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...Catatonia is the vocal uniqueness of Lewis. Hers is a sexy, scratchy elfin voice that sounds like Bjork with a mild fever and a wider range, that adds a disarming freshness to the songs. I especially like the way she whispers "Baba Papa," Which suggests all the subtle sweet sex appeal of the continent (although, strictly, Wales, you Know...
Prerequisites are for the slow-of-tongue who cannot sweet-talk themselves that "signature of instructor." And who among us has not misrepresented his or her schedule in trying to get into the section with the TF who speaks English well? Potential classes become definite, other sections mysteriously materialize from whole cloth, and all sorts of other conflicts suddenly appear once their existence becomes useful...
...retired dairy farmer, also named Fred Tuttle, runs for Congress because, well, he needs the money. "I spent all my time in the barn," the fictional Fred tells voters. "I'd just like to spend a little time in the House." With no platform and little money, the sweet but mischievous Fred beats the incumbent by one vote. The movie became a state art-house hit and Tuttle a star, SPREAD FRED bumper stickers pasted to cars zipping along...
...radiance that seems to come from a place beyond contrivance--those are the moments that make this CD spectacular listening. Just hear her morose, lyrical ramble over Erlandson's spare guitar on Northern Star; or the line in the enchanting Malibu when she breaks the song's sweet spell, growling, "And I knew/ Love would tear you apart/ Oh and I knew/ The darkest secret of your heart." This CD has pop skin, but it bleeds punk...
...singer-entertainer. Midler's vocal voltage and pristine song salesmanship are on display here in tunes by Leonard Cohen, Chuckii Booker, Carole King, Ben Folds--lots of fine folk. Her voice can ache with hard-won wisdom (on the first single, My One True Friend) or smile with the sweet clarity of her Honolulu youth (Gus Kahn's 1925 Ukulele Lady). Songs like Laughing Matters, I'm Beautiful and I'm Hip give the album the sassy intimacy of a pep talk from an old friend. But Midler is not aging; those pipes are still brass-bold and silk-smooth...