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Michelle Shocked - Got No Strings Audio CD

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Michelle Shocked Band: Michelle Shocked
Title: Got No Strings
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Release Date: 2005-06-21
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: To Be A Cat 2: Give A Little Whistle 3: Got No Strings 4: Spoonful Of Sugar 5: Spectrum 6: Wish Upon A Star 7: Baby Mine 8: A Dream Is A Wish 9: Bare Necessities 10: On the Front Porch

Fresh twist on country-western for children
country-western" or "country-western/pop", except for track 5 which is bluegrass. If you pin me down, I'd have to call most of the music on this album "alt. These are Disney tunes from some of the older, classic movies, reinvented. Whatever you call it, if your family grooves to string bands, this CD is a pleasure.


This is a great album- 5 stars!-amazon for some reason let me rate w/stars?
I play it for my child everyday. . I have never heard any other Michelle Shocked albums, but this one is so good I should check out her other ones. I heard this was a jam session too, like recorded in one evening. . Wow this woman must be talented to pull off such a high quality album in one night. This is a kid friendly album that both you and your child will cherish.


I never got to the other two
The first time I ever heard "If Love Was A Train" I perked right up and by the time I heard "Anchorage" I was in love. I purchased Threesome because Michelle Shocked feels like an old friend to me and I like old friends. To this day Arkansas Traveler is one of my all time favorites as is Short Sharp and I gladly revisited them in their re-issued quality controlled form. Then I decided to see what Michelle is up to now and I can't tell you fully because I haven't stopped listening to No Strings. Maybe the other two discs are even better but I wouldn't know that yet. I love this disc. It came to me at just the right time in my life and I feel like she's singing wonderful words of encouragement just to me. So nice. And I don't even like Disney. Or I didn't think i did. Do yourself a favor and get this right away. You need it. Oh boy, i'm going to listen to it again right now, just talking about it.


Simple and Terrific
Those were three VERY productive days. According to the liner notes, Michelle recorded this album in three days. This underproduced work is a perfect tonic to the overproduced, over distorted, and underwhelming music of today. It never pretends to be more than it is, and by that, transcends the jaded listener to a wonderful musical interlude.

In three adjectives: simple, direct, beautiful. .


Adults and children rejoice: Disney takes a Western Swing!
This disc reimagineers classic and obscure Disney tunes as jazzy western swing songs. Shocked's wellspring of creativity is clearly overflowing, as she'w issued three diversely toned albums all at once. The sprightly treasure "Spoonful of Sugar" is rearranged as a sly story-song, rather than accompaniment for an eye-popping film sequence, and the joyous "Bare Necessities" is given a twangy, toe-tapping arrangement lined by Greg Leisz' lap steel and Gabe Witcher's fiddle. The Aristocrats' "To Be a Cat" and Pinnochio's "Give a Little Whistle" sound like they were plucked from Le Hot Club, and "Dream is a Wish" is turned into a gentle waltz. Parents seeking refuge from overbearing TV dinosaurs and wiggling adults, will find a fine collection of terrific songs rendered fresh and airy for children who will be enchanted by the Disney magic. The musicianship is top-notch, which means that you won't tire of hearing these gems on their hundredth play. . . in a row. [©2005 hyperbolium dot com]
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