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Thread #66523   Message #1120062
Posted By: John Routledge
20-Feb-04 - 05:50 PM
Thread Name: Review: Hissyfit: A Fish out of water
Subject: RE: Review: Hissyfit: A Fish out of water
Summary - A very enjoyable CD - Buy one!!

Have now played A Fish out of Water many times and the enjoyment increases with each playing.

The material is very varied and for once I tended to prefer the newer material much of which was written by Linda herself.

It is difficult to overestimate what a wonderful selection of songs there are on the CD

Overall there is a wonderful feeling of musicality which to use Jeri's words "shines through the whole album"

When Linda and Hazel sing together "live" the atmosphere is generally electric and much of this has transferred to the CD on many of the tracks.

The CD will be a revelation to those who have not heard them sing before

Several tracks really stand out particularly THIEPVAL (words by Micca)
Octavius, Northern Tide, and inevitably Spare Hand and Luckiest Sailor
both written from Linda's personal experience.

I have no doubt that I will be enjoying this CD for a long while to come - Congratulations to all concerned.