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Sometimes Mother Really Does Know Best
Christine Lavin
Sometimes Mother Really Does Know Best
Genres: Folk, Pop
 
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The hilarious Christine Lavin literally shines in live performance as she straps on a miner?s headlamp and twirls her glowing batons. But the real sparkle comes from Lavin?s sung and spoken wit ? this singer-songwriter-gui...  more »

     
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All Artists: Christine Lavin
Title: Sometimes Mother Really Does Know Best
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Appleseed Records
Release Date: 5/11/2004
Genres: Folk, Pop
Styles: Traditional Folk, Contemporary Folk, Singer-Songwriters
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 611587107923

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The hilarious Christine Lavin literally shines in live performance as she straps on a miner?s headlamp and twirls her glowing batons. But the real sparkle comes from Lavin?s sung and spoken wit ? this singer-songwriter-guitarist regales and involves her fans with riotously acute original songs, comic monologues, quizzes, contests, and, in this case, her quest to identify Mr. Colorado Springs in the audience at the 2003 benefit concert captured on this CD. "Sometimes Mother Really Does Know Best" is the award-winning Ms. Lavin?s seventeenth album in a recording career that stretches back to 1981. Some songs here have appeared on her previous CDs, but never like this! One of Christine?s signature compositions, "What Was I Thinking?," resurfaces with updated needling of Martha Stewart, while the affectionately rueful "You Look Pretty Good for Your Age" is wrapped around Christine?s search for Mr. Colorado Springs. Five other favorites are captured "live" for the first time, including the tropical ordeal of "Wind Chimes and the anthem of the uncoordinated, "Ballad of a Ballgame." There are also three new songs here. At least half the fun of this CD comes from Christine?s giddy but incisively sarcastic song intros and a half-dozen comic monologues. "What kind of a ridiculous glamour trajectory am I on?" conveys her outrage at being mistaken for an ex-nun and a lunch lady; "Bernice, Carol, and tonight?s crowd compete for the science prize" is a quiz that involves such brain teasers as "How many roads MUST a man walk down before they call him a man?" Armed only with a guitar, a Boomerang sampling device that multiplies and delays her vocals into harmonies and swirling rounds, a wry, mocking self-awareness and boundless insight into contemporary culture, the Christine Lavin live experience is just as funny when heard at home, as preserved on this disc. Lighten up and laugh for almost 75 minutes!

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CD Reviews

Would have been better live
James "T" | Hoschton, GA United States | 11/22/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is the first Christine Lavin CD that I have purchased and I may have done better with a studio recording. I was introduced to Ms Lavin via XM Folk Village and have been watching her site to see if she ever ventured South for a performance but this seems very unlikely. The CD is very entertaining and has considerable "filler" between the songs as she interacts with the audience. Obviously some of the effect is missed with just an audio representation. I was a big fan of Harry Chapin and saw him perform multple times in both large and small venues and Christine appears to have that same stage presence that Harry utilized so well. Her stories through her music will make you smile, my daughter loved the "Wind Chimes" song, and overall this CD makes me want to continue seeking a live performance to experience personally. If you're looking for artistic vocal performance in a polished production of audio engineering then this is not your best choice. However, if you are looking for a modern-day folk singer/entertainer having a wonderful time interacting with a audience in an upclose and personal venue then give Mother Does Know Best a try."