Speaking with the Angel
- 艺人
- Mary Black
- 语种
- 其他
- 厂牌
- Atlantic
- 发行时间
- 2000年03月07日
- 专辑类别
- 录音室专辑
专辑介绍
by Evan Cater
Ironically, traditional folk vocalist Mary Black's first American release (Shine) buried her traditional Irish roots in glossy pop production, obscuring the very quality that interested the labels in the first place. Speaking with the Angel corrects the errors of its predecessor by bringing Black back to her folky origins. The result is not only more marketable, it's also more genuine, more innovative and more listenable. Though production duties are split between Donal Lunny, a ubiquitous presence in Celtic circles, Steve Cooney and Black herself, the sound of the record is remarkably consistent and cohesive. The electronic keyboards that have played a leading role in many of Black's recent efforts are reduced here to tasteful cameos, replaced by the mellow warmth of acoustic guitar, bouzouki, accordion, piano, fiddle, harp and flute. Some of Black's other regrettable tendencies -- oversinging, sentimentality -are present, though in palatable doses. And there are two excruciatingly perky pop songs (&Message of Love,& &Big Trip to Portland&) that shouldn't have made the final cut. But for the most part, Black is very successful at finding the heart of the songs she's chosen and expressing them with honesty and reserve. Which is especially gratifying since she's chosen some excellent songs. Among the artists covered in this collection are Dougie McLean, John Gorka, Ron Sexsmith, and Neil Finn. She does justice to all of them and even improves on Sting's &Fields of Gold& with a soft, lilting version that features a graceful harmonica solo by Brendan Power.
最新简评（共7条）
- @云溪(安静听音乐)：非常喜欢
- @kklaodai：Mary Black在台湾被翻译成玛丽黑，在90年代曾是喜欢女声、民谣、以及发烧友界人手一张的天后级女歌手。90年代在全世界音响大展中，绝对有Mary Black的声音做示范。原因为何呢？就在于她独特的歌声。
- @lansan(音乐是最忠实的朋友)：音乐烧友该知晓
- @一(一即一切)：于2012年10月15日造访——明达陶瓷致： 爵士乐入门
- @wsmeimei：节奏感，流动的音乐，很美~
- @kklaodai：事实上，在爱尔兰，说恩雅的名字可能有不少人不知道，但提起Mary•Black就象我们提及邓丽君、李谷一，人所皆知。她的歌永远给人以平静诗意的感受，富有穿透力的嗓音纯净而刚烈，带着十足的爱尔兰理性。在她的声音中找不到滥情和矫揉造作的痕迹，像爱尔兰广袤大地上的离离青草，随着岁月一岁一枯荣的高低吟唱平铺直叙，缓缓道出一个个感人的故事。 kate
- @kklaodai：有一种声音叫宁静，也许并非你所向往的天籁般清悦，但那宁静却是直透心底的，没有一种声音可将她淹没，这就是玛丽.布莱克(Mary Black)。