Odetta lookin For a Home
really real
for A Home proves she is still in fine voice. The album consists of
Odetta doing Leadbelly songs, and the arrangements are jazzy and very
good. Who'd have guessed that Odetta could still be making fine albums?
Amazon is selling the cd for $10 or the sonically impaired mp3 donwloads
for three Pepsi points.
Here's a review someone wrote on Amazong
Odetta has created a fantastic album of songs by the famous Leadbelly.
Pete Seeger is quoted on the back stating that he first heard Odetta
sing a song by C.W. Leadbetter and he has waited 50 years for her to do
an album of his songs. He is thrilled with this album and so am I.
Odetta has improved with age. Her voice is brilliant in delivering her
unique renditions of these songs. She has lost none of her vocal
strength; on the contrary, I prefer her recent works over her Vanguard
albums. She has a back-up band and like her previous release on MC
Records, "Blues Everywhere I Go", there is a feeling of intimacy as if
one is there in person hearing this great artist. I recommend this album
without a bit of hesitation. I have asked independently run CD shops to
carry this album and "Blues Everywhere I Go". Odetta is truly an
American Treasure and I hope there will be more albums of this caliber
from her. She is better than she has ever been and that is quite a feat
for an artist who is, and always has been, brilliant. This is an album
to really sit and listen to and it leaves the listener wanting more.
"Looking For A Home" is a true work of art due to the genius of Odetta.
This is a must have for anyone who loves folk/blues music. Thank You,
Thank You, Odetta!!!
Babs
There's no mystery to why Dylan was inspired by Odetta. You've
convinced me that "Lookin' For A Home" is worth investigating. I
recently found a download for an interview of Odetta around the
release time for "Blues Everywhere I Go". I'll post it here: