Use Your Voice

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With Use Your Voice, Mason Jennings turns in what is easily his finest CD to date, an understated masterpiece of sensitive songwriting, minimalist production, and wonderful folk grooves. The vibe on this disc is heartfelt and intimate, but--as lead track "Crown" reveals--Jennings never succumbs to earnestness or folk-rock cliches. Instead, he captures the essence of vintage, pre-electric Dylan with poetic and timeless ballads about love and loss. Though Jennings is often compared to Jack Johnson, his bluesy songwriting and infectious rhythms on this fine disc are thoroughly unique. As his tunes move from funky ("Empire Builder," "Keepin' It Real") to somber ("Fourteen Pictures," "Ballad of Paul and Sheila"), he sounds soulful, not affected. All told, Use Your Voice is a great disc, and a fine introduction to this ascending talent. --Jason Verlinde

Use Your Voice,Mason Jennings,Bar None Records,Alternative Folk,Contemporary Folk,Folk-Rock,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop,Singer/Songwriter

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Use Your Voice

Average customer rating: Great Music If you like Mason Jennings, ... A Classic....! This is an amazing work It is good, and I like Mason a lot, but i agree that it can sound out of tune

Use Your Voice Mason Jennings Manufacturer: Bar/None Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Alternative Folk | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Singer-Songwriters | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Mason Jennings Birds Flying Away Boneclouds Century Spring Learn Yourself ASIN: B00019PDFC Release Date: 2004-02-10

Tracks:

1. Crown
2. The Light Part (II)
3. Empire Builder
4. Fourteen Pictures
5. Lemon Grove Avenue
6. Keepin It Real
7. The Ballad of Paul and Sheila
8. Southern Cross
9. Drinking As Religion
10. Ulysses

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With Use Your Voice, Mason Jennings turns in what is easily his finest CD to date, an understated masterpiece of sensitive songwriting, minimalist production, and wonderful folk grooves. The vibe on this disc is heartfelt and intimate, but--as lead track "Crown" reveals--Jennings never succumbs to earnestness or folk-rock cliches. Instead, he captures the essence of vintage, pre-electric Dylan with poetic and timeless ballads about love and loss. Though Jennings is often compared to Jack Johnson, his bluesy songwriting and infectious rhythms on this fine disc are thoroughly unique. As his tunes move from funky ("Empire Builder," "Keepin' It Real") to somber ("Fourteen Pictures," "Ballad of Paul and Sheila"), he sounds soulful, not affected. All told, Use Your Voice is a great disc, and a fine introduction to this ascending talent. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

Great Music.......2007-02-22

To anyone who has not had the pleasure of hearing Masons work, you truly are missing out. I have just recently been introduced to Mason through the movie Oh in Ohio and I could not be more happy. My wife and I listen to Mason at least 3-4 times a week. His CD's get more play then any other cd's we own. Devon Sproule is a close second. I am a big music fan and appreciate all types of music and Mason is one of the best. My personal favorite of Mason's is Use Your Voice. All I can say is that Mason is outstanding and I hope that he continues the great work. For those that think he is imitating Jack Johnson I say do not even attempt to degrade Masons music like that. Jack Johnson is talent less like the rest of today's pathetic group of musicians and it is artists like Mason and Devon who are KEEPIN IT REAL.

If you like Mason Jennings, ..........2006-07-29

I bought it specifically for the song "Lemon Grove Avenue" and am happy with it on that basis. Mr. Jennings has a number of CDs available and, I'm sure, a very devout following. I like his songs and playing but his style of singing (sliding across notes) does get to me after awhile. That said, the CD was still a good decision and I'm very happy to have it. :)

A Classic....!.......2006-04-09

I'm always impressed with Jennings ability to capture human emotions in his songs. Overall, this album is very good, and won't be leaving my CD player for a very long time, and I hope it gets some time in yours too. It reminds me of Tim Kirker's .."Like Distant Sounds" album clean, honest and a must have for any music collection.

This is an amazing work.......2005-10-23

Yeah if you go and read some of Mason's interviews, the reason it is slightly out of tune is cause he said he wanted to get the feel of Bob Dylan's "blood on the tracks", record. I think he did a great job. I tottally got that feeling. Also if you listen to the last song I think it's called "ulysses" it tottally has the feel of a Jack Kerouac book, it seriously gives you chills if you listen to every word.

It is good, and I like Mason a lot, but i agree that it can sound out of tune.......2005-10-20

I think he has a great voice, with a lot of soul, but it can sound out of tune at times, technically. I agree about the "scoop" thing he does. Even though he gets to the right pitch at the end of a note, half of the actual note is out of tune. I don't think it's easy to notice though because b/c it's kind of like you're anticipating the right pitch so you're still feeling the whole note(no pun intended). It's like when a trombonist holds his slide out and starts the note, then pulls the slide up until he hits the right note. There's even a name for it I think and a way to cite it on sheet music. Technically a lot of the note might be out of tune, but it can still be a cool style on some of the notes, and I think that's kind of how it works for him. The listener is still feeling the whole note, even though some of it is out of tune. I can see how you could get stuck on it being out of tune though, b/c in a lot of the songs he does it a lot, so if you're thinking about it, it can be annoying. I don't know if it's on this CD, but listen to the song "Adrian". It seems to me that he really uses that scoop well to give a sort of feel and vibe to the song, that would otherwise not be there. It's like his way of putting accents on the notes, so you acctually maybe even feel it more. Also the song "Duluth", shows that his voice fits in a bluesy style of music, which is known for having a sort of swing and soulful feel to it. So while it is technically out of tune some of the time and can potentially be annoying, I still enjoy it on the whole, and I would definitely recommend giving it a shot.

Average customer rating: A National Treasure Stritch is superb Entertaining but grating on the ears Great Broadway Review Elaine Stritch at Liberty

Elaine Stritch - At Liberty (2002 Original Broadway Production) Elaine Stritch , Irving Berlin , John/ Stritch, Elaine Lohr , Porter P. Grainger , Albert Hague , Stephen Sondheim , Carl Sigman , Richard Rodgers , Sir Noel Coward , George Gershwin , Jule Styne , John Campo , and Billy Miller Manufacturer: Drg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Gershwin | Gershwin, George | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Musicals | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Cabaret | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Broadway & Vocalists | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional & Vocal Pop | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Elaine Stritch at Liberty Bea Arthur on Broadway - Just Between Friends Stritch Company - A Musical Comedy (1970 Original Broadway Cast) Grey Gardens - A New Musical (2006 Original Broadway Cast) ASIN: B000060P33 Release Date: 2002-04-02

Tracks:

1. There's No Business Like Show Business (Berlin)
2. Caca
3. I Want a Long Time Daddy (Grainger)
4. A Piece of Mahler
5. This Is All Very New to Me (Hague/Horwitt)
6. Going to New York
7. Marlon Brando
8. Broadway Baby (Sondheim)
9. My First Broadway Show
10. Civilization (Hilliard/Sigman)
11. Ethel Merman
12. Can You Use Any Money Today? (Berlin)
13. Pal Joey
14. Zip (Hart/Rodgers)
15. Ben Gazzara
16. Nokl Coward
17. Why Do the Wrong People Travel (Coward)
18. Richard Burton
19. But Not for Me/If Love Were All (Gershwin/Gershwin)
20. I'm Still Here (Sondheim)
21. Booze
22. Little Things You Do Together (Sondheim)
23. The Ladies Who Lunch (Sondheim)
24. John Bay
25. There Was Never a Baby Like My Baby (Comden/Green/Styne)
26. I've Been to a Marvelous Party (Coward)
27. God So Quickly
28. The Party's Over (Comden/Green/Styne)
29. Absent Almost Always
30. Something Good (Rodgers)

Tracks:

1. I'm Still Here (Sondheim)
2. Booze
3. Little Things You Do Together (Sondheim)
4. The Ladies Who Lunch (Sondheim)
5. John Bay
6. There Was Never a Baby Like My Baby (Comden/Green/Styne)
7. I've Been to a Marvelous Party (Coward)
8. God So Quickly
9. The Party's Over (Comden/Green/Styne)
10. Absent Almost Always
11. Something Good (Rodgers)

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Elaine Stritch is a legend and she knows it. And so she came up with a whole one-woman show about the best topic she could think of: her life in the theater. And what a trip it's been. From Ethel Merman to Noel Coward, Stritch has worked with some of the greatest names to grace the American stage, and she has anecdotes about all of them (most are included on this recording). In this show, she hits all the marks with the acuity of a seasoned pro who's seen it all and whose love for the theater remains undiluted. Stritch is not a traditionally pretty singer (those gravelly pipes!), but she absolutely knows how to give life to a song, extracting the last drop of meaning, dropping pauses for effect with deadly accuracy. Sondheim's "Ladies Who Lunch" and "Broadway Baby" will be hers forever, and a case could be made for the hilarious "Zip" (from Pal Joey) and the obscure, spectacularly politically incorrect "Civilization" (from the revue Angel in the Wings) as well. Fittingly, this two-CD set includes "I'm Still Here," which may well be Stritch's motto. If you're looking for a concise yet bewitching history of the musical, this is it. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

A National Treasure.......2007-07-05

This double CD is stuffed full of great songs and amazing stories. My favorite stories are of Elaine's date with Marlon Brando, what she thought some lyric are/meant, and her time in Compant. The total honesty that she brings it all together is touching and inspiring.

Very few people have the length or variety of a career that Elaine Stritch has had. I am sure that she has enough stories to do ten more shows.

If you love Broadway then you must buy this CD.

Stritch is superb.......2007-06-27

The only disappointment is that I missed the show live. This is a terrific honest performance by an actor who has a deep well of experience from which to draw. From her early childhood memories, through acting school, her loves, her struggles and more, Ms Stritch weaves a fascinating and completely enthralling story. Ultimately, she lives the songs, rather than just performs and this is what really marks her out.
I am so glad, she's still here!

Entertaining but grating on the ears.......2007-05-11

I've never been able to understand what is so great about Elaine Stritch's singing. It's simple: she can't sing. I've tried and tried to like her, and I do, as an actress, but NOT as a singer. Listening to these CDs, all I hear is a grouchy old lady voice with no vibrato, no range, and no ability to hold notes. If she were to try out for American Idol she would get cringes! I love her humor and honesty, and that's why I bought this, but the voice...ugh.

Great Broadway Review.......2007-04-11

I thoroughly enjoy this collection of stories from her experiences from a teenage girl in Michigan through her career, very funny, some sad and great entertainment.

Elaine Stritch at Liberty.......2007-01-19

Completely entertaining---a bit maudilin in places, but a must have for any Elaine Stritch fan.

Certainly worth the money!

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Finney: Chamber Music - Songs Manufacturer: Master Musicians Col ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000004AFX Release Date: 1995-12-13

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The Fairfax Sessions Clara George Manufacturer: Use Your Words Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAKJM2 Release Date: 2005-06-14

Tracks:

1. After All
2. Hard to Rise
3. Your Song
4. Way You Made Me
5. Forgive Me
6. Drinking Song
7. We Say That It's Fine
8. Be Patient
9. New Song
10. I See You

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The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra On Broadway Hollywood Bowl Orchestra Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Rodgers & Hammerstein - The Complete Overtures ~ Opening Night / Hollywood Bowl Orchestra · Mauceri ASIN: B0000041CH Release Date: 1996-07-16

Tracks:

1. Carousel: A Symphonic Portrait
2. Slaughter On Tenth Avenue
3. Kurt Weill Songbook For Orchestra
4. Free And Easy: Concert Suite From Blues Opera
5. Showboat: Scenario For Orchestra

Average customer rating: christmas music I can appreciate!

Noel Rockpointe Community Church Manufacturer: Rockpointe Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA91T4 Release Date: 2005-11-08

Tracks:

1. Once in Royal David's City
2. Joy to the World
3. Noel
4. O Holy Night
5. Just Another Night
6. Hail to the New-Born King
7. O Little Town of Bethlehem
8. Christ the Lord
9. Comfort and Joy
10. Ding-Dong Merrily on High
11. Silent Night

Customer Reviews:

christmas music I can appreciate!.......2005-12-24

Finally found a Christmas CD I can groove to. Great stuff! I love most everything about Rockpointe, and their recorded music is no exception.

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