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"Sentiments so strong that they're scary.
These are songs that make you think." We could all do well to study the human condition
the way Suzanne McDermott does - with a critic’s eye and a poet’s
heart. With a voice as clear as Sunday bells and a wry wit fit for a
late-night coffee cabaret, Suzanne McDermott tells it straight, neither
sacrificing art for truth, nor substituting beauty for passion. More
than a pretty collection of songs, The Glory challenges and enlightens. "Suzanne McDermott shines on her new
CD, "The Glory". Her crystalline voice reminds me of Judy
Collins, and her eye for detail and turns of phrase tell vivid, compelling
stories. Intriguing, beautiful work, and highly recommended." "McDermott possesses one of the most
assured and mellifluous female voices on the contemporary folk scene.
She’s also penned some of the most remarkable songs of the past
50 years, ranks in the first echelon of songwriters and is not timid
about infusing her poetry with strong messages."
Ephemera "Compelling. McDermott has a soulful
and beautiful voice...Her songs have a strong spiritual intensity and
an honesty." "This is an album filled with rare, beautiful,
original and intelligent songs." "I love the Roswell song! I LOVE IT!!!" "Her song writing is soulful,
poetic, spiritual, and demands the full attention and interaction of
the listener." "I listened to Ephemera again today,
and once again was blown away by the sheer power of all those beautiful
songs. It is a REALLY GOOD album, I mean it. "
Souvenir "Poetic songs lifted by a lovely voice,
which recalls English singers like Maddy Prior." "With her lilting voice and melodic twists
and turns, McDermott is slightly reminiscent of Joni Mitchell and early
Rickie Lee Jones. With near epic songs like "California Sun"
and "The 3 Dreams of J. Robert Oppenheimer" she makes almost
any comparison obsolete." "Intellectual poetry set to beautiful
guitar work, all of which comes from an artist's soul with the experience
of a hobo." "Lyrics which repay repeated listening
and a voice which recalls Judy Collins."
Out Under the Sky "This music transcends the season. It
is a beautiful work." "The Christmas album is a curious creature.
Spirituality meets commercial potential in gaudily decorated CD racks
in record stores everywhere. With the typical Christmas album, musicianship
all too often becomes secondary — any old rehashed carols that
get us in the holiday spirit will do. Rarely is such an album a highly
creative or intellectual endeavor. I bought this cd for her version of "I
Wonder as I Wander" but enjoyed every song on it. Suzanne's voice
is very fluid, soothing and wonderful to listen to. This is the spring
season, and except for the last song on the cd, it makes for perfect
listening as the birds start to chirp, the wind becomes warm, etc. This
is the kind of cd you'll put on when you want to hear something beautiful
and serene, but don't want just a piano trilling in the background.
Her voice and guitar sound like they are right in the room with you.
The cd will be one you reach for all the time.
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