Pros: "She Cries Your Name" is a stellar song. Cons: The rest flops by sounding too similar.
I've heard so much about Brit Beth Orton's eclectic mix of trip hop and acoustic folk that I'd been dying to check her out. I got hooked up with a copy of her first album, "Trailer Park," which was released in 1996. Since I'm a big fan of most modern...
Pros: Beth Orton has a rare talent: the ability to combine contrasting musical genres successfully. Cons: Actually, I don't think there are any.
This, my friends, is one of my absolute favorite albums. I have owned it for about two and a half years, and for the first year of said ownership, I listened to this at least five-ten times a week. At least. Usually I listened to it much, much...
Pros: originality and beautiful phrases Cons: inconsistent and sometimes empty
I first heard Beth Orton's album Trailer Park while sitting in a cybercafe in Memphis last year. The voice I heard reminded me somewhat of Sinead O'Connor, and I had to find out who it was. Two weeks later, the album was mine.
Parlaying the success she enjoyed with the Chemical Brothers, Beth Orton has crafted and exquisite debut album, one which demonstrates her strange and beautiful amalgamation of folk, electronica and pop. This is a voice that you must hear, and music you...
Pros: musically diverse, beautifully pieced, very stirring. Cons: got less attention than her slightly less remarkable second album.
Beth Orton's debut album, Trailer Park, is a must-own. This is one of the most well put together albums I have ever heard. Each song is good by itself, but when perfectly arranged, as this album is, they make about an hour of sheer pleasure.
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