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| From | "Gene Good" <javagene@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Nyro covers |
| Date | Fri, 12 Aug 2005 16:27:12 +0000 |
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I saw that on Amazon.Is the rest of the album worth getting?It is also
available on a cd single .I could not decide which one to try.
>From: "Jim Lines" <ricky@jameslines.freeserve.co.uk>
>Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
>To: <audities@smoe.org>
>Subject: Re: Nyro covers
>Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 16:56:23 +0100
>
>Daniel Wylie wrote a great song about Laura Nyro back in his Cosmic Rough
>Riders days.
>
>It's on the Cosmic Rough Riders' b-sides abum, 'Pure Escapism'.
>
>Jim
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dave Seaman" <seamand@upmc.edu>
>To: <audities@smoe.org>
>Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 4:18 PM
>Subject: Nyro covers
>
>
> >
> > <<<As a result of this thread I just revisited the CD "Angel in the
> > Dark".These were Laura's last recordings and there is still beauty on
> > display. It is a mix of solo recordings and backing of some studio vets
> > which tend to be a bit slick for her. But her singing is wonderful.
>And
> > there are several stunning new songs, particularly her title tune and
>"Don't
> > hurt Child". Also a Bacharach cover,"Be Aware" that is great [a song I
>am
> > unfamiliar with]. There are some R&B covers to be expected. But also she
> > covers "Embraceable You", and Richard Rodger's "He was too good to Me".
> > There is even a Motown hidden track.>>>
> >
> > I'll have to check that one out, thanks for the head up! I like Nyro's
> > interpretations of others as well as her own songs - I love the album
>she
> > did with Labelle way back when, some of the best Motown/soul/Brillpop
>covers
> > out there!
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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