Mrs Pinocci's Guitar
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After five albums, Cheryl Wheeler is not only a musician's musician, she's also a hugely talented performer, comedian, and expert in tying bittersweet lyrics to her increasingly intense melodies. On her second Rounder album, Wheeler spreads her creative wings further than before. Here, the humorous side to her songwriting comes to the fore with knockouts like the genuinely hilarious, rink-organ-accented "TV"--whose chorus, sung in an impatient, offhand way, ends, "Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah / Sky's real nice / Moon's real big / Stars real bright / Cable calls and it don't seem right / That I can't watch TV." The organ returns in the preface of another wry romp--"Is It Peace or Is It Prozac?" Not surprisingly, Wheeler leavens the silliness, effortlessly switching over to sadness and hard-earned heart knowledge in several numbers, including the plaintive "Further and Further Away." Mostly guitar and voice with stark and tasteful backing, this is the kind of album that gives singer/songwriters a good name. --Robert Baird
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Amazon.com essential recording
After five albums, Cheryl Wheeler is not only a musician's musician, she's also a hugely talented performer, comedian, and expert in tying bittersweet lyrics to her increasingly intense melodies. On her second Rounder album, Wheeler spreads her creative wings further than before. Here, the humorous side to her songwriting comes to the fore with knockouts like the genuinely hilarious, rink-organ-accented "TV"--whose chorus, sung in an impatient, offhand way, ends, "Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah / Sky's real nice / Moon's real big / Stars real bright / Cable calls and it don't seem right / That I can't watch TV." The organ returns in the preface of another wry romp--"Is It Peace or Is It Prozac?" Not surprisingly, Wheeler leavens the silliness, effortlessly switching over to sadness and hard-earned heart knowledge in several numbers, including the plaintive "Further and Further Away." Mostly guitar and voice with stark and tasteful backing, this is the kind of album that gives singer/songwriters a good name. --Robert BairdCustomer Reviews:
More great tunes from Cheryl.......2007-07-16
A Thoughtful, Humorous, and Sometimes Somber Album.......2004-05-10
The title cut recalls a late night folk sing, and conjures up visions of a campfire and beer. There are also humorous, but biting satire that everyone should appreciate. "T.V." is about camping without the joys of commercial television with its infomercials, shopping channels, and fishing shows. "Is it Peace or is it Prozac?" questions our modern reality of drug induced bliss, in this case legal drugs.
All of Cheryl Wheeler's albums contain songs about love lost, a staple in many music genres and among many musicians. Sometimes she wallows in this problem, but not here. This one has two songs on the subject that I especially like. First, "Does the Future Look Black" is a sustained conversation over whether or not a couple will remain a couple. "So Far to Fall" is a lament on the loss of energy resulting from a breakup. Its chorus is especially eloquent:
"Well this ain't the love you swore to me.
And this ain't the life it's supposed to be.
And I don't know just how to hold on now,
and it's so far to fall.
From the warm light in your eyes,
to nothing at all."
Finally, there is a wonderful song about preserving the environment, "The Rivers," which asks how we might stop water pollution.
Cheryl Wheeler is a talented songwriter with a witty turn of phrase. Her voice is elegant and sometimes sultry. The material in this album is certainly worth the time and cost. Enjoy!
Singer-songwriter with humor.......2004-01-10
Cheryl pokes fun at politically correct liberals in Makes good sense to me. She also makes light of a time when she thought she'd lost her mind in Peace or Prozac. Another fun song is TV, in which Cheryl sings about all the things she can't watch when there is no electricity due to power supply problems.
Elsewhere, the album is mellow and reflective, with Cheryl singing about the weather (The storm), pollution (The rivers), an Italian reunion (Mrs Pinocci's guitar) or various aspects of love.
If you are unfamiliar with Cheryl's music, I recommend Circles and arrows (which I've already reviewed) as a starting point, but this is a wonderful album too. I've listened to a lot of great music but I've never come across anybody quite like Cheryl.
"Happy New Year".......2004-01-02
Unserious talk about sometimes serious matters.......2003-04-13
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