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This Earthly Spell by: Karine Polwart List Price: £13.99 CD-Charts Price: £8.98 You Save: £5.01 (36%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0805520212526 Label: Hegri Music Manufacturer: Hegri Music Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Hegri Music Release Date: March 10, 2008 Studio: Hegri Music Sales Rank: 512 Disc 1:
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 Rating:  - That's Proper FolkI'd heard of Karine Polwart but never heard her perform until I spent £1.99 on the "That's Proper Folk" CD (or whatever it's called). Possibly the best £1.99 I've ever spent, if only because it introduced me to this album. Karine Polwart was head and shoulders the winner on that CD (and I'm a fan of Cara Dillon, so work that one out) with the track "Sorry". Which meant that I had to go out and buy this CD. Worth every penny: there's clearly a trad-folk element running throughout this, whether it's the tunes or the lyrics, but with a definite modern flavour. Her singing is strong, with her accent a joy to hear (that's one of the great things about folk - no faux American accents), and this is a consistently ... Read More: Rating:  - DissapointingI have loved karine Polwarts first two albums Faultlines and Scribbled in Chalk and she is great live and i was really looking forward to this new album. However, despite repeated plays i just cannot get in to it. Compared to the other 2 albums there is a lack of tunes and it is rather dull.It all seems a much of a muchness and all the tracks tend to sound the same. There are some good lyrics but it is ruined by the lack of tunes.If you are new to Karine i would stick with the first 2 albums identified above which are excellent and as for me i hope the next album is better. Rating:  - Spellbound.......I only really heard Karine's work for the first time when "Scribbled in Chalk" came out. I listened to the previews of the new album on her myspace page and almost fell off my chair. "Firethief" is powerful and moving especially given the subject matter, "The Good Years" uplifting with it's wonderful melody and vocal harmony and "Sorry" is just too good for words. Actually, there's not a bad song on this. Karine's voice is just perfect, the playing is impeccable, the lyrics are profound and the whole thing made me smile and cry at the same time. I haven't stopped playing it since I bought it. I've already told anyone who will listen that they should buy this album and reward real talent. I'm going to see her in Edinburgh next Sunday and can't wait. ... Read More: Rating: - A mature, wonderful album of beautiful (and gritty) songs.For some songwriters, the re-positioning of priorities that new parenthood brings seems to turn their writing ability to mush overnight. Thankfully, it seems to have had the opposite effect on Karine Polwart. Many of the old concerns are aired again in the songs on This Earthly Spell - anger at the perfidy of our political leaders, the state of the world and the mess being made of it by those who should know better (for those who seem to think Karine has suddenly started writing 'protest songs', have you not been listening over the last few years?). Songs of life, love, fear, beauty and hope are all to be found here. The band have really matured as a unit over the last couple of years, and the arrangements are varied and rich without ... Read More: Rating: - WonderfulThis is yet another brilliant album from Karine. My husband and I are big fans who have been awaiting this with anticipation, and we have not been disappointed. Absolutely love every track, Karine's voice is just so pure and haunting, every time I hear The Firethief I get a lump in my throat! Thankyou for this work of genius. |
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