Advantages: An angel that died. Disadvantages: died too young.
This is the month when we have been asked to write musical reviews. I wrote a review on Songbird, a record by EvaCassidy, though feel it is not enough to write about her record. Her life mattered to a lot of us, and without her songs, my life would not be as it is today. This is my tribute to a short life that left its mark on me.
EvaCassidy was born on the 2nd February 1963 and died on the 2nd November 1996. She grew up just outside Washington, and came from a musical background, her father teaching children with learning disabilities and part time musician. She was a child that loved music from a very early age and formed a band with her father and brother, and went on to be a backing singer for more well known artists who recognised the quality of her voice. I cannot put into words the kind of music she sang. It was a cross ...
thingywhatsit 23.09.2003
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Eva Cassidy
Advantages: a beautiful relaxing outstanding album Disadvantages: sadly departed a damn shame
An outstanding album from an amazing sounding lady, as live albums go this is one of my top choices, the songs are beautiful ,full of passion and soul, you cannot listen to this album without being touched by Eva's sublime voice.As female artists go Eva is my favorite, there is not one song on this album that i think "i'll fast forward this one". Her band do her a lot of justce as everything just fits together nicely.
For me the stand out tracks are "Stormy Monday" , "Tall Trees of Georgia", and " Oh Had I a Golden Thread" , I like to listen to this with all the lights off and just sitting on the settee and just soak up the atmosphere.
The only annoying thing on the album is the person who insists on tapping there glass whilst Eva sings tall trees in georgia,it must have been picked up by an atmos mic, i could slap whoever it was ...
Advantages: some wonderful tracks Disadvantages: a couple of jazzy songs
, perfectly. A nice familiar song which most people ascociate with EvaCassidy. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" will leave the listener feeling really mellow.
In conclusion this album is great! If you don't want to buy the full collection of EvaCassidy's work then just buy this album, it has some of her best stuff on it. ...
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Product details
EAN
9780752851051
Type
Non-Fiction
Genre
Biography
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Title
Eva Cassidy
Author
Rob Burley; Jonathan Maitland
ISBN
0752851055
Manufacturer's product description
Eva Cassidy is a phenomenon. Her album SONGBIRD topped the charts and has gone platinum. All her other albums have reached the Top 40 SONGBIRD selling 950 000 in 18 months. Her voice was voted was of the 'greatest of her generation' and her rendition of OVER THE RAINBOW is one of the most requested videos in TOP OF THE POPS' history. Her success is even more amazing since she has reached the top without expensive marketing campaigns; her success has come through the quality of her voice and word of mouth. Eva's story is the more astonishing in that in 1996 she died of cancer at the age of 33 virtually unknown outside the Washington area where she grew up and performed. It was only when Terry Wogan played her version of OVER THE RAINBOW two years ago that her incredible career really began. Her fans know little about Eva partly because her friends and family are naturally reticent and wish to honour her memory. Now for the first time Eva's story can be told - by her parents Hugh and Barbara Cassidy and by Eva's friends.
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