From: owner-lucy-list-digest@smoe.org (lucy-list-digest) To: lucy-list-digest@smoe.org Subject: lucy-list-digest V6 #183 Reply-To: lucy-list@smoe.org Sender: owner-lucy-list-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-lucy-list-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk lucy-list-digest Saturday, December 25 2004 Volume 06 : Number 183 In this issue: [lucy-list] top cd of 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 08:32:14 -0500 From: Sdgold60@aol.com Subject: [lucy-list] top cd of 2004 Here are some of my favorites of 2004 Mary Chapin Carpenter, Between Here and Gone its a solid cd that continues to thrill my ears...in its simplicity, i find the complicated use of language and sounds. After almost a year, i am still discovering new things in this cd.. that marks it as a classic. Patty Griffin Impossible Dream This cd shows a variety of styles with patty painstakingly beautiful voice. its rips your heart out and makes you smile.. i love the cd. Bob Dylan Live 1964 the young and untainted acoustic Mr Dylan who is taken aback by the crowd at carnegie hall. his early works are displayed with harmony from JOan Baez. Dylans early songs are pure poetry and innocence in this live delivery as captured is a rare treat. Simon and Garfunkel Old Friends there was no way this cd was not on my life. After all those years, a live cd from S&A with a cheering audience..it helps i saw the show and was stunned.. Buddy Miller Universal United house of Prayer this is a great contemporary gospel cd but a great songwriter. all those women on harmony add to this well written cd. Richard Shindell Vuelta story song are his forte and this cd is chock full of em. Richard made this in argentina and this cd had touches of south american sound. its one of his best. KD lang Hymms of the 49th Parallel a canadian woman covering other canadians. young, mitchell, sexsmith and cohen. all with KD LANG's signature style. Loretta Lynn Van Lear Rose old school, new school .. a jack white's love letter to one of hte legends of country. She lets him be him and he adore her and he helps her to shine.. I love that she went along for the ride. this is not really a loretta lynn cd.. its a jack white cd influences and sung by loretta lynn... Lori Mckenna Bitterroot Lori is a stella Boston based songwriter with a painful voice. Lori has never gotten the acclaim or credit or touring career as she is raising 5 children. She writes incredible music and sings it even better. Mavis Staple Have a little faith I needed more pray this year and Mavis provided it.. its a cd of hopefulness... Ray Charles Genius Loves Company The last cd by this genius with duets with some of my favorites.. the covers are ray songs or their songs.. and this cd stands as a great last tribute to ray charles. Old 97s Drag it up this cd is fun.... Queen Latifah the Dawn Owens Anthology Dawn Owens can put a hurting on a ballad.. this is a gift to the genre of cabaret.. i think that QL should continue to sing these songs..rather than her prior rap career... Sarah Harmer All our Names a great cd by this canadian singer songwriter...sarah is a great songwriter and her band is great...she is the real deal I love the REM cd, Shawn Colvin's greatest hits, Want2, Alison Krauss's new cd, Tift Merritt and Mindy Smith's cd and Ron Sexsmiths latest cds. There are others from late in the year, i havent wrapped around yet.. sharonG - -- ------------------------------ End of lucy-list-digest V6 #183 ******************************* This has been a posting from the Lucy Kaplansky mail list digest To unsubscribe send mail to Majordomo@smoe.org with "unsubscribe lucy-list-digest" in the body of the message