From: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org (ecto-digest) To: ecto-digest@smoe.org Subject: ecto-digest V13 #506 Reply-To: ecto@smoe.org Sender: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-ecto-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk ecto-digest Tuesday, June 3 2008 Volume 13 : Number 506 To unsubscribe: e-mail ecto-digest-request@smoe.org and put the word unsubscribe in the message body. Today's Subjects: ----------------- Today's your birthday, friend... [Mike Matthews ] Liejacker, by Thea Gilmore [Adam Kimmel ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 03:00:01 -0400 (EDT) From: Mike Matthews Subject: Today's your birthday, friend... i*i*i*i*i*i i*i*i*i*i*i *************** *****HAPPY********* **************BIRTHDAY********* *************************************************** *************************************************************************** ****************** Perttu Yli-Krekola (no Email address) ****************** *************************************************************************** -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Perttu Yli-Krekola Thu June 02 1966 Kaksoset Alex Gibbs Thu June 08 1967 Betelgeuse Gleb Zverev Tue June 09 1964 Gemini Sonja Juchniewich Mon June 10 1963 Pegasus Joerg Plate Mon June 12 1967 Gemini Chris Montville Tue June 13 1978 Gemini Ectoplasm (original name) Mailing List Thu June 13 1991 Fuzzier blue Paul Huesman Wed June 14 1967 coffee drinker Mark R. Susskind Wed June 15 1966 Gemini Dave Upham Sun June 15 1958 Gemini Mike Matthews Mon June 16 1969 Pr. SAFH Albert Philipsen Mon June 17 1968 Gemini Neal R. Copperman Thu June 17 1965 Gemini Susan Kay Anderson Tue June 17 1969 Gemini Ecto-The Mailing List Tue June 18 1991 Fuzzy blue Tracy Barber Mon June 18 1956 Gemini Greg Dunn Thu June 18 1953 + Paul Blair Thu June 18 1964 Objectivist Mike Connell Sat June 18 1955 Apollo David Lubkin Fri June 20 1958 OurLady Marisa Wood Fri June 20 1969 Gemini Cheri Villines Sun June 20 1965 Gemini-Leo rising Ray Misra Sat June 20 1970 Gemini Nik Popa Sun June 22 1969 Cancer Teresa VanDyne Thu June 23 1960 Cancer Dave Torok Mon June 24 1968 Cancer Ethan Straffin Thu June 24 1971 Cancer Kevin Dekan Mon June 27 1960 Cancer Samantha Tanner Tue June 30 1970 Wild Goose Henning Rech Fri July 01 1960 Cancer BunkyTom Tue July 02 1968 Cancer - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 03:43:17 -0800 From: Adam Kimmel Subject: Liejacker, by Thea Gilmore I was mightily apprehensive after this, what with "Harpo's Ghost" being, to me, a disappointment, and following wary "well, it will grow on me" reviews on the Inverigo forum, not to mention a non-too thrilled review from someone whose judgement I respect. But, in the end, as far as I'm concerned, all's good. This is just a lovely, lovely album. Warm, introspective and much more welcoming than the hard gloss and over-production of "Harpo's Ghost", this is an album to immerse yourself in and surrender to, a wonderfully seductive display of beauty and maturity. Certainly, I miss the spikiness and edge of some of her earlier material, such as "Songs from the Gutter", but the material on this album more than makes up for it. David McCabe of the Zutons duets on the opener and Erin McKeown helps out on "Dance in New York", not to mention Joan Baez duetting with Thea on "The Lower Road" (and their voices, in particular, blend stunningly) which she herself will cover in her next album. Even the bonus track, a cover version of Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Round" fits neatly into place and is not, unlike the bonus track at the end of "Harpo's Ghost" and so many "surprise tracks", handcuffed to its predecessor, thus doing them both a disservice. I once described Thea's voice as something like "limited, but works brilliantly within those limits". Over the last few years she has more than proved me wrong: hearing her sing, acappella, the traditional "Parting Glass" at the end of her gigs was an epiphany, and the quality of her voice has grown enourmously, developing a quality that can only be described as blues/folk. It's never sounded better, and on Liejacker it reveals itself as a heart-melting power to be reckoned with. I realise I'm being a bit hyperbolic about this, but I really wasn't expecting to love this album as I do. It's breathtakingly gorgeous, and one that I cannot stop listening to. Adam K. np: Liejacker/Thea Gilmore (what did I tell you, eh? Eh?) ____________________________________________________________ GET FREE 5GB EMAIL - Check out spam free email with many cool features! Visit http://www.inbox.com/email to find out more! ------------------------------ End of ecto-digest V13 #506 ***************************