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| Karen Matheson - Time to Fall Classification: Celtic/Irish Band: Karen Matheson Tracks: - All the Flowers of the Bough - Morning - Time to Fall - My Whispered Reason - Bonnie Jean - Goodbye Phoebe - Ataireachd Ard (The Surge of the Sea) - Speed of Love - Moonchild - Moch Di Luain - Hoping for You - World Stood Still A Different Sound Well, this is certainly a different sound side of Karen Matheson that we haven't seen before. While I agree that the lack of Gaelic music is disappointing, the rest of the album cannot be lamented. Each track (with the possible exception of "Phoebe") is remarkable in its own way and thoroughly enjoyable. The title track, "Time to Fall", is addicting; the Strong synthesized sounds along side her voice are fantastic. Its nice to see a modern attempt meet with such success. Karen Seduces Again! Some utterly beautiful songs - just what we'd expect of Karen! There's a powerful and seductive, yet sad, sense of introspection on more than half the songs. I can't give it Five stars because a few songs just don't seem to Mesh with the overall mood of the album (dates me, doesn't it!) - "CD" for you young ones. Karen excells in the Gaelic language, transporting us to a world transfixed between both the modern and ancient, but she fails to give us enough of the Gaelic on this album. "Morning" is brilliant enough in the English language - one can only begin to imagine how incredible it could be in Gaelic. An Ataireachd Ard (The Song of the Sea) is possibly the best song ever of Karen's. It transports the listener to Scotland's Western Isles, a special, often seemingly timeless land, rich in history and contemporary life. Perhaps it is no coincidence that I am also reading Adam Nicolson's "SEA ROOM - An Island Life in the Hebrides". I strongly recommend both! Tragic Karen Matheson has without question one of the finest voices to ever utter a note. On the other hand, a great singer alone does not make a great, or in this case, even good album. With the exception of Morning, which is not that bad of a song, but still somewhat bland, the lyrics are just boring and the music being played to accompany the lyrics are nothing to get excited about either. One of the songs uses Robert Burns' writing as lyrics, but again the music just fails in every aspect. If you wish to see Matheson at her best, find her tracks that appear on almost every Secret Garden CD, or any Capercaille album, her voice is just beautiful. This, unfortunately is the complete opposite other end of the spectrum. I advise anyone but die hard fans to stay away. Buy Karen Matheson Time To Fall at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.comJamster - the latest ringtones for your phone! |
