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Joan Osborne - Relish Audio CD

A fair review of the Joan Osborne "Relish" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Joan Osborne reviews here, or go back to the Joan Osborne tabs.

Joan Osborne Band: Joan Osborne
Title: Relish
Rating:
Release Date: 1995-03-21
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: St. Teresa 2: Man in the Long Black Coat 3: Right Hand Man 4: Pensacola 5: Dracula Moon 6: One of Us 7: Ladder 8: Spider Web 9: Let's Just Get Naked 10: Help Me 11: Crazy Baby 12: Lumina

Excellent Overall and Holds Up Well
One of Us is nearly a tongue-in-cheek throw-away that's rescued by her excellent non-melodramatic delivery. In some ways, the weakest track of this CD might be One Of Us, (one of the few tracks not at least co-penned by Joan): That says something about the strength of this CD. Joan's also able to evoke emotions in different genres going from ~Muscle Shoals to rockabilly to nearly atonal (I hear strands of Michelle Shocked and Jonatha Brooke and more in between). Containing unusually high production standards and crisp instrumentation, each song compels us to listen to the insightful, always thought provoking lyrics. It's mysticism, raw sexuality, and separation anxiety all rolled into one. .


On a couch looking for a bed
Sure "One Of Us" had a very fresh sound when it
first hit the radio and became a megahit, but the rest of the album is
simply enthralling. Joan Osborne delves into different styles which I find very musically
interesting and upbeat.


Good Music Broken Case
The case has one of the ears that work as hinges broken off. The CD is a fine CD, but Amazon shipping has a lot to be desired. I thoroughly searched the sealed envelope the CD came in and it wasn't in it so it didn't happen in transit. The case was damaged before it was packaged, and the individual packing it or the person who broke it had to have known. .


Outstanding
Listeners may have a least favorite song (for me, it's "Let's Just Get Naked". This is one of those great classic albums, where an artist's "best of" isn't better. . . and I get it), but that doesn't tarnish its five stars.


Relish
This album in particular. Her songs have framed moments in my life. 'St. Teresa' was the first song I ever heard sung by Joan Osborne. I saw her performance of it on late night TV. . . Amazing-a prayer full of rhythm, smoke, love and the pain of grief observed from a distance. The next song I heard by her was 'Spiderweb' On a radio-again late at night. . . a dream journey and the open window-dancing around my bedroom. Each
song on this album is a touchstone to someplace/someone/sometime. The album's style mixes the richness of blues. . . hear a little of Bonnie Raitt "Streetlights',Some Velvet Underground. . at times feels the darker edges of Sarah Mclaughlin emotional hotwire ('Crazy Baby'), The lyrics border Dylan (Man in the 'Long Black Coat' is his) and have the feel of a diary-raw and real. Over a few beers a friend and I decided *Relish* was like the perfect cup of coffee-hot,a dark roast-not to sweet, creamy edges and very satisfying! This to me is her seminal album. O' and it has her radio hit-'One of Us' If you are going to buy one of her albums -this is it. Enjoy!.


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