Word: crowings
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...beasts of horn and claw, the Big Game firearm license is $27.50 (unfortunately, out-of-state hunters have to shell out almost 100 smackeroos). Alongside the usual fare of black bear, white-tailed deer and quail, a multitude of neighborhood critters can be turned into shish-kabobs. However, the crow, opossum, bullfrog and snapping turtle might provide scant amusement for marksmen of considerable moose hunting prowess. Aspiring trophy hunters and greenhorns of Harvard Yard, take note: Grey squirrel season opened October 17, with a bag limit of five. In addition, legal hunting hours commence 30 minutes before sunrise...
Sessions is carefully recorded and proclaims Crow as a serious musician capable of drawing from a number of styles to write diverse, solid music. Let's just hope she doesn't forget how to have some...
...Favorite Mistake" starts the album in classic Crow style. Sounding a little tipsy but always determined, Crow laments a bad relationship against the background of a catchy bass line that she plays herself. Things turn hyper with "There Goes the Neighborhood" (first line: "Let's party, let's get down"), but slow down with the gently acoustical "Riverwide", two examples of the wide rhythm and tempo variations that Crow infuses into the album. Crow's idol, Bob Dylan, originally recorded "Mississippi" but was displeased with the result. He gave the song to Crow to record...
Throughout the CD, one is reminded again and again of the amazing quality and ability of Crow's voice. Her vocal cords get quite a work-out, as she sings in multiple "voices" ranging from a throaty cry ("It Don't Hurt") to a light country twang ("Riverwide") to a low, seductive plea ("Anything But Down"), all the time maintaining an intriguing audibility. Once in a while, though, that unpleasant and annoying wail of hers manages to sneak its way in, but it is once in a great while on this...
...Members Only" is the best track on the CD, maybe because it goes back to what Crow does best: fun lyrics incorporated into a driving, though not overly heavy, rock melody. "All the rich kids shake their asses, looking for the two and four," she sings. We like it when Crow pokes fun at society, in this case dancing rich kids who can't quite find the beat, which makes her music as much about lyrical content and storytelling as it is about sound and instrumentation. Even though Sessions includes a nice melange of styles, it could use more songs...