Noe Venable
I ordered four Noe Venable CDs (Down Easy, Boots, The World is Bound by Secret Knots, and a second copy of the latter, which turned into a birthday gift for Wolfgang early in September). I think they're a bit uneven, which is a famous limitation of the album format -- even a reason some people are rejecting albums altogether -- but in general I'm very happy to have them and feel like a proper Noe fan new. I've seen her in concert three or four times now (and she's been up for a Pacific Northwest tour recently, so Oregonians and Washingtonians may have had a chance to hear here).
My biggest disappointment is that there isn't a recording of "Juniper" with just Noe and a guitar. (There is one on her web site, and this is the first song I ever heard her perform, and she did an even better job live in San Francisco than in the Santa Barbara recording on her web site. Also, she changed "my father the thinker" to "my father the preacher", something I think I've already mentioned I consider a poor choice.) And "Is the Spirit Here?", a thrilling, stirring, piercing song, is somewhat more thrilling, stirring, and piercing in concert than on The World is Bound By Secret Knots. But many of the songs are very familiar from Noe's concerts and really quite good. On Secret Knots, are several treasures. "Simple Song", "Wings Again", and "Lilies" are a wonderful group right in a row.
and beauty is tired of playing dead
and beauty is tired of hiding her head...
On Boots, I have to recommend "Boots", "Prettiness", "Look, Luck", and "Don't Stop Crying".
I also got a limited edition Noe Venable feral cat dream pillow (#2 of 50). It's supposed to contain herbs that promote vivid dreaming, including catnip. Sure enough, I've been having vivid dreams ever since. Of course, I've been in acupuncture, too.
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