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General Category => Music => Topic started by: johnsonad on June 04, 2013, 02:17:31 PM

Title: Melody Gardot, My One and Only Thrill
Post by: johnsonad on June 04, 2013, 02:17:31 PM

My wife and I recently reorganized our CD collection and I found this gem in the stacks.  It's her second commercial release and is really well mastered, much better than her first recording.  Listening through headphones I was nearly brought to tears during one passage.  There isn't a bad song on the recording.  Are there any other Melody Gardot fans out there?

Title: Re: Melody Gardot, My One and Only Trill
Post by: Alonzo on June 04, 2013, 02:53:10 PM

Oh definitely yes.  You've got some gems waiting, she has "Worrisome Heart" which I think is just as good as My One and Only.  Her newest is called "The Absence" which is very different but not bad at all.

Title: Re: Melody Gardot, My One and Only Trill
Post by: johnsonad on June 04, 2013, 02:56:40 PM

The Absence is in my too buy list.  I agree that Worrisome Heart is great, but I feel it's not as well mastered as My One and Only Thrill.  On the later release I can almost feel her in the room with me.  How was The Absence different from her others?

Title: Re: Melody Gardot, My One and Only Trill
Post by: galyons on June 04, 2013, 03:18:07 PM

Big fan! Have all her CD's and at least 2 albums, "Worrisome Heart" and "One and Only Thrill".  Sadly I was a bit disappointed with "The Absence", not as well recorded and the songs just did not seem to connect as well as her previous efforts. Great vocalist with a pretty amazing life's story.

Cheers,
Geary

Title: Re: Melody Gardot, My One and Only Trill
Post by: galyons on June 04, 2013, 03:22:53 PM

Wow, she must have been checking in on us!  No sooner than  I hit the "send" button, she pops up on Jazz 24 singing "Worrisome Heart"!! :o

Cheers,
Geary

Title: Re: Melody Gardot, My One and Only Trill
Post by: johnsonad on June 04, 2013, 03:44:21 PM

Last night in looking for the rest of her releases I read her Wiki page. She has an amazing life story and had one hell of a rebound after an accident.

Geary, you wrote you have the releases in LP?

Title: Re: Melody Gardot, My One and Only Trill
Post by: corndog71 on June 04, 2013, 03:53:31 PM

She has a really great EP on itunes called Live from SoHo.  Only 6 tracks buts its great.

Title: Re: Melody Gardot, My One and Only Trill
Post by: johnsonad on June 04, 2013, 04:02:41 PM

Thanks for that Rob, I'll pick it up.

Title: Re: Melody Gardot, My One and Only Trill
Post by: 2wo on June 04, 2013, 04:58:49 PM

Oh yea. First heard her at a  Bottleneck meet...John

Title: Re: Melody Gardot, My One and Only Trill
Post by: galyons on June 05, 2013, 07:49:45 PM

Quote from: johnsonad on June 04, 2013, 03:44:21 PM

Last night in looking for the rest of her releases I read her Wiki page. She has an amazing life story and had one hell of a rebound after an accident.

Geary, you wrote you have the releases in LP?

Yes, I  have  "Worrisome Heart" and "One and Only Thrill" on vinyl. Nicely done!  In regular rotation on the TT.

Cheers,
Geary

Title: Re: Melody Gardot, My One and Only Trill
Post by: adamct on June 05, 2013, 08:18:36 PM

Someone PLEASE fix the title of this thread. It is driving my OCD into overdrive....

 :-[ :-\ :'(
Adam

Title: Re: Melody Gardot, My One and Only Thrill
Post by: johnsonad on June 05, 2013, 11:32:16 PM

Thanks Adam!  Can't believe I missed that   :o

Title: Re: Melody Gardot, My One and Only Thrill
Post by: adamct on June 06, 2013, 01:50:55 AM

Thanks! Now the civilized world can go about its business in peace and harmony, and the breakdown of society as we know it will be (at least temporarily) avoided...  ;)

It probably wouldn't have bothered me so much, except I also love that album.  ;D FWIW, the other album that I always associate with that album in terms of great vocals and production quality is Regina Spektor's album "Begin to Hope". Different genre, to be sure, but still excellent. Check it out.

Best regards,
Adam

Title: Re: Melody Gardot, My One and Only Thrill
Post by: Grainger49 on June 06, 2013, 11:00:57 AM

Adam, this, and music, helps quiet the voices.....

Title: Re: Melody Gardot, My One and Only Thrill
Post by: adamct on June 06, 2013, 12:24:28 PM

Who said that? Who are you? Leave me alone! Get out of my head!

 :o

Title: Re: Melody Gardot, My One and Only Thrill
Post by: azrockitman on June 06, 2013, 08:14:16 PM

I don't consider myself oh sea dee but it bugged me too.   8)