The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard

[jazzbo]

Anyone grab this one?

I was intrigued to hear her interpretation or inspired product from "The Words" . . . . I've spun it twice and I like it. . . . I don't "love it" yet but I might.

I've great respect for her work, this is different, very much more "rock" than any other of her projects. . . .But still very characteristically Rickie Lee, if a more mature and perhaps austere Rickie Lee. . . .

I'd only recommend it to RLJ nuts, but they'll really enjoy unraveling it.

I bought the SACD version, with a bonus dvd. . . .The dvd is not essential. . . .

[bertrand]

I believe there's a tune on there called 'Chuck N.'s in love'.

Bertrand.

Edited February 10, 2007 by bertrand

[jazzbo]

I believe you're sadly mistaken.

[JSngry]

Interview: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&a...mp;sql=61::72IP

Edited February 10, 2007 by JSngry

[jazzbo]

Nice interview.

That final song . . . is the most musically satisfying for me as far as arrangement and performance. (I love her acoustic guitar playing). I wish more of the album were of that nature.

[jlhoots]

I'm on the fence on this one.

Last time I saw her in person she wasn't very good.

[jazzbo]

I can understand that, once bitten. . . . I've never seen her. She offers a slew of live cds on her website I might sample.

It's interesting that this one is very different from her previous work. . . I think it's because she has a very different working environment on this one, a band not of her regular choosing, material that wasn't conceived by her in advance, etc. Lord knows what she'll do next! It won't be like this.

I must say I've sort of been fascinated by the differences and the sort of immediacy of this one. And I've spun it about six times this weekend. And I'm liking it more and more.