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Sacred

Eric Darius | USA | 11/23/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I want to know how Lisa McCormick has managed to follow me and my friends around and record our conversations without us seeing her. I hereby invite her to come out from behind the shrubbery and go ahead and join us for coffee. Her words are bright, funny, and smart. But what I love most about "Sacred" is how she is unafraid to get playful with her music as well as the lyrics.That's a territory most folk singers don't dare step into. On most folk music CDs I've heard, the music doesn't change much from song to song. The tempo speeds up or slows down, but the focus is mostly on the lyrics. McCormick throws in surprises just where they're needed. "Purgatory Cafe" sounds like a smoky jazz cafe with heavy use of the upright bass. I can taste the cigar smoke in the air. Here, she's having playful fun with the music as well as her lyrics. She makes purgatory sound much more fun than heaven. Another pleasant musical surprise is the acoustic guitar waltz at the end ("Waltz Out Your Door").Most of the time, McCormick's lyrics bring a smile of ready identification. In "Do Something Stupid," she feels an unwelcome attraction for someone and wants him to break the spell: "Do something stupid so I can get you off my mind.... Put me to sleep with never ending stories About people I don't even know. Light a cigar Blow it in my face Ask me if I've gained a little weight That would be great."As with the music, she changes the mood often with the lyrics as well. In between the ironic chuckles, she stops to paint a beautiful portrait in "Grow Old With Me" that makes me wish I could be there. We all have a beautiful moment in our lives that looks like a watercolor painting suspended in time. McCormick has captured hers in a song. So Lisa, I'm serious about joining us for coffee. You've been writing what we talk about, so you may as well join us. -Jennifer Layton"

A great CD.

Dawn E. Grobe | Vermont | 09/23/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I bought this CD and Right Now, after seeing Lisa in concert. She doesn't sing that sappy love song stuff you hear all the time, she sings about real stuff and is very often funny. She has a lovely folksy voice, but definately adds some bite to her songs. Get this CD and you won't be sorry."