Musings of a Creek Dipper

Musings of a Creek Dipper

Musings of a Creek Dipper

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Williams is a rock singer, but judging from her version of Louis Armstrong's "Wonderful World"--now a Microsoft commercial--she also considers herself an old-fashioned standards singer. So "Nature Boy," written by a strange naturalist '40s character named Eden Ahbez but performed smoothly by Nat King Cole, is a perfect fit for Williams's clear-but-shaky diction and rock-and-croon aesthetic. On Musings, she holds divergent styles such as funk-rock--"Train Song (Demise of the Caboose)"--and spacey folk--"Tree Song"--together with her distinctive voice. --Steve Knopper

What the Critics Say
At first this ... album seems meandering or half-finished, but time reveals newly adventurous structures and an expanded musical palette which includes jazz, gospel, and country.... [This album is] time well spent.

Musings of a Creek Dipper

Musings of a Creek Dipper,Victoria Williams,Atlantic / Wea,Alternative Country-Rock,Contemporary Folk,Folk & Traditional,Folk-Rock,Pop,Popular Music,Rock,Rock/Pop,Singer/Songwriter
Musings of a Creek Dipper
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Beautiful storytelling and songcraft.
  • Unexpectedly enchanting
  • Williams Does It Again!
  • "Musings" brought me back home.
 Musings of a Creek Dipper
Victoria Williams
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002JF5
Release Date: 1998-01-13

Tracks:

  1. Periwinkle Sky
  2. Rainmaker
  3. Kashmir's Corn
  4. Train Song (Demise Of The Caboose)
  5. Last Word
  6. Nature Boy
  7. Tree Song (Eucalyptus Lullabye)
  8. Let It Be So
  9. Allergic Boy
  10. Humming Bird
  11. Grandpa In The Cornpatch
  12. Blackbirds Rise

Amazon.com

Williams is a rock singer, but judging from her version of Louis Armstrong's "Wonderful World"--now a Microsoft commercial--she also considers herself an old-fashioned standards singer. So "Nature Boy," written by a strange naturalist '40s character named Eden Ahbez but performed smoothly by Nat King Cole, is a perfect fit for Williams's clear-but-shaky diction and rock-and-croon aesthetic. On Musings, she holds divergent styles such as funk-rock--"Train Song (Demise of the Caboose)"--and spacey folk--"Tree Song"--together with her distinctive voice. --Steve Knopper

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful storytelling and songcraft........2000-04-20

Get past Vic's creaky, out-of-tune voice and you'll be rewarded. In fact, on Musings of a Creekdipper, Williams' voice becomes a boon for the songs; on this album she is less the wise wandering troubadour than a cheery grandmother telling wonderful, uplifting stories from memory, without any tinge of pretense, just beautifully woven folktales filled with images and poetry, helped along by a stellar cast of support players (including the sorely missed Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman) and Trina Shoemaker's diverse, rich production.

"Periwinkle Sky" is like a bedtime story with its buoyant melody and spirited lyrics; "Train Song" evokes the screeching wheels of an old locomotive and even imitates that slight crankiness that old folks can carry when recounting social changes they disapprove of; and "Let It Be So" is an affecting song about devotion (written by Williams for a wedding), with astonishing vocal harmonies and a quiet musical backdrop that evokes the feel of mature, relaxed romantic desire perfectly.

5 out of 5 stars Unexpectedly enchanting.......1999-08-24

I bought this album on a whim, and for the first few listens I found it very difficult. On the one hand, it verged on exhilaration, on the other Williams' voice sounds almost broken. But then that broken, little-girl voice grows on you...

5 out of 5 stars Williams Does It Again!.......1999-03-22

Vic has gained my appreciatiation in so many ways: From her wonderful duet with David Pirner on "Loose" to her spirit-rising "Lights" to her insistance at a concert in St. Paul that the audience not clap for her but rather for "that little cloud up ther - it's so pretty!" Victoria will make you smile, and "Musings" is no exception. For the rookie listener, her unique voice will cheer you up alone, and - for the veteran Vic fan - she takes her rhythms and wonderful instrumental arrangements to a whole new plane. Way to go, Victoria Williams!

5 out of 5 stars "Musings" brought me back home........1998-07-06

I have followed Victoria Williams for years... mostly because of her her music and also because I share her MS dragon. With "Musings" Victoria delivers the message of 'celebrate the miracles all around you... NOW!' Everytime I listen to it, I feel like I'm headed down a very active river, full of rocks, rapids, calms, fish, rain and sunshine. It's not sappy. It's comes across as an authentic message from someone who practices what she preaches.

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