Patti Scialfa - Play It As It Lays

[felser]

Got the new one by Mrs. Springsteen, and it's outstanding. Her other two albums were, also. This one is an amazing meditation on life and love's path, musically much more roots-oriented than her other two releases. It's a shame that artistically she has to live in the Boss's shadow, because she's a spectacular singer/songwriter, and very different than Bruce (who also has a new release coming this fall, a return to R&R with the E Street Band, which sounds like a great idea to me). This looks like a good year for 50-something rockers, as John Mellencamp and Rickie Lee Jones both had compelling releases in January. Those two and the Scialfa belong on the year's top 10 lists, and the Bruce will be quite a disappointment if it doesn't also.

[BFrank]

Saw her on Letterman last week. Not impressed, but she did have Nils with her (a plus!).

[AllenLowe]

Nils who?

[AllenLowe]

I hope it was that old alcoholic St. Bernard from the Topper show -

[BFrank]

Lofgren

[Tjazz]

I always wait to find the Patti Sciafa CD in the dollar bin.