Music CD - Sandy Denny: Sandy

	Music CD: Sandy Artist: Sandy Denny List Price: $10.98 Our Price: $6.93 Your Save: $ 4.05 ( 37% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Ume Imports
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Tracks: 1. It'll Take A Long Time 2. Sweet Rosemary 3. For Nobody To Hear 4. Tomorrow Is A Long Time 5. Quiet Joys Of Brotherhood 6. Listen, Listen 7. The Lady 8. Bushes And Briars 9. It Suits Me Well 10. The Music Weaver 11. Here In Silence 12. Man Of Iron 13. Sweet Rosemary (Demo) 14. Ecoute, Ecoute 15. It'll Take A Long Time (Live)
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0602498280225 Format: Import Label: Ume Imports Manufacturer: Ume Imports Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Ume Imports Release Date: 2005-06-07 Studio: Ume Imports
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Not As Good As Fairport Convention Comment: I've only recently re-discovered Fairport Convention and Pentangle, both distant, vague memories from my youth. I started collecting re-released albums on CD of both groups, in chronological order. I rank both groups now among my favorites and regret the many years lost that I didn't enjoy them both. But as these two groups seem to me so coincidentally similar, including the similarity that each group's female lead vocalist seems to be the gem of the group, I also notice (Is it only me?) that these women, gifted singers that they are (were), need direction, and left on their own come up short on arrangements. They seem to need the group, and on their own they make poor choices in material. I've come away from this Sandy Denny (formerly of Fairport Convention) album with the telltale bad impression that I can't recall anything she sang -- neither a title or a tune. Did fame go to her head and she thought that she could make it on her own? Did her talent as a singer exceed her judgment of material and arrangements? Customer Rating: Summary: Listen, Listen Comment: Sandy Denny's second solo album represents her best work. While there were other terrific albums in her brief life, this captures the magic of her songwriting and singing. The remastered CD from Island sounds terrific. Sound quality is exceptional crisp with nice detail and depth. The original artwork has been redesigned for the CD booklet with liner notes by David Suff. I was one of those people who discover Sandy via Led Zepplin's "Zo-So" (or "Led Zepplin IV")with her work on "The Battle of Evermore". Her rich, powerful voice took possession of the song from Robert Plant immediately and that, by itself, was quite an accomplishment. I finally replaced the old vinyl version of this album with the CD once it was remastered with bonus tracks and am glad that I made the transition. This edition features five bonus cuts. The first two are from the soundtrack to "Pass of Arms", a demo, "Listen, Listen" with the vocals recorded in French and a live track of a recording of "It'll Take a Long Time" recorded with Fairport Convention. The only thing missing that might have made this set better is a collection of these tracks aside from "It'll Take a Long Time" performed live. The sad part is that the cult of Sandy remains that--a cult of people who love and are devoted to her music. Sadly, in our homogenized world of radio pap Sandy's music is nowhere to be found. It would enrich radio and there's certainly a place for her work it's just that there are so many people that have never heard of her that her work falls between the cracks. Heck, I've even heard Nick Drake's stuff played as muzak. Never Sandy's music. Maybe that's a good thing though because the music hasn't been cheapened but it would be nice if her resonate voice and songwriting could find a larger audience because she deserved so much more. Customer Rating: Summary: The music lasted so much longer than Sandy did Comment: I too bought this album in 1972, not knowing anything about Sandy Denny other than a positive review of the album from Rolling Stone. Played the first side regularly for 30 years. It was only when I bought this CD recently and really delved into the entire work (and extra tracks) that I could see how ahead of her time Sandy was. [Somewhere in the second chorus of "Listen Listen" you'll hear what I've always thought was Chrissie Hynde's signature ululation -- nope, she stole it from Sandy.] The writing on the best songs is so spare and engages the listener's intellect (what a concept!), and the musicianship still sounds fresh, a third of a century on. This is a voice, both in her writing and singing, that was only just starting to realize its potential, and anyone who values truly beautiful, conservatively adorned music will be rewarded in exploring Sandy Denny. Would that she were still alive! Customer Rating: Summary: Great Album! Comment: As a big fan of Fairport Convention and Sandy's own first album, I bought "Sandy" back in 1972. I must admit that it took me quite some time to get used to some of these "new" songs. "For Nobody to Hear" did not sound like anything she'd done before - almost like a "Band" (Cahoots) arrangement. Other tracks like "The Lady" and "The Music Weaver" sounded dark and pretty difficult to get into. Fortunately there were immediate "hits" like the majestic "It'll Take a Long Time" , Tomorrow is a Long Time" and "Listen, Listen" - great production. Now I have learned to acppreciate the album as a whole, but still my favourites are the more simple folkish tunes "Sweet Rosemary", "Bushes and Briars" and "It Suits Me Well". Of the five bonus-tracks the Fairport version of "It'll Take a Long Time" stands out! Customer Rating: Summary: Finally, a great version of this one Comment: Can't add too much to the other review. The sound quality of this rerelease is by far the best. Good & interesting selection of bonus tracks as well, particularly "It'll Take a Long, Long Time" w. Fairport, which I like even more than her solo one on SANDY album. For those who like a more 'folk rock' side of Sandy, this album is definitely one to pick up-- though her other solos, if more pop, are very interesting too I think. (Check out the even better rerelease of LIKE AN OLD FASHIONED WALTZ in this regard). More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Remastered reissue of her 1972 album. Universal. 2005.