Infamous Angel
Infamous Angel
Track Listings
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1. Let The Mystery Be
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2. These Hills
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3. Hotter Than Mojave In My Heart
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4. When Love Was Young
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5. Our Town
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6. Fifty Miles Of Elbow Room
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7. Infamous Angel
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8. Sweet Forgiveness
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9. After You're Gone
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10. Mama's Opry
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11. Higher Ground
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Editorial Reviews
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Artists like Iris DeMent aren't supposed to exist anymore in this cynical world. Singing unironically about family, forgiveness, and other real-life mysteries, DeMent is accompanied on this great debut by little more than acoustic guitar, upright bass, piano, and an occasional fiddle. But the songs (especially the bittersweet "Our Town" and the grand dreams of "Mama's Opry") are more than smart and honest enough to bear standing so naked. And her singing--highlighting a sweet Ozark twang--is that rarest of gifts: a wise, friendly voice that can break your heart even as it's making it swell with a reason to love again. --David Cantwell
Infamous Angel,Iris Dement,Philo Records,Folk & Traditional
Average customer rating:
- Simple, Sweet, and Excellent Debut
- Down to the Bone
- IRIS De Ment "INFAMOUS ANGEL"
- Iris DeMent's voice is pure "Americana" at its best!
- Iris Dement
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Infamous Angel
Iris Dement
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
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ASIN: B000002MJ5
Release Date: 1993-05-25 |
Tracks:
- Let The Mystery Be
- These Hills
- Hotter Than Mojave In My Heart
- When Love Was Young
- Our Town
- Fifty Miles Of Elbow Room
- Infamous Angel
- Sweet Forgiveness
- After You're Gone
- Mama's Opry
- Higher Ground
Amazon.com
Artists like Iris DeMent aren't supposed to exist anymore in this cynical world. Singing unironically about family, forgiveness, and other real-life mysteries, DeMent is accompanied on this great debut by little more than acoustic guitar, upright bass, piano, and an occasional fiddle. But the songs (especially the bittersweet "Our Town" and the grand dreams of "Mama's Opry") are more than smart and honest enough to bear standing so naked. And her singing--highlighting a sweet Ozark twang--is that rarest of gifts: a wise, friendly voice that can break your heart even as it's making it swell with a reason to love again. --David Cantwell
Customer Reviews:
Simple, Sweet, and Excellent Debut.......2007-06-22
Like many Listeners, I heard Iris Dement the first time when "Our Town" was played during the Series Finale of "Northern Exposure" and loved the song. Her simple, folky lyrics and warm sentiments reflect her upbringing in the Great Plains and the song resonates with an innocence that is refreshing. But there is also more excellent material on "Infamous Angel," with "These Hills," being my favorite of her songs. The sincerity of this song evokes a black and white photograph of a longing memory and the final verse can move you to tears. Since I lived in the hills of Eastern Oklahoma for a time, where Iris was inspired to write this song, makes it all the more special to me. "Sweet Forgiveness" follows the same pattern . Not a bad song on the CD.
Down to the Bone.......2007-02-10
I discovered Iris Dement's first recording much as I did John Prine's over 30 years ago, while spending a Saturday afternoon in a music store. And, like Prine's first album, Dement's Infamous Angel seems almost beyond criticism.
Her melodies and her voice seem so utterly timeless, carved and whittled from the stone and the forests of the deep South. Her lyrics cut to the bone, with images and motifs that are both achingly sincere and incandescently universal. To choose one song from this set is, again, like choosing one song from Prine's first--almost impossible. And yet "Our Town" speaks to me in a way that only a handful of songs, a handful of poems, a handful of novels have done in my 60 years. Every image is utterly recognizable, sometimes joyfylly so, sometimes devastatingly so.
It is her town. It is her life. And yet we know that life. We know the spinning of the years. The moments of rich possibility, the moments of final passing. We know the eternal truth of the sun sinking down in our homes, in our lives, in our town.
Iris Dement is truly an American treasure. There is nothing airbrushed or new-Nashville about her or her music. She is joltingly real. Her music stuns and shapes the heart. Iris Dement IS the heart.
IRIS De Ment "INFAMOUS ANGEL".......2007-02-06
Iris DeMent will alway's be Rose Gentry (Pretty Saro/ Song Catcher) which drew my interest into her CDs She has a clear pleasant voice and writes many of her own song's which I enjoy, her mother (Higher Ground) is just great. I have four of her CDs and plan on collecting all. Her songs are very HONEST.
Iris DeMent's voice is pure "Americana" at its best!.......2007-01-13
Iris DeMent's songs are pure, personal reflections of her humble upbringings presented in an easy listening style with some of the best string music backups I've heard, especially the Dobro (including Jerry Douglas on "Infamous Angel")! Her voice is unique, like Dolly, Burl Ives, Rod Stewart, etc., being distinctive and easily recognized. As John Prine attests: "Iris has a voice I like a whole lot, like one you've heard before-but not really."
The last song on this album is sung by Iris' mother, Flora Mae DeMent, as a salute to her musical inspiration to her children. I love it!
Iris Dement.......2007-01-10
Infamous Angel is one of her best. Let the Mystery Be is one of my most favorite songs Iris Dement has ever recorded. My husband's favorite is Our Town.
Average customer rating:
- Simple, Sweet, and Excellent Debut
- Down to the Bone
- IRIS De Ment "INFAMOUS ANGEL"
- Iris DeMent's voice is pure "Americana" at its best!
- Iris Dement
|
Infamous Angel
Iris Dement
Manufacturer: Philo Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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General
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Similar Items:
- My Life
- The Way I Should
- Lifeline
- In Spite Of Ourselves
- Revival
ASIN: B0000003TG
Release Date: 1992-10-07 |
Tracks:
- Let the Mystery Be
- These Hills
- Hotter Than Mojave in My Heart
- When Love Was Young
- Our Town
- Fifty Miles of Elbow Room
- Infamous Angel
- Sweet Forgiveness
- After You're Gone
- Mama's Opry
- Higher Ground
Amazon.com
Artists like Iris DeMent aren't supposed to exist anymore in this cynical world. Singing unironically about family, forgiveness, and other real-life mysteries, DeMent is accompanied on this great debut by little more than acoustic guitar, upright bass, piano, and an occasional fiddle. But the songs (especially the bittersweet "Our Town" and the grand dreams of "Mama's Opry") are more than smart and honest enough to bear standing so naked. And her singing--highlighting a sweet Ozark twang--is that rarest of gifts: a wise, friendly voice that can break your heart even as it's making it swell with a reason to love again. --David Cantwell
Customer Reviews:
Simple, Sweet, and Excellent Debut.......2007-06-22
Like many Listeners, I heard Iris Dement the first time when "Our Town" was played during the Series Finale of "Northern Exposure" and loved the song. Her simple, folky lyrics and warm sentiments reflect her upbringing in the Great Plains and the song resonates with an innocence that is refreshing. But there is also more excellent material on "Infamous Angel," with "These Hills," being my favorite of her songs. The sincerity of this song evokes a black and white photograph of a longing memory and the final verse can move you to tears. Since I lived in the hills of Eastern Oklahoma for a time, where Iris was inspired to write this song, makes it all the more special to me. "Sweet Forgiveness" follows the same pattern . Not a bad song on the CD.
Down to the Bone.......2007-02-10
I discovered Iris Dement's first recording much as I did John Prine's over 30 years ago, while spending a Saturday afternoon in a music store. And, like Prine's first album, Dement's Infamous Angel seems almost beyond criticism.
Her melodies and her voice seem so utterly timeless, carved and whittled from the stone and the forests of the deep South. Her lyrics cut to the bone, with images and motifs that are both achingly sincere and incandescently universal. To choose one song from this set is, again, like choosing one song from Prine's first--almost impossible. And yet "Our Town" speaks to me in a way that only a handful of songs, a handful of poems, a handful of novels have done in my 60 years. Every image is utterly recognizable, sometimes joyfylly so, sometimes devastatingly so.
It is her town. It is her life. And yet we know that life. We know the spinning of the years. The moments of rich possibility, the moments of final passing. We know the eternal truth of the sun sinking down in our homes, in our lives, in our town.
Iris Dement is truly an American treasure. There is nothing airbrushed or new-Nashville about her or her music. She is joltingly real. Her music stuns and shapes the heart. Iris Dement IS the heart.
IRIS De Ment "INFAMOUS ANGEL".......2007-02-06
Iris DeMent will alway's be Rose Gentry (Pretty Saro/ Song Catcher) which drew my interest into her CDs She has a clear pleasant voice and writes many of her own song's which I enjoy, her mother (Higher Ground) is just great. I have four of her CDs and plan on collecting all. Her songs are very HONEST.
Iris DeMent's voice is pure "Americana" at its best!.......2007-01-13
Iris DeMent's songs are pure, personal reflections of her humble upbringings presented in an easy listening style with some of the best string music backups I've heard, especially the Dobro (including Jerry Douglas on "Infamous Angel")! Her voice is unique, like Dolly, Burl Ives, Rod Stewart, etc., being distinctive and easily recognized. As John Prine attests: "Iris has a voice I like a whole lot, like one you've heard before-but not really."
The last song on this album is sung by Iris' mother, Flora Mae DeMent, as a salute to her musical inspiration to her children. I love it!
Iris Dement.......2007-01-10
Infamous Angel is one of her best. Let the Mystery Be is one of my most favorite songs Iris Dement has ever recorded. My husband's favorite is Our Town.
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