Impossible Dream
Patty Griffin
Emmylou Harris, Buddy & Julie Miller, Lisa Germano
Proper Records (UK), 2005
1 CD
Catalogue #: PRPCD023
EAN: 0805520030236
UPC: 805520030236
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This UK release contains three extra songs--"Chief," "Truth," and "Rain"--recorded live with Emmylou Harris.
CD contains 3 bonus tracks.
Expanding on her 2002 all-acoustic outing, 1000 KISSES, Patty Griffin delivers a stellar, full-band sound on her masterful fourth album, IMPOSSIBLE DREAM. With support from producer/guitarist Craig Ross, as well as guest vocalists Buddy and Julie Miller and Emmylou Harris, Griffin serves up a hearty mix of Americana-flavored fare marinated in organic ambiance. Possessing a voice with a slight twang, reminiscent of Iris DeMent, Griffin belies her Boston roots with a wealth of Southern-flavored songs that include "Standing," a goose-bump-inducing tune with gospel overtones, and "Useless Desires," a high-lonesome tale with fiddle accompaniment by Lisa Germano. Diehard Griffin fans will be pleased to finally see the studio version of longtime concert favorite "Florida" and a handful of tracks inexplicably rejected by her prior label. Foremost among them is the seven-minute epic "Mother of God," a gorgeous, piano-laced composition that threads memories together in a manner that shifts the mood from melancholy to bright hope.
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Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris first came to public attention as Gram Parsons's singing partner, but her solo career took off after his passing. Throughout the 1970s and '80s, she was a major force in progressive country, championing the works of great songwriters like Townes Van Zandt and Paul Siebel. By the '90s, the eclecticism that she'd always practiced came to full bloom in the hands of producer Daniel Lanois, especially on her milestone 1995 album, WRECKING BALL.
Lisa Germano
Although playing violin for big pop-rock acts like John Mellencamp and Sheryl Crowe has brought her into the wider public sphere, Lisa Germano has been releasing critically acclaimed solo albums, mostly on indie labels, since 1991, garnering a small but devoted following for her dense, dreamy, keyboard-laden reveries. Although her lyrics are often dark, the music itself is leavened with a sweet ethereality. She released IN THE MAYBE WORLD in 2006 on Swans founder Michael Gira's Young God label.
