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| What you're about to read is a collection of pointers to some of the music I've discovered on the iTunes Music Store, music I like enough that I want to share it. If you're an iPod owner and an iTunes fan (and if you aren't, what are you doing here?), maybe you'll find something new. Click on any of the CD covers to bounce over to the store and sample a few tracks. And then maybe stop by my other blog for a few well chosen words (and maybe a random snark or two). | 
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Wed, 11 May 2005 |
| Fireside / Jessica Rogers | |
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Skimming through the iTMS, I have one prejudice I honor and one I
test. The one I accept without question is to reject any album that's
labeled Inspirational. I'm not religious in the faith of my
parents; what I think of as Jewish music appeals to me because of its
cultural referents and not its messages. Which in any event are
likely to be in Hebrew, a language I don't understand. Religious
messages, whether sung or otherwise, are not of interest to me. Which
should not be read as a lack of respect for anybody who feels
otherwise.
My second prejudice is against anything that falls under Country. But that's the one I verify with each new album. Generally it takes about five seconds of twangy guitar to confirm that an album isn't my taste. This is a rare exception. I'd never heard of Jessica Rogers. And judging by a quick Googling, neither has anybody else. This is her first album, which her own site describes as Adult Contemporary, Easy Listening or Country Crossover. But what I hear is more interesting that that. There's traces of 60s bubblegum pop, of Sonny & Cher in Ms. Rogers' arrangements. And a maturity and world weary quality to her voice to which I can relate. I get the feeling music is the latest act in a story that's had more than a few. Can't wait to see how it all turns out. |
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