Audio CD review:
Thea Gilmore - Songs from the Gutter

Thea Gilmore - Songs from the Gutter

Band: Thea Gilmore Title: Songs from the Gutter Rating: Release Date: 2003-02-11 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Down To Nowhere 2: When Did You Get So Safe 3: Tear It All Down 4: Dirt Is Your Lover Now 5: I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine 6: Lip Reading 7: Heart String Blues 8: Mud On My Shoe 9: Water To Sky 10: And Well Dance 11: (Bonus Track) Hydrogen 12: (Bonus Track) Beelzedub 13: (Bonus Track) Maybe 14: (Bonus Track) Red Farm 15: (Bonus Track) Brittle Dreams 16: (Bonus Track) December In New York 17: (Bonus Track) Gun Cotton 18: (Bonus Track) Don't Set Foot Over The Railway Track 19: (Bonus Track) Lavender Cowgirl 20: (Bonus Track) You Tell Me 21: (Bonus Track) Straight Lines

The Real Deal When it comes to music review, I'm always ceptical. Just a few words before we start. I mean, if the stuff is good, you don't have to explain much. Just listen to the tune. Music speaks for itself and, quotin Bob Marley, "one good thing about music is that when it hits you, you feel no pain", or something like that. Whatever. My first and only contact with Thea Gilmore, so far, was through a promo cd on the current issue of MOJO magazine. The song in question was a cover version of Clash's "I'm Not Down", not included on this US release. It took just one listen to the song to make me realize that, whoever Thea Gilmore was, she was gifted. A natural artist. One of a kind. That's all it took. One single tune. Enough. As I'm writing this, I'm still unaware of any other song on the album. It's not really necessary, though. Get the album, as I will do myself, and you'll see what I meant. Sorry folks, for my poor English. PS: By the way, I love Bob Dylan, I love The Clash and I'll love Thea Gilmore. Thea Gilmore - British Folk Invasion!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now I like Sarah Mclachlan but she is smooth and highly crafted. Some times along comes a voice, a character, a writer, a performer with an edge and difference to make a difference. Thea is a Dylan, harsh at times, crude perhaps, punchy definitely. A unique perspective and a fresh one. I predict that she will conquer all before her and this album, in its double form shows all of that edge and vitality. I'm not going to pick out individual tracks but I will say that, you may start off listening to this album while you are doing the washing or playing with the computer. . . . you will not finish this album that way. Prepare to be disturbed. You can see a complete list of all Thea Gilmore discography, or go back to the Thea Gilmore tabs