Mortal City by Dar Williams

Pros: Excellent Voice, Good Lyrics, More Diverse Music
Cons: Some Backing Vocals

Dar Williams might just be the savior of today's pop music. Yes, she's labeled as "folk" but that's just bad p.r. I mean it. Listening to the eleven track album "Mortal City," there's are perhaps two songs I'd actually consider "folk songs." Being ...

Pros: Poignant songs anyone from Gen X can relate to
Cons: Wish I had bought this album sooner!

I have always kept my mind and eyes open to new music. Since I'd already bought Dar Williams' most recently released album, The Green World, I was interested in hearing some of her earlier songs. Of course, it was easy, just a few months ago,...

Pros: An amazing second CD
Cons: Why does she take so long between albums?

Dar Williams' debut record, The Honesty Room, was good, but uneven. A few years later, in 1996, she released her second CD, Mortal City. It's amazing. Eleven exquisite songs, each with their own sound, great lyrics, and messages, Mortal City is a record...

Pros: Lyrics, Feelings, Sensations
Cons: Two of the songs may drag slightly if you don't listen carefully

Please Note: This is a fixed up epinion, not a new epinion

Dar Williams was introduced to my life during the Winter Holidays. My mother sat on the floor sorting through Christmas tree ornaments. I sat at the table writing out solstice cards...

Pros: heart-filling, sweet, and atypical songs
Cons: none

Dar Williams is a beautiful story-teller. That's necessary in folk music, but Dar exceeds this with the combination of her beautiful voice and charming lyrics.

I heard Dar Williams for the first time on a mix tape a friend sent me. On it was...

Pros: everything!
Cons: makes you want to howl at the top of your lungs in busy airports

I just got back from a long weekend away from the cornfields of Iowa. I had LOTS of cancellations, delays, and general annoyances and, to make things worse, I forgot to pack music. So here I am, annoyed, hungry, angry, and stuck with only the CD that...

Pros: perfect mix of upbeat and slower tunes, fabulous lyrics, perfectly singalongable
Cons: not long enough!

As I write this, my copy of "Mortal City" is on the lam. It wasn't in the CD player in my room, not in the car, not stashed in my cubby at work, not snuggled at the bottom of my backpack, not any of the places I like my beloved CD to be. How...

Pros: Probably her best solo album
Cons: I'll get back to you if I discover any

I wanted a copy of Mortal City before it was even in production, before the album title had been selected. I had been privileged to hear Dar and folk legend Joan Baez, with whom she was touring at the time, interviewed on public radio (yay public...

Pros: Intelligence, wit, tenderness, beauty
Cons: After 300 plays you start getting used to it

Dar has a beautiful voice, writes intelligent lyrics and interesting stories, and often displays a wonderful sense of humor and warm emotion. Don't deprive yourself of this talented lady's music. It's something special.

The first song that...

Pros: Interesting musical arrangement and witty lyrics.
Cons: Voice can become irritating.

The first exposure I ever had to Dar Williams was this album. I love folk music but I had never heard her before and my friend brought this album over. From the moment "Cool As I Am" started playing I was hooked. Her lyrics evoke a small town sensability...

Pros: Lots of strong lyrics, great humor
Cons: Title track is a bit long.

At first I didn't like this album as much as her first (the Honesty Room) -- the title track in particular was long and rather monotonous. I, however, didn't give up on Dar that easily. After a few listenings even the song I hadn't liked had grown on...

Pros: great lyrics, great music, all around treat
Cons: she needs to record more CDs

I've been a huge Dar Williams fan ever since a friend of mine sent me a tape when she found out I'd never heard of this amazing singer/songwriter from Massachusetts. Since then I've collected all of Dar's CDs and seen her twice in concert. Mortal...

Pros: Great stories, lots of variety.
Cons: The occasianal 'downer'

This is one of the few times I have ever heard a second offering that was as good as the first.

Dar Williams nails it again with her sophomore treat, "Mortal City". The tracks are clean, well engineered, and just...

Pros: good songwriting
Cons: none

Dar Williams 2nd album, Mortal City is a very good one. It is a collection of great songwriting and singing. I just happened to pick this one up at the record store a few years ago and now I am a big fan. Her unique style is to write funny, talkative...

Pros: Lighthearted, truly beautiful music
Cons: It wasn't a double CD set!

Dar Williams has created another masterpiece for the soul. I have been listening to Mortal City for almost six months now, there seems to be a new message every time, a word or phrase that just catches you and takes your breath away. Her humor really...