| Something I Said - Pieta Brown | | | | Remarkably gifted with both a distinct voice that |
| Dwight Hobbes - Twin Cities Daily Planet | | | | leans toward the pensive and superior songwriting |
| Singer-songwriter Pieta Brown's One and All on St. | | | | skills, she shows with One and All that rare ability |
| Paul's Red House Records is a fine follow-up to | | | | to put together a full album on which each |
| the EP Shimmer, her excellent debut on the label. | | | | offering sounds freshly inspired. While they all |
| In fact, remarkably enough, it is an improvement. | | | | have her trademark, wistful reflection delivered in |
| Shimmer, a seven-song disc, provided a solid | | | | brilliant tones, not a single selection comes off as |
| showcase for Brown's bright vocals and well | | | | being one of the others simply reworked. |
| crafted compositions. You get five more this time | | | | Highlights include the fetching, "Other Way |
| around and, accordingly, a broader range of | | | | Around," bluesy with a seductive lilt and lyrics like, |
| moods in her vocals and textures in her material. | | | | "If wishes were horses/ I would ride/ Down to |
| It's hard to recall a folk-influenced lady with Pieta | | | | the river/ Where the water is wide/ 'Cause an |
| Brown's potential for crossover to mainstream | | | | eye for an eye/ Just leaves blood on the ground/ |
| appeal and national prominence coming along in | | | | Someday/ It will be the other way around?" And |
| quite some time. The most recent probably was | | | | there's the hypnotic tribute to blue-collar life in |
| Melanie, way back in the early '70's with "Brand | | | | society's trenches "Grass Upon the Hills." |
| New Key." And for that matter, Brown has a | | | | The personnel is top-flight, with Brown (acoustic |
| great deal of consistency in the quality of her | | | | guitar and keys) backed by Bo Ramsey with |
| work and stands a strong chance to hit on the | | | | whom she produced the album (guitars, backup |
| airwaves much more than she misses. Her | | | | vocals), Jon Penner (bass), J.T. Bates (drums), |
| capacity to profoundly impact popular music is | | | | Steve Hayes (drums), Brian Wilkie (pedal steel), |
| indeed considerable, and the exposure she gained | | | | Joey Burns (cello, accordion), and Constie Brown |
| this year opening for Mark Knopfler on his North | | | | (backup vocals), with Alex Ramsey on keys for |
| American tour certainly didn't hurt. | | | | "Faller." This is choice listening fare that anyone |
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