Track Listings (10) - Disc #1| All Artists: Mary Gauthier Title: Mercy Now Members Wishing: 2 Total Copies: 0 Label: Lost Highway Release Date: 2/15/2005 Genres: Country, Folk, Pop, Rock Styles: Americana, Singer-Songwriters Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 602498641682, 060251709936 |
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A spark of redemption illuminates even the darker songs on Mercy Now, the fourth album by Mary Gauthier (pronounced "go-shay"). The influence of her native Louisiana pervades her Southern Gothic songcraft, which first won ... more » |
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Amazon.com A spark of redemption illuminates even the darker songs on Mercy Now, the fourth album by Mary Gauthier (pronounced "go-shay"). The influence of her native Louisiana pervades her Southern Gothic songcraft, which first won an audience in the folk clubs of Boston. After a series of releases on independent labels, her Lost Highway debut seems destined to expand that audience significantly. Within her mature, weather-beaten artistry, Dylanesque metaphysics go to Mardi Gras on "Wheel Inside the Wheel"; the naked emotion and eye for detail of "Your Sister Cried" and "Empty Spaces" conjure comparisons with Lucinda Williams; and the plainspoken "I Drink" and "Drop in a Bucket" have the bittersweet bite of the best of John Prine. The spare arrangements of producer/guitarist Gurf Morlix, punctuated by cello, organ, and harmonica, give the material plenty of room to breathe. Gauthier's vocals are half-spoken, half-sung, and all soul. --Don McLeese Similarly Requested CDs
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Member CD Reviews T D. (txgrits) from GIDDINGS, TX Reviewed on 4/13/2007... Mary Gauthier (Go-shay) will touch your soul with her raw passion and awesome talent. Saw her live at a little coffee house in TX - she is something awesome and very very personable!!! 1 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful. Michael L. (Popmeister) from READING, PA Reviewed on 4/13/2007... this is a terrific cd. I highly recommend it to anybody who is a fan of Lucinda Williams. Now, if I could only get my hands on her "Filth & Fire" cd! 1 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.
CD Reviews"Just say she's a rhymer, and rhymers get restless" Marc Ruby? | Warren, MI USA | 03/12/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "I am probably the last person you would expect to be enthusiastic over what is billed as a 'country' album. Whatever that is. But, for some reason, I've heard 'Mercy Now' four times in the past five days, and if country music always sounded like that song, I would be listening to a whole lot more of it. I would call Gauthier's work country/folk and the in name for that definition seems to be Southern Gothic, a genre name that doesn't make a whole lot sense to me. But the songs on this album, they make sense to me, as they would to anyone who loves carefully crafted, gritty lyrics. Yes, these are often dark songs. Yet somehow the upbeat peeks through almost unexpectedly. Mercy Now and Prayer Without Words are good examples of that. In other words, they may be sad, but they aren't hopeless, and that little bit of a hook will grab you every time. There is a subtle spirituality here as well - listen to Wheel Inside The Wheel, for example: Souls ain't born, souls don't die Soul ain't made of earth, ain't made of water, ain't made of sky So, ride the flaming circle, wind the golden reel And roll on, brother, in the wheel inside the wheel This is interesting work, even if, at its heart it is still about broken relationships, human disasters, being down and out, etc. And there is intelligence behind the lyrics, and a real artistry behind the songs. Give it a listen and you'll see what I mean. Gauthier has a true Southern whiskey voice, complete with edgy whine. And yet it is capable of a surprising number of colors, from really down and out to gently caring, and oh yes, just a dash of pointed sarcasm. I Drink is a masterpiece of the latter. In an interview, Gauthier mentioned that she often rewrites a song several hundred times, and this level of craftsmanship shows everywhere. This will probably be my one and only country album, but it is surely one I'll listen to often." Spur of the Moment Pick and Glad I Did Kris S. Thompson | Yardville, NJ | 02/19/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "I picked this up yesterday having never heard of Mary Gauthier. I was hooked after listening to a couple of cuts. This isn't your average country album. It does start off a little dark but gets lighter as it goes on. Her music tells a story thats missing from alot of today's artists. If you're looking for something a little different, pick this cd up today."
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