Search - Cheri Knight :: Knitter

2 CDs in 1

Lee Armstrong | Winterville, NC United States | 07/26/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The contrast of the first 4 tunes which rock flat out and the remaining tracks which are great folk rock is amazing; it's like having two different CDs in one, but both are great. The cover art of the CD with an award winning sheep is a little strange, but fits with the title track. Eric Ambel's electric guitar gives weight to "The Knitter," "I draw the loose ends down in my aching hands & start unwinding." The dense electric rock sound of "Megalith" continues, "Under the same sky they would be, in the rain & the sun." "Down By the Water" is a bit more upbeat than Neil Young's "Down By the River," but would be a good companion piece on this country-flavored toe tapper. The rock CD concludes with "Light in the Road," a churning electric rocker, a great track. With "Last Barn Dance" we begin CD2. It's a midtempo folk tune with pretty acoustic guitar, "Later on when the leaves are all scattered we will look at the world though older eyes; Here we are on a road bound to no one, you & I, you & I, you & I." "Wishing Well" is a haunting folk ballad, "She's standing in the garden with a white dress on; silver roses in her hand." "That I Might See" is another midtempo folk tune with a distinctive melody. Cheri hypnotically drones lyrics as much as sings them giving a feel of pain under pressure on "Waiting for Sara." "Spellbound" is a mysterious track, "She wakes, hears a voice two doors down...That was the last year she believed." Fiddle makes "Paper Wings" almost sound bluegrass. "Very Last Time" concludes the CD with stinging electric guitar on the slow tune, "It worries me, honey, I think my feelings were wrong." This CD is really great music, very different sounds, but all great. U snooze U lose!"