Track Listings (12) - Disc #1| All Artists: Carolyn Mark Title: Nothing Is Free Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Mint Records Original Release Date: 1/1/2007 Re-Release Date: 9/18/2007 Album Type: Import Genres: Country, Folk, Pop, Rock Style: Americana Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 773871010729 |
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"Since the late '90s, Carolyn Mark has recorded a handful of great albums ... paints a charming portrait of the desperate, down-and-out lifestyle." -- SF Gate Some things are just meant to be. Birds were born to fly, poli... more » |
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Album Description "Since the late '90s, Carolyn Mark has recorded a handful of great albums ... paints a charming portrait of the desperate, down-and-out lifestyle." -- SF Gate Some things are just meant to be. Birds were born to fly, politicians were born to lie, and Carolyn Mark was born to make music. Ever since she first took the stage as Templeton the rat in her elementary school's musical version of Charlotte's Web, show business has been the main driving force in Mark's life. After coming to the obvious conclusion that musicians were much more fun to hang around with than actors, she formed her first band, all-girl surf-twang popsters The Vinaigrettes. It was the beginning of a love affair with music, musicians, and the road that that has lasted over fifteen years. Nothing Is Free, described by Mark as her "woodsy, introspective album," was recorded by Myke Hall at Beaver Point Hall in British Columbia. Along for the ride were guitar and bass virtuoso Paul Pigat (Cousin Harley), guitar and mandolin heavyweight Paul Rigby (Neko Case), expert vocalist Emilie Rhone (Fishing Derby, Antler), and vivacious violinist and vocalist Diona Davies (Po' Girl, Geoff Berner, ESL). Additional help was ably rendered by Allison Russell and Awna Teixeira of Po' Girl, and the mythical Calvin Dick (Neckbeard). Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsConfessional, folky singer-songwriter hyperbolium | Earth, USA | 11/03/2007 (4 out of 5 stars) "No doubt Carolyn Mark is tired of seeing Natalie Merchant's name in her reviews, but their voices are so remarkably similar at times, it's impossible not to take note on first listen. On second spin, as your ear moves from the familiar timbre to its less familiar application in country and folk, there's still a loping waltz-time quality that bridges back to Merchant. Plunging further into the album however, Mark's uniqueness reveals itself. In addition to the sparse arrangements accompanying Mark's often desolate songs, there's an old-timey trill to tracks like "1 Thing" that bear no resemblance to Merchant at all. Mark's sixth solo album is filled with wordy, confessional stories and observations in the folky singer-songwriter vein, but augmented with the knowing details and earthy portraiture of country music. She expounds on intimate, internal subjects like the pleasure of choice, the dilemmas of home, and the dichotomy of mistress versus wife. Her songs are poetic and philosophical, yet sufficiently grounded to tell stories and draw characters - a balancing act few songwriters can manage. [©2007 hyperbolium dot com]"
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