JRP 'Morrison Heights' 4 1/2 on 5 star review (Ottawa Citizen)
"...on a beautifully realized disc. This is for fans of Jenny Lewis or Dean & Britta -- if they were on a country retreat -- and an early contender for disc of the year..."
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Morrison Heights (4 1/2 stars out of 5)
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With each listen you become more aware of the subtleties of Morrison Heights - the crickets, the woodstoves, the barking dog, all the sounds of the country where this album was made by husband-and-wife songwriting duo Jack Pelletier and Shannon Ross.
There's a painstaking attention to detail and a strong ability to say more with less. Ross's soulful vocal is an instrument all on its own (Jenny Lewis meets Angela Desveaux).
Pelletier stays in the background for the most part as producer/guitarist, save for two lazy-day tales called Wrote You A Song and Every Corner.
Ball and Chain's Michael Ball (fiddle), Souljazz Orchestra's Pierre Chretien (Hammond, Rhodes), Paul Christian (trombone), Jason Jaknunas (electric bass), Peter von Althen (percussion) and Chris Breitner (bass) add texture.
The whole disc culminates in the six-minute, swelling rock gem called Fight Your Way Out, adding guts to a fine country album. An early contender for disc of the year.
- Fateema Sayani Ottawa Citizen, March 3/2007 Page K4 (Style Weekly)
Ratings:
5 stars - A classic of the genre
4 stars - Excellent
3 stars - Good
2 stars - Fair
1 star - If your host puts this on, leave
// posted by jackp # 6:21 PM
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