HI FI Times 1.7
ALBUM REVIEW: Me'Shell Ndegéocello | Bitter
Violins and ominous sounds with a sweetness
brought on by a lot of cello
And the percussion begins
And the violins fade
And the woman sings
of hurt and embarrassment
She tells the world that her lover has ripped her off
and made a fool of her
brought on by a lot of cello
And the percussion begins
And the violins fade
And the woman sings
of hurt and embarrassment
She tells the world that her lover has ripped her off
and made a fool of her
“You’ve made a fool of me, tell me why?”
The atmospheric mix is intoxicating
The atmospheric mix is intoxicating
“You’ve made a fool of me tell me why?
You say that you don’t care that we made love…
Tell me why?”
This woman has a voice
A low and dark vision
Fade to guitar and piano and percussion as it should be
To the brink of distortion and then back
Industrial beat
The voice hits your ears fast and hard
Scaring you at first
Then settling into a satisfying beat
Cool and groovy
Guitar
Acoustic and intimate
You can feel the spit in her mouth
As she spits venom
At her lovers and friends
Who have harmed her in her process
She has made her mistakes
and she is not ready to think that she has made them
Bitter is the theme and she is
But she is getting it out now
She is realizing that it is only now
You didn’t want my love when I gave it to you
And now it’s all about you
My rickshaw is broken and my horse has a sway back
But my horse will still get you there
You are so beautiful
This LP has it all, achingly poignant lyrics
Delivered with the passion that only a polished writer could give
Atmospheric production that would make Eno
and Gabriel proud
Listen to "Wasted Time" if you listen to one track on this
and you will want… no… need to listen to the rest,
and if not, go ahead and leave it
Out of the blue "Grace" brings harmony to the entire record
A string that binds, a flock of birds singing at dawn
Harmony that brings it all together
“Your love’s my only saving grace…"
The world is a wicked and beautiful place and it can hurt you as you burst into the distant sunset or caress you as the sun rises on your back. This LP can be the soundtrack to both. Have some tea or have some whisky and lay back in the headphones for a while and let this album take you away….
Catch you on the flip boys and girls. -mke
You say that you don’t care that we made love…
Tell me why?”
This woman has a voice
A low and dark vision
Fade to guitar and piano and percussion as it should be
To the brink of distortion and then back
Industrial beat
The voice hits your ears fast and hard
Scaring you at first
Then settling into a satisfying beat
Cool and groovy
Guitar
Acoustic and intimate
You can feel the spit in her mouth
As she spits venom
At her lovers and friends
Who have harmed her in her process
She has made her mistakes
and she is not ready to think that she has made them
Bitter is the theme and she is
But she is getting it out now
She is realizing that it is only now
“Waterfall, nothing can harm me at all…”
I know this feeling and her vision is amazing
Speaking into the headphones, she reassures you, like Hendrix
And then proceeds to take you on a psychedelic journey
To the place that we would all like to go
But few of us know
Because we are afraid to go
Then she takes us beyond
And begins to speak to us
Under her breath
Like Hendrix
Even the guitar and drums start to sound like Hendrix
And I am digging it
Big time
Organ and wah guitar
I know this feeling and her vision is amazing
Speaking into the headphones, she reassures you, like Hendrix
And then proceeds to take you on a psychedelic journey
To the place that we would all like to go
But few of us know
Because we are afraid to go
Then she takes us beyond
And begins to speak to us
Under her breath
Like Hendrix
Even the guitar and drums start to sound like Hendrix
And I am digging it
Big time
Organ and wah guitar
“Sweetness and sincerity”
. . . Soothe my broken heart
Show me loyalty”
. . . Soothe my broken heart
Show me loyalty”
You didn’t want my love when I gave it to you
And now it’s all about you
My rickshaw is broken and my horse has a sway back
But my horse will still get you there
You are so beautiful
This LP has it all, achingly poignant lyrics
Delivered with the passion that only a polished writer could give
Atmospheric production that would make Eno
and Gabriel proud“Please don’t move, you feel so good to me…
So beautiful, so beautiful…”
So beautiful, so beautiful…”
Listen to "Wasted Time" if you listen to one track on this
and you will want… no… need to listen to the rest,
and if not, go ahead and leave it
Out of the blue "Grace" brings harmony to the entire record
A string that binds, a flock of birds singing at dawn
Harmony that brings it all together
“Your love’s my only saving grace…"
Never thought I’d be in this place
". . . You caress my heart, kiss my face…”
The world is a wicked and beautiful place and it can hurt you as you burst into the distant sunset or caress you as the sun rises on your back. This LP can be the soundtrack to both. Have some tea or have some whisky and lay back in the headphones for a while and let this album take you away….
Catch you on the flip boys and girls. -mke
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