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DIED. Ed Thrasher, 74, influential Warner Bros. Records designer who conceived some of rock's most definitive LP covers, including Jimi Hendrix's visually trippy Are You Experienced and Joni Mitchell's Clouds; of cancer; in Big Bear Lake, Calif. Among his fans, the easygoing art director counted high-profile artists, including Frank Sinatra, who let Thrasher title his 1973 comeback LP, Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back...
...song and the rest standards and contemporary folk-rock. But who's complaining? One might wish Peyroux would go full throttle more often, but there's no arguing with her sly, teasing rhythm on originals like I'm All Right or the aching conviction she brings to ballads like Joni Mitchell's River (a duet with k.d. lang). If this is sameness, let's have more...
...believe I'm writing a song where friend rhymes with end") and really comes out of her shell on Song No. 6, a sweet, stomping duet with fellow melancholic Ron Sexsmith. Most compelling of all is her voice--a mix of Bjork's unpredictability and Joni Mitchell's directness that makes even the dourest material affecting...
...frustrated backing band, give this experiment its best results. The narrator relates giving up on her dreams of being “the greatest” and the listener can’t help but sympathize. Crossing country-blues with Lillith Fair angst, it create a sound of which Joni Michell would be proud. It goes downhill from there. “Living Proof” sounds like Jessica Simpson singing Sarah Vaughn: alright, if you don’t listen too hard, but ultimately devoid of artistry. “Love and Communication” gets a bit closer...
...wanted to sign on for a full project…We didn’t know we were going to make a full album but that’s what happened. Cat loves to listen to the Smashing Pumpkins, the Beatles, Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, Janis Jopplin, Joni Mitchell and even the Postal Service. But she thinks of her songwriting as very unique. Obviously you’re influenced by whatever you hear or that you like at the time. But I think when you’re songwriting it’s important to try to not draw from...