From: owner-the-landing-digest@smoe.org (the-landing-digest) To: the-landing-digest@smoe.org Subject: the-landing-digest V4 #5 Reply-To: the-landing@smoe.org Sender: owner-the-landing-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-the-landing-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk the-landing-digest Tuesday, January 30 2001 Volume 04 : Number 005 Today's Subjects: ----------------- (OT) WOW!!! Joan Osborne-Righteous Love ["Daniel Summers" Subject: (OT) WOW!!! Joan Osborne-Righteous Love Hello all! This is off topic, but I feel important =) (Good music is ALWAYS important!!) I finally borrowed Joan Osborne's recent CD Righteous Love from the library (I still can't afford it). This is the MUST HAVE CD from 2000!!!!!! I am not joking!!! Put Nelly Furtago aside, put Kasey Chambers aside, put Emylou Harris aside, put Poe aside, even Radiohead put aside because in my personal opinion, this is the shining star from 2000 (And I rarely have such strong opinions about best album of a year)--Now, the other albums I mentioned ARE at the top, I just think Joan is #1. I had heard some of the songs on Napstar, and knew I would like it, but when I heard the rest of the songs, I was (and still am) blown away. Remember her first album Relish? Well forget it, because in comparison, it doesn't even rank! You didn't like Relish? Then get Righteous love, because this album just is seeping with *maturity*--I honestly don't know how to put it any other way! Relish was mediocre with a few exeptions, but basically was not a strong album. THIS is the album the showcases the beauty and strength of Joan. Listen to the title track, or Safety in Numbers or Love is Alive or any of the others, and you will be blown away by the growth evident since Relish. Blues and Rock meld perfectly in this album! This is to encourage those of you who cherish good music like you cherish your friends to at least try this album out--this album will become a CLOSE friend. I realize that not everyone loves blues/rock, but for those of you who do or are not sure, please check this album out. Actually in retrospect, I can't say Righteous love is #1 yet, because I'm still waiting to get Sade's album Lovers Rock, which I know is great--we'll see if it kick's Joan to #2 or not =) Anyway, I hope this was informative to some. This album truly is one of the landmark albums of the past 10 years easily! Sincerely; Daniel J. Summers .....and love is not a victory march; it's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah. -Leonard Cohen ....maybe love is not as gentle as my memory.... -Cheryl Wheeler I'm not saying I'm replacing "love" for some other word to describe the sacred tie that binds me to you. I'm just saying we've mistaken one for thousands of words... -Natalie Merchant You be the captain and I'll be noone.... and if I tread upon your feet just say so. -Kasey Chambers _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 22:05:29 EST From: BlowRedBlow@aol.com Subject: mp3 Hey gang, check out the new BOF mp3, New Orleans Dog Parade. It won't be on the record, unfortunately. It will only be there for like another day or so. - -Mike ------------------------------ End of the-landing-digest V4 #5 *******************************