Producer: Rick Chertoff,
Engineer: William Wittman,
Tracks: St. Teresa; Man in the Long Black Coat;
Right Hand Man; Pensacola; Dracula Moon; One of Us; Ladder; Spider Web;
Let's Just Get Naked; Help Me; Crazy Baby; Lumina
Producer: Rick Chertoff,
Engineer: William Wittman,
Tracks: St. Teresa; Man in the Long Black Coat;
Right Hand Man; Pensacola; Dracula Moon; One of Us; Ladder; Spider Web;
Let's Just Get Naked; Help Me; Crazy Baby; Lumina
Describe Joan Osborne's sound in two words or less? 'Alternative Soul'. Great voice! Her sound is rooted in blues and soul. She's opened up during some of the H.O.R.D.E. extravaganzas. One of the closest soulmates she might have is Janis Joplin. Her voice expresses a lot of the same things with similar power, though Joan's voice doesn't have as much of a ragged edge as Janis'. With the Hooters as her studio band I was a little apprehensive about their ability to connect with her, but the resultant album has proven that the worry was needless. Osborne covers Sonny Boy Williamson ("Help Me") and Bob Dylan ("Man In The Long Black Coat"). Most of her other songs were co-written with Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian and others. Gary Lucas (ex-Captain Beefheart, Killer Shrews, guitar-demi-god) lends his guitar prowess to two tracks. WWW: http://www.rockweb.com/bands/joan/"
Rating : ****