Audio CD review:
Neko Case - The Tigers Have Spoken

Neko Case - The Tigers Have Spoken

Band: Neko Case Title: The Tigers Have Spoken Rating: Release Date: 09 November, 2004 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: If You Knew 2: Soulful Shade Of Blue 3: Hex 4: Train From Kansas City 5: The Tigers Have Spoken 6: Blacklisted 7: Loretta 8: Favorite 9: Rated X 10: This Little Light 11: Wayfaring Stranger 12: untitled

Editoral Review But this disc is wide-ranging and superb, that rare breed of live album (think At Budokan and Small Town Romance) which ranks amongst an artist's finest, most representative work. It might seem a bit of a letdown to have waited 26 months (Case is such a transcendent singer, her fans were waiting the two years between Blacklisted and Tigers) for a brief, live effort that's half cover versions. Recorded in 2004 in Toronto and Chicago, Case is absolutely on fire for the ballads and the ass-kicking tunes. This is largely due to a ripping backing band composed of the Sadies and Jon Rauhouse, with fellow Corn Sister Carolyn Mark and Kelly Hogan lending their vocal talents (the effect's like Trio, but better). The album's title is discussed in a brief example of Case's between-song banter, an expression of her off-color humor which will not surprise those lucky enough to have seen her perform before. And if you never have yourself, this here's the next best thing. --Mike McGonigal Recommended Albums by Neko Case and Friends The Virginian Furnace Room Lullaby Blacklisted The Sadies, Favourite Colours Kelly Hogan, Beneath the Country Underdog The Corn Sisters, The Other Women .. You can see a complete list of all Neko Case discography, or go back to the Neko Case tabs