Rate it!
Avg: 4.5 (22 ratings)
- Date Released: January 1, 2003
- Genre: Country/Folk
- Style: Contemporary Folk
- Label: Throwing Music / CD Baby
-
We Say...
Stripping Hersh down to her voice and acoustic guitar suggests a therapist peeling back the layers of a troubled patient to get to their emotional core. On this 25-track live solo concert, the Throwing Muses leader remains as impassioned and knotty as ever, only the setting brings more focus to the gnarled torment in her lyrics and the incessant intensity of her astringent voice. Recorded in San Francisco in 1998, this set was originally made available in 2001 at shows and online. Its popularity among her fans prodded Hersh to make the album easier to obtain.
The 25-song set draws from Hersh's solo albums and her band's work, but in this format there's little difference between the two: She plays most songs with a fierce, driving downstroke, which lends luster to her occasional melodic picking, as in the opening of the wickedly personal "Same Sun," one of the album's highlights. Her between-song stories, from talking about her father's acid days to a hilariously horrific tale about dealing with mice in her Providence apartment, offer a welcome glimpse of the singer's sharp wit and personality. The album also features a few rarities, including a fine take on the Appalachian folk standard "Cuckoo."
Despite being the only encapsulation of her solo and band work, this isn't the best place to first hear Hersh, but fans of her songs will treasure the chance to hear them performed in such a naked state.
“ The indie iTunes — Hardcore music fans are migrating to eMusic, the iTunes Music Store's cheaper, cooler cousin.”
Rolling Stone
eMusic Tip
Paid downloads are counted towards an album discount but free downloads are not.
COMPLETE FOR FREE!
You can download the rest of the tracks from this album for free! Just click the Complete Album button.
We’re sorry this album can only be downloaded using paid subscription download credits.
We recommend you Save it for Later by clicking the Save for Later button shown just above this message. For a list of related albums you can download right now, check out these recommendations.
We'll give you 12 additional free credits to download this album and start your paid subscription.
Get 12 bonus credits on us if you download this album. Sweet!
| 01. |  |
Gazebo Tree |
4:11 |
|
| 02. | |
Sundrops |
4:01 |
|
| 03. | |
T & a (a Story) |
1:04 |
|
| 04. | |
Uncle June and Aunt Kiyote |
2:52 |
|
| 05. | |
Heaven |
3:05 |
|
| 06. | |
Serene |
3:20 |
|
| 07. | |
Same Sun |
2:58 |
|
| 08. | |
Mouse Day (a Story) |
2:14 |
|
| 09. | |
Soap and Water |
2:28 |
|
| 10. | |
Pearl |
3:53 |
|
| 11. | |
Me & My Charms |
5:05 |
|
| 12. | |
O Death (a Story) |
2:55 |
|
| 13. | |
Cuckoo |
2:41 |
|
| 14. | |
Houdini Blues |
4:30 |
|
| 15. | |
Hope |
4:04 |
|
| 16. | |
Like You |
3:22 |
|
| 17. | |
Teeth |
4:14 |
|
| 18. | |
Stained / Shake |
5:34 |
|
| 19. | |
Your Ghost |
3:03 |
|
| 20. | |
Cartoons |
3:02 |
|
| 21. | |
Sweden (a Story) |
2:58 |
|
| 22. | |
Sparky / a Loon / Velvet Days |
9:12 |
|
| 23. | |
Where Am I? (a Story) |
1:31 |
|
| 24. | |
Delicate Cutters |
4:25 |
|
| 25. | |
You Cage |
2:37 |
|
25 Total Tracks, 89:19 Total Length
Loading...
Playlists If you like Kristin Hersh, check out these member playlists
Explore music recommended by Kristin Hersh fans
Choose from over 7 million
music downloadseMusic features legendary and emerging artists in every genre: classic rock to classical,indie to international, soundtracks to spiritual, jazz to country and many more.
MP3 downloads work on any digital media player
With eMusic, you OWN your music without any restrictions. Burn music to a CD, play it on your computer, mobile phone or any digital media player - including iPod®, Zune® and Walkman®.
Songs available for 50¢ or less
eMusic subscriptions start at just $11.99 a month for 24 downloads - that's just 50¢ per song! And it gets better from there - our plans go as low as 42¢ per song!
Music Discovery
eMusic is about discovery. We make finding new music fun again with music recommendations from our award-winning team of music experts, member playlists and new music features.
Cancel anytime
With all the great music and site features we're pretty sure you will love eMusic. If not, no problem. You can cancel at any time and keep the music you have downloaded.
© 1992 - 2009 All Media Guide, LLC