Patty Griffin

My computer's hard drive runs over with all the music I have been listening to of late. What astounds me is the phenomenal excellence of each musician. Oh sure, there are duds, especially when you listen to as many CDs as I do, but more often than not, I am taken aback by the sheer quality, as well as quantity, of excellent music.

Consider, for example, Patty Griffin. Her new CD hit the stores only last week. AMG reviews it especially favorably; below is a snippet...

"... the tragically haunting, Trapeze, with backing vocals by Emmylou Harris. Griffin's song is lyrically her own, but there is a trace of Bruce Springsteen's country-ish phrasing in her delivery. As Harris' duet vocal joins on the second verse, the tale strips itself of time and place and becomes a folk song, a tale told too often but never in this way as the refrain lays out a proverb for the ages:

Some people don't care if they live or they die
Some people want to know what it feels like to fly
They gather their courage and they give it a try
And fall under the wheels of time going by.

The song builds to a stirring climax and the final word, "Hallelujah," resonates long after the track concludes.

Care to listen to Trapeze, and share the excitement? Download below...



Even better than one song would be to purchase the entire CD. And then share your comments...
-- David M Gordon / The Deipnosophist