So Black, So Bright

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
Acoustic-based, lyrical, eclectic-folk

Tracks:

So Black, So Bright
Drip, Drop
Myself (Enough)
Griffin's Lullaby
Wrecked
Conversation With God
What Do You Say
Birds and the Bees
Long Is the Day
Down

Album Description

Acoustic-based, lyrical, eclectic-folk

Customer Reviews:

the brightest of them all.......2007-02-09

I first heard Kim Taylor perform at the Southgate House in Newport, KY in early 2007. I was very impressed with her performance and tracked down So Black, So Bright a couple days later. It's a wonderful CD all the way through. It's well-written, beautifully sung, and manages to have a lot of soul for what is essentially a folk or singer-songwriter release. Everything here is genuine, heartfelt, and a pleasure to listen to.

In a world where Norah Jones can sell millions of CDs, there's no reason why Kim Taylor's releases shouldn't atleast go gold. Help her on her way and pick up a copy of So Black, So Bright. There's no way that you'll regret it.

(As of this writing, Amazon doesn't officially stock this CD. It is available, however, from a few third-party sellers. These people would have you believe that this is a rare release that merits a pricetag close to $40. This CD is actually readily available from Kim's website at a very reasonable price. It's not out-of-print, so don't pay those out-of-print prices.)

Wow!!.......2006-04-19

One of the great Cincinnati traditions is the yearly Over the Rhine concert. Each year Linford and Karin put on a great concert and almost always introduce us to a new artist. The 2005 concert brought us Kim Taylor. Well actually we saw Kim a few weeks earlier too for the Drunkard's Prayer release concert and my wife and I were so excited to Kim returned for the Christmas show.

If Kim doesn't become a major artist it won't be from lack of talent or showmanship. Her voice is velvet sweet but there's steel underneath. This woman can flat out sing! Her songs are wistful, haunting, and subtle. There aren't any riffs or choruses that immediately stick in the mind but they stick in the head anyway.

If you are a fan of Over the Rhine, Hem, or the Cowboy Junkies you'll love this album.

Haunting, amazing, beautiful.......2004-07-09

A really highly recommended album. Beautiful songs and haunting vocals.

The Voice Of An Angel....................2002-08-25

This girl has the voice of an angel and can play a guitar with the best. She is the one to watch in the 21st century....a rising star that will only get better. A beautiful talent has been discovered and she is on her way.

You go Kim....

Don't pass this one up.......2002-08-17

First off, I don't get much into independed music. I just don't have the patience to go to small clubs and bars to check people out, although they may be great. Well thankfully, Linford and Karin (of Over the Rhine) decided to bring Kim along to open some of their concerts last year. I heard Kim and was hooked. Amazed. She was just SO good! Very similiar in some ways to Over the Rhine in sound. But Kim's voice does have its differences, which make this album sort of Folk/Jazz (strange combination, but very succesfully done here). She has a small vibratto that is very jazzy. not opera vibratto, but jazz vibratto. And very subtle.

Lyrically, this woman's got it down! Although you may mistake her for over the Rhine on first listen, if you listen to the lyrics, you will hear a difference. She's not playing off OtR's success or style--she's making it her own with her additions. She's got her own style of writing, and it's great!

I really can't say enough about this album. I waited for almost a year for this album to be released, and I've certainly NOT been dissapointed in my purchase. Now I can't wait for her next album! If you pass this album up, you are only doing yourself a diss-service.

Elena Obraztsova: Russian Vocal School
Average customer rating:

RUSSIAN VOCAL SCHOOL -- SHINES!

Beautiful, and surprisingly decent recording quality

Elena Obraztsova: Russian Vocal School

Manufacturer: Russian Compact Disc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
General | Classical | Styles | Music
All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000004AQQ
Release Date: 1995-12-12

Tracks:

Russian Folk Songs And Romances: Russian Folk Song 'The Crescent Shines'
Russian Folk Songs And Romances: Waltz On The Theme Of Russian Folk Song: 'Along The Road To Murom'
Russian Folk Songs And Romances: 'Why Do You Fasten Your Eyes To The Road'
Russian Folk Songs And Romances: 'Dark-Browed, Dark-Eyed'
Russian Folk Songs And Romances: 'It Is Raining In The Street'
Russian Folk Songs And Romances: Piece On The Theme Of Comic Russian Folk Song: 'Cousin, Go To See Me'
Russian Folk Songs And Romances: 'Green Grove'
Russian Folk Songs And Romances: 'Katherine'
Russian Folk Songs And Romances: 'Eh You, Van 'ka'
Russian Folk Songs And Romances: 'You, My Beautiful And Rubicund'
Russian Folk Songs And Romances: 'The Danube Waves'
Russian Folk Songs And Romances: 'Girl's Melandcholy'
Russian Folk Songs And Romances: Old Russian Romance: 'Quiet, So Quiet'

Tracks:

Russian Folk Songs And Romance: Russian Folk Song 'The Evening Chime'
Russian Folk Songs And Romance: 'This Passionate Love's Not For You'
Russian Folk Songs And Romance: 'Foggy Morning'
Russian Folk Songs And Romance: 'I Remember Waltz's Charming Sound'
Russian Folk Songs And Romance: 'Why Is The Heart Beating So Loud'
Russian Folk Songs And Romance: 'All Is Quiet'
Russian Folk Songs And Romance: Old Russian Romance 'A Dark Cherry Shawl'
Russian Folk Songs And Romance: 'The Night Is Bright'
Russian Folk Songs And Romance: 'The Fleeting Dreams Has Passed'
Russian Folk Songs And Romance: 'I Won't Tell You'
Russian Folk Songs And Romance: 'An Old Husband'

Customer Reviews:

RUSSIAN VOCAL SCHOOL -- SHINES!.......2000-04-29

I first saw Elena in a video that was made during the late '70s, while the iron curtain was still down. She sang a SCALDING "O Don Fatale", making every other's version seem mediocre. That vision has never left me, and is continued here in an original recording from the Soviet Union.The songs are folk, with many "folk" orchestra songs as well. Together, Elena and the period orchestra combine forces to produce wonderful, exciting, dramatic and certainly magical sounds! "Dark-Browed, Dark-Eyed" is one of my personal favorites here. The tempo, along with Elena's tremendous vocals, add up to a spectacular feeling of energy. ALL of the songs show off her incredible chest register, and many can bring you close to tears. The sound is in real stereo, with better remastering that I had thought. There are SO few recordings of just ELENA, so this is a treasure to own. She must certainly be pleased as well.

Beautiful, and surprisingly decent recording quality.......2000-01-30

My favorite songs on this album are the folk songs, although all the songs are beautiful and wonderfully performed. They could do with a little less orchestral numbers, but they are also very nice. Elena Obraztsova is an exceptional singer.

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Singers of Imperial Russia, Vol. 3
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Pearl
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Russia | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music

General | International | Styles | Music

General | Pop | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Tracks:

Sophia - Irena Bohuss
Black Skirt - Irena Bohuss
Traviata: Sempre Libera - Irena Bohuss
I Love Men - Irena Bohuss
Boh: Donde Lieta Usc Irena Bohuss
For Good Night - Irena Bohuss
Sad Song - Janina Korolewicz-Wayda
Halka: Like the Shrub in the Whirlwind - Janina Korolewicz-Wayda
Guelder-Rose - Janina Korolewicz-Wayda
Tosca: Vissi d'Arte - Janina Korolewicz-Wayda
Juive: Pour Lui, Pour Moi, Mon P Act 2 - Janina Korolewicz-Wayda
Soldiers Bride, Op. 8, N. 4 - Anna el-Tour
Zuleika, Op. 34, N. 1 - Anna el-Tour
By the Sea: Op. 46/Not a Sound from the Sea/The Wave Breaks into Spra - Anna el-Tour
Come to the Kingdom of Roses and Wine - Nadezhda Zabela-Vrubel
Sadko: Cradle Song - Nadezhda Zabela-Vrubel
Ruslan and Ljudmila: Magnificent Star of Love...O My Ratmir! - Maria Kuznetsova
Life for the Tsar: It Is Not for That That I Grieve - Maria Kuznetsova
Traviata: E' Strano...Ah, Fors' Lui - Maria Kuznetsova
Taras Bulba: Non, Je N'Ai Pas Sommeil - Maria Kuznetsova
Snow Maiden: How Painful Hre [Act 1] - Lydia Lipkowska
Snow Maiden: But What Ails Me?/Death of the Snow Maiden [Act 4] - Lydia Lipkowska
Barbiere Di Siviglia: Una Voce Poco Fa.. Io Sono Docile Act 2 - Lydia Lipkowska
Tsar's Bride: All the Livelong Day Act 2 - Lydia Lipkowska

Tracks:

Eugene Onegin: I Love You, Olga (Act 1) - Dmitrij Smirnov
Eugene Onegin: In Your House! - Dmitrij Smirnov
Eugene Onegin: Whither, Whither...Distant Echo of Youth (Act 2) - Dmitrij Smirnov
Dubrovsky: O Give Me Oblivion - Dmitrij Smirnov
Ruslan and Ljudmila: There Is a Desert Country - Dmitrij Smirnov
Rusalka: Unwillingly to These Sad Shores - Dmitrij Smirnov
Prince Igor: Daylight Is Fading, Act 2 - Dmitrij Smirnov
Dobrynja Nikitich: The Flowers Are Blooming in the Fields - Dmitrij Smirnov
Queen of Spades: Forgive Me, Bright Celestial Vision (Act 1) - Dmitrij Smirnov
Queen of Spades: What Is Our Life? - Dmitrij Smirnov
Snow Maiden: Mighty Nature, Full of Wonders Act 2 - Dmitrij Smirnov
Boris Godunov: Yet One More Page...Duet, Pimen & Gregory [Act 1] - Dmitrij Smirnov
Fair at Sorochinsk: Pourquoi, Mon Triste CUr? - Dmitrij Smirnov
Tranquillity - Dmitrij Smirnov
She Was Yours - Dmitrij Smirnov
Before My Window [Op. 26 N. 10] - Dmitrij Smirnov
Cradle Song, Op. 1 N. 5 - Dmitrij Smirnov
I Wish I Were With You - Dmitrij Smirnov
Rose and the Nightingale - Dmitrij Smirnov
O God! How Pleasant a Cool Summer Evening - Dmitrij Smirnov

Tracks:

Life for the Tsar: My Poor Horse Fell in the Field [Act 4] - Evgenija Ivanovna Zbrueva
Snow Maiden: Clouds Plotted With Thunder [Lel's 3rd Song, Act 3] - Evgenija Ivanovna Zbrueva
Dream on the Volga: Cradle Song - Evgenija Ivanovna Zbrueva
Faust: Versez Vos Chagrins (Act 4) - Evgenija Ivanovna Zbrueva
Ruslan and Ljudmila: And Blazing Heat, Pt. 1 - Evgenija Ivanovna Zbrueva
Ruslan and Ljudmila: The Wondrous Dream of Love [Ratmir's Aria, Act 5] - Evgenija Ivanovna Zbrueva
Erlk - Evgenija Ivanovna Zbrueva
Ruslan and Ljudmila: She Is My Life (Act 5) - Evgenija Ivanovna Zbrueva
Queen of Spades: Dear Friends (Pauline's Song, Act 1) - Evgenija Ivanovna Zbrueva
Doubt. -Be Still My Fears - Evgenija Ivanovna Zbrueva
Rusalka: Hark! The Trumpets Are Sounding...Days of Past Enjoyment [AC] - Evgenija Ivanovna Zbrueva
Prince Igor: Now the Daylight Dies [Konchakovna's Cavatina, Act 2] - Evgenija Ivanovna Zbrueva
Nero: Zulima's Bacchic Song - Evgenija Ivanovna Zbrueva
Carmen: C'Est Toi? C'Est Moi! ...Mais Moi, Carmen, Je T'Aime Encore - Eugene Witting, Evgenija Ivanovna Zbrueva
Life for the Tsar: My Poor Horse Fell...Open Up! [Act 4] - Evgenija Ivanovna Zbrueva
Life for the Tsar: Light the Fires! ...Saddle Your Horses! [Act 4] - Evgenija Ivanovna Zbrueva
Chant Hindou - Evgenija Ivanovna Zbrueva