Lizz Wright - Dreaming Wide Awake
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Artist: Lizz WrightBrand: WRIGHT,LIZZ
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-06-14
Music Label: Verve Forecast
Soundtracks:
- A Taste Of Honey
- Stop
- Hit The Ground
- When I Close My Eyes
- I'm Confessin'
- Old Man
- Wake Up Little Sparrow
- Chasing Strange
- Get Together
- Trouble
- Dreaming Wide Awake
- Without You
Music reviews of Dreaming Wide Awake
Music Review: Two albums in, already my No. 1 female artist.
Rating: 4 Stars
I respectfully disagree with some of the reviewers on here and I'm gonna explain why. First off, Lizz strikes me as one of those artists that truly follows whatever path their muse takes them. In this case, she winds up embracing a sparser, more acoustic sound on her sophomore release which nicely serves to frame her thick-as-molasses, sweet-as-honey vocals in the process. Second of all, I had the honor and good fortune of actually seeing Lizz perform live with her band at an indie music retailer here in LA just recently. All I have to say is that if you didn't like the direction she went in this time because of how radically different the arrangements were compared to her more jazz-laden debut, the sizable crowd that showed up certainly had no problem with it! They were too busy being mesmerized by Wright's powerful voice and how it seemed to inspire her bandmates to play even better as a result. YES, I do believe her star truly shines brightest in a live setting. I mean when she sings it's as if she's making love to the audience (and I mean that in the most SINCERE way possible, lol!).
I think if there's one thing Lizz can still work on, it would probably have to be the inclusion of more originals on her next album (my sole reason for not giving this CD 5 stars). I already knew she had the voice, but man does she flex considerable chops in the songwriting dept! One of my favorite tracks from her new release just happens to be Trouble, which is one of her own compositions. She wound up perfoming it as a fitting way to close out the set that day and proceeded to cut loose right then and there. I really feel it has the potential to be a signature song for her down the road.
I honestly don't know what Verve is up to these days, but they better get the ball rolling with Lizz FAST because the way I see it she's their lone ace in the hole at this point and I get the feeling they're not even aware of it. So to all of you: PLEASE support her by buying her music and attending her live shows! There's no telling when you might see or hear another one like her ever again if she winds up fading into obscurity due to lack of promotion on her label's part.
Description of Dreaming Wide Awake
On this album the singer, songwriter embraces the history of Jazz, Gospel, and R&B. Her collaborations with some of the most gifted artists already have this record tagged as one of the most original albums of the year.Lizz Wright?s sophomore release, Dreaming Wide Awake is a gorgeous, floating atmospheric journey. Her deep, rich alto, matched by a similarly incredible depth of emotion, makes for a beautiful, timeless record. Highlights include a bluegrass-tinged cover of Neil Young?s "Old Man," a gorgeously sultry version of Joe Henry?s "Stop" (better known as "Don?t Tell Me," as covered by Madonna), and the Youngbloods' positivity-tipped "Get Together." But not all highlights are cover tunes. Wright, along with songwriter Jesse Harris and Toshi Reagon, created the achingly beautiful "Hit the Ground," while Chocolate Genius (a.k.a. Marc Anthony Thompson) scribed "Chasing Strange," and Wright penned the jazz-tinged title track on her own. --Denise Sheppard
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