Get It Right

Get It Right Artist: The Kennedys
Label: Jiffy Jam Records
Category: Music


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


UPC: 634457141629
EAN: 0634457141629
ASIN: B000063Y1S


Release Date: 2002-06-04

Get It Right


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Tracks:

  1. Ride, Angel, Ride
  2. Didn't It Rain
  3. Get It Right
  4. Angel And You
  5. Half Of Us
  6. Nickeltown
  7. Pearl's Eye View
  8. Why, Winona, Why?
  9. I Don't Trust Words
  10. Galaxy Express
  11. The Things We Touch

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars I don't give 5 stars, so this is as good as it gets!.......2002-07-18

The Kennedy's music has grown deeper, wider and greatly matures with each release. This is largely because Maura Kennedy, who was always a very good singer, has become a great singer. Her levels of self expression and nuance as a vocalist are consistently disarming, moving and provocative. When I listen to her sing, I can tell she has listened to Bonnie Bramlett, Emmylou Harris, Martha Hull, Joni Mitchell, Jackie Ross, Evie Sands, Sandie Shaw, and June Tabor; but Maura never sounds like any other singer. She always has her own voice and approach. The song writing shows as many interests and influences as the singing. The Kennedys have never been content with a predictable 'folk' or 'folk rock' repertoire, and their interests in jazz, blues, gospel, r&b, garage, psychedelic and early punk rock have always shown through in their music. Get It Right is no exception. Just as important is their social and cultural conscience, mixed with a wonderful sense of humor. When they ask/tell us to Get It Right, to strains of a melody courtesy of Marvin Gaye, the importance and poignance cannot be denied. Factor in their great lead work and the fact that they rock, you need to go get this record.

5 out of 5 stars More great jangly pop from Pete and Maura!.......2002-06-28

The Kennedys' latest, Get It Right, continues their distinctive friendly pop sound. This one seems to be almost a tour of late sixties / early seventies top 40, with the distictive Kennedys guitars and vocals in the forefront. The well performed, well crafted songs echo with the influences of Marvin Gaye's What's Going On in the title track, to Sergio Mendez' bossa nova/pop in Galaxy Express, to a latin tinged Steve Stills sound in I don't Trust Words. Their "story telling" has grown, in the serious Pearl's Eye View, to the delightful whimsical current "social commentary" in Why Winona Why.

The entire collection is tuneful, listenable and good fun.

It's a great album to start the summer!

4 out of 5 stars

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  2. Atlanta Rhythm Section '96 ~ Atlanta Rhythm Section '96
  3. In My Own Way ~ Michael Bruce
  4. Love Always Wins ~ '68 Comeback
  5. Bobby Sherman/Portrait of Bobby ~ Bobby Sherman
  6. Bright White ~ Shawn Phillips
  7. Best: 1991-2003 ~ Joe d'Urso & Stone Caravan
  8. Moonhead ~ Thin White Rope
  9. Tried + True ~ Tinfed
  10. Extended Versions (Live) ~ Mountain

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Two Sides of Fatty George ~ Fatty George

Intrusions ~ Charles Mingus

K.B.'s Bahamian Hits 2

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Instrumental Collection ~ Jambalaya Cajun Band

Schlager: Stars & Hits ~ Various Artists