Album title: Shadows
Artist: Rachael Leahcar
Genre: Not sure; Pop? Adult contemporary? Singer/songwriter?
Nationality: Australian
Release date: April 7
Position in Discography: Fourth
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I like the way this starts off, with a real I-am-woman affirmation melded to a heavy rock/pop beat with a hint of blues in it, then an acoustic folky style song follows with some really nice violin. Speaking of really nice, her voice is great – sort of a country style to it and one of those that doesn't need to be forced on you to make her point. This is excellent stuff so far. Four covers on the album, the first perhaps not that obvious, “Sweet Child o' Mine” is played on piano(!) and does she kill it! **** me, this woman has talent coming out of her, um, she's mega-talented. “Sewn” sounds like Sam Brown meets The Divine Comedy, while her version of The Hollies' “The Air That I Breathe” is less impressive. Good, but not a future classic like the GnR one surely will be.
Her own songs are mostly better though, as the smouldering “Beware the Wolf” and the country-flavoured upbeat “Taste of the Grapevine” show adequately. I don't know “Money Changes Everything” but apparently it's a cover, can't tell you though how she does with it. Good song though. Back to her original material, and that's the last cover. No it isn't, my mistake. Jefferson Airplane's “Somebody to Love” gets a decent showing before the album closes with a truly beautiful ballad with some heart-rending cello work.
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