guitar only, but later on a subtle rumbling from some sort of percussion chimes in. Which is basically the same formula as the first three songs again.

William's Alabama has a piano instead of a guitar. But the same tired drum beat. So boring. The singing was a little more engaging on this song, and moved the CD from a 2 to a 2.5 star rating.

Yard Grass: Thank you for a guitar song free from that annoying drum beat.

Heavy Crown is a good song. Not a mover like it is on Tacit, but it works out okay with piano music, and no drumming. I like it.

Overall, about a 2.75-3 rating.

lyrically mixed.......2003-04-13

shannonwright has a very warm voice, which I like as a contrast to her
mostly somber lyrics. Flightsafety stands out to me for these lyrics, which
run the gamut from extremely interesting, innovative metaphors (tracks 2, 4)
to awful, what-was-she-thinking moments like "I'm her colt and she's my mare"
(track 3). But overall, I like this CD --especially the instrumental track 7.

lyrically mixed.......2003-04-13

CMJ review of "Flight Safety".......2001-01-20

While she was still a member of the dark, jangly trio Crowsdell, Shannon Wright wrote intense yet sparse songs that were too disjointed and emotionally naked for most pop fans. After two albums, an EP and a collection of 7" singles, Wright broke away from the band. Around the same time, her label, Big Cat Records, more-or-less dropped out of the music industry. Disillusioned, Wright sequestered herself in a home studio in Alabama to concentrate on the material that would comprise Flightsafety. Self-produced and crafted using little more than an acoustic guitar and a piano, the record conveys powerful feelings of solitude and isolation with a completely numbing sense of introspection. Wright's voice is hushed and gentle, as she looks to heal old wounds and to express her music in its purest and most heartfelt form. - Glen Sansone: CMJ New Music Report Issue: 614 - Apr 19, 1999

Splendid.......2000-08-22

Wow. Wow, wow, wow. I will try to describe this ablum but how can someone describe the taste of chocolate?

I got this cd this morning after a long 2 week wait (I will never pay by check to amazon.com again). I was soo excited to finally listen to this cd, and bam! It hit's me, sophisticated guitar playing, and that beautiful, beautiful voice. It's so soft and sweet, yet not overly-vulnerable. And her piano playing, her drumming... can she play every instrument?

Every song on this album is a gem. My favorites- "All These Things", "Heavy Crown", "You're The Cup", "Captain Of The Quarantine", "Floor Pile", "Rich Hum Of Air".... the list could go on until I mention every song.

Really, you have to get this cd, there is no way of describing the melancholy beauty of the music or her voice. You have to hear it to believe it.

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