Kate Rusby - Underneath the Stars
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Artist: Kate RusbyEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2004-01-13
Music Label: Compass Records
Soundtracks:
- The Goodman
- The Daughter Of Megan
- Let Me Be
- Cruel
- The Blind Harper
- The White Cockade
- Young James
- Falling
- Bring Me A Boat
- Polly
- Sweet William's Ghost
- Underneath The Stars
Music reviews of Underneath the Stars
Music Review: Beauty, thy name is Rusby
Rating: 5 Stars
I've come across several criticisms of Kate Rusby's latest release "Underneath the Stars" where the complaint is lodged that the album sounds too much like her previous recordings and she might consider recording with a different producer and some different musicians. There may be some validity to this complaint, however personally I just can't get enough of this brilliant group of musicians Kate has brought together again for this album.All of "the boys" are back: John McCusker, Andy Cutting, Michael McGoldrick, Ewan Vernal, and in particular Ian Carr. Ian is on board for 11 of the albums 12 tracks, again contributing his wonderfully oddball guitar arrangements and creating lush, vibrant soundscapes for Kate to sing over. His and Cutting's intro to "Cruel" will break your heart even before Kate enters with her achingly beautiful vocal.
The arranging throughout the album continues the gold standard this group has established on Kate's previous recordings. John McCusker brings his cittern playing to the forefront and even adds a little mandolin, creating some hypnotic moments as his and Carr's string playing weave in and out of each other.
Kate's vocals continue too defy you to come up with adjectives to describe her bittersweet voice. In the song "Young James", Eddi Reader contributes another pristine moment reminiscent of her harmony vocals with Kate on "Withered and Died". You can almost feel yourself lifting off the ground as Eddi and Kate's voices join together for the final verse of the song.
Amongst all the exquisite vocal and instrumental performances on the album, you might almost overlook the fine songwriter Kate is becoming. Her song "Falling" is the highlight of the recording, a heartfelt love song which will either fill you with undying love for your partner or leave you bereft and crying into your beer, depending on your perspective.
Description of Underneath the Stars
2003 album from the sweetheart of English folk song. 12 tracks. Compass.Rusby's fifth solo recording, like previous efforts, boasts a well-crafted selection of original compositions and ancient ballads. While she has rightly been praised for the sheer beauty of her voice--which has never sounded better than on these dozen tracks--her greatest gift may be her ability to choose traditional songs and rework them in subtle and imaginative new ways. She's not afraid to add new words and compose her own melodies to melancholy odes to lost love like "Let Me Be" and "Cruel," which fairly trade emotional intensity for authenticity. Rusby is helped out musically by her husband, Scottish fiddler John McCusker, who produced the CD and helped ensure that every note played by the guitars, citterns, accordions, and flutes is perfectly placed to accent the vocals. Underneath the Stars is not a departure from Rusby's previous work; rather it is a refinement of what she has done before. --Michael John Simmons
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