Cat Power - You Are Free
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Music Reviews of You Are Free
Music Review: 1/2 great, 1/2 same-y
Rating: 3 Stars
Think Breeders. As in, if you're going to take half a decade (or more) to release a record, it had better be a progression. The first three songs on You Are Free are stunning - as is the almost rocking "He War," which could have fit snugly on What Would the Community Think" - but midway through, it all starts to sound the same. Chan Marshall steals Leonard Cohen's trick from "Joan of Arc" (two simultaneous voices - one sings, one talks) and sorta runs it into the ground. An exception to the late-album slump is "Names," a touching, simple song about young 'uns acting the fool (selling drugs, having sex, etc). Certainly not a bad record by any means, but not exactly worth the wait, either.Music Review: Excellent, Sad Album a look into Chan Marshalls Soul
Rating: 4 Stars
This album holds sentimental value for me as Cat Power seems to have been always playing in the backround during the more trying times of my life in the last few years. While Moon Pix was good I prefer this album on the strength of its melodies. The songs are uniformly depressing and soul-sapping but excellent throughout. If the lyrics to "Names" don't make your skin crawl then you aren't human. I saw Chan Marshall perform here in Miami about 2 years ago and she was as fragile and bizarre in person as she comes across on her albums. The venue was very small and intimate and it was a perfect opportunity to soak in the music as it was intended to be heard. Highly recommended.Music Review: Exile on Cat Power Street
Rating: 4 Stars
"You are free", seems very much like the rehearsal for "The greatest". The latter has an overall fuller sound, although on both, she's refined her voice much more than on her earlier work. She evokes Sinead O'Connor while maintaining her very own signature sound at the same time.
"You are free" also owes a lot to Liz Phair's 1993 debut album in that both share a very "do it yourself" sparse feel (check out "He war" as a case in point).
The arrangements are heartachingly stark and beautiful.
Sometimes you can tell when a musician's sound is influenced by heroin. I might be wrong, but I think that sound is here.
Music Review: Cat POWER
Rating: 5 Stars
This was my first Cat Power album and my favorite in my collection. These are very beautifully stories/songs sung by a woman who is living through the harshness of life. Her voice and pure honesty is something that helps me get through the day. These songs are great to listen to when you need to cry or scream or anything. I know whenever I pop in one of her CD's I am going to be expecting a mood change and it takes me to a wonderful place were things are calm. The song Free can be taken all sorts of ways all i know is when i hear it i can not help but dance. The album is so beautifully put together both with song order to pictures in the songbook.Music Review: GOOD WOMAN
Rating: 4 Stars
I don't usually buy CDs but I had to get this album. It's my first one of Cat Power. Fell in love with "He War" (she raps), "Maybe Not" and "I don't blame you". I really like "Shaking Paper" and "Free" as well. (basically most of the album) Those are the really excellent songs....there are a few less favorable but having those excellent songs is priceless. Her guitar riffs, piano keys and soft, extended cries go extremely well with D.G.'s drums. It's definately mellow for moody people like me. Her voice is so rich and earthy. She's the perfect friend to listen to and my fave woman-singer.