Judee Sill's debut album (as well as the debut of the Asylum label) heralded a major new talent in the airy, contemporary folk world of the early '70s. The album employed the production skills of Sill's ex-husband Bob Harris, as well as ex-Turtle, ex-Leaves Jim Pons, and Graham Nash (on the album's sole single, "Jesus Was s Crossmaker"). Judee Sill featured all original compositions, many of which relied on Sill's own brand of cosmological Christian imagery to make their point. By turns spare and lavishly orchestrated, there is still a cohesive feel to all of the album; her lyrics are exceptionally poetic (to the point of being almost flowery) and her voice is smooth enough to bear heavy overdubbing with itself, giving every song a shimmery feel. The essence of the music is folk, the execution pop: the songs feel like a comfort blanket, a statement of hope from a troubled soul.
This is one of the most beautiful albums I've ever heard. I think she's even better, certianly as a melodist, than Joni Mitchell and Nick Drake, the two singer-songwriters she might be compared to. And for those interested in the early-'70s Laurel Canyon folk-rock scene, her debut was the first-ever release on David Geffen's storied Asylum Records label.Her life story is amazing too: she was a ...
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As a rule, I generally don't like female singers. The ones who sing the songs of others aren't typically worth my time and the ones who sing their own songs more often than not annoy me. I don't have anyone to fill me in on great female singer/songwriters, I have to try to discover them myself and it's been hard… in my eyes, one of those few and far between great ones was the late Judee Sill.Si.
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This is one of the most beautiful albums I've ever heard. I think she's even better, certianly as a melodist, than Joni Mitchell and Nick Drake, the two singer-songwriters she might be compared to. And for those interested in the early-'70s Laurel Canyon folk-rock scene, her debut was the first-ever release on David Geffen's storied Asylum Records label.Her life story is amazing too: she was a ...
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| 1 Crayon Angels |
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| 2 The Phantom Cowboy |
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| 3 The Archetypal Man |
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| 4 The Lamb Ran Away with the Crown |
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| 5 Lady-O |
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| 6 Jesus Was a Cross Maker |
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| 7 Ridge Rider |
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| 8 My Man on Love |
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| 9 Lopin' Around Thru the Cosmos |
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| 10 Enchanted Sky Machines |
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| 11 Abracadabra |
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