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Indigo Girls, Poseidon and the Bitter Bug. 2-CD DELUXE EDITION includes the Full Band Studio Sessions and the Acoustic Sessions with bonus track.
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Poseidon & The Bitter Bug
Great music... well worth the extra for the deluxe set... especially if you like the girls at their acoustic best.
Excellent records, but a few notes of interest
Double CD set, one acoustic, one with band of the same songs. I found the acoustic songs to have a better feel and vibe than the band CD. The Girls working with the band comes off as too predictable, too mechanical. After seeing the Girls in concert, if you can, you need to get out and see them as they tour this summer. Besides the band CD sounding a bit predictable, the other nuance I found with this CD is that Amazon only sent it as a one CD product, leaving the acoustic version out. I should of read the previous reviews before buying the CD from Amazon, as one reviewer noted the same problem. Oh well, live and learn! I was able to get ahold of the acoustic CD thru another source a few days after receipt of my Amazon shipment.
so glad i bought it
this is the first IG album that i have ever purchased, even though i have always enjoyed what i would occasionally hear of theirs...so glad that i bought it! i love the acoustic CD- it's worth the extra $ to buy the deluxe album!
once again...absolutely no power.
Well once again...every Indigo Girl fan has been fooled into thinking that just because they went acoustic that everything is better...Well I too for a moment thought that they went back to old wonderful powerhouse harmonies, where vocals were of the same equal strength, going over each other yet still coming back to their original harmony and not just acting as backups for each other. But no, they did it again...just the same as they have been since after Shaming of the Sun...everysong from Digging your Dream to True Romantic...one is singing full and the other is just barely making harmony, just so they can be still going by their name...if you go back in time to starting with Strange Fire, Nomads, Indians, and Saints, and other masterpieces such as Swamp Ophelia, you will see the true power of the Indigo Girls when they were in their prime...They still have the power to be every bit as good as they were 20 years ago...but once again...they choose not to..and disappoint more fans.
Great IG album
This is a great example of just how far musically and lyrically the Indies have come in their near 25 years of doing their thing. A wonderful album, filled with not only the great intricate guitar work for which Emily is known, but with other terrific instruments that the girls have picked up and worked on learning in the last oh 15 or so years. Amy plays some mandolin, as does Emily, They both play banjo, they both play electric and accoustic guitars, there is some more "obscure" instruments thrown in as well.
Lyrically they are as thoughful and thought provoking as usual. I love this album because the feel constantly changes. One minute you are at the beach with Emily, in the next you are driving down a dark county road with Amy. If the lyrics don't move you, then there is something wrong with your hearing. I believe this is the best album in probably 10 years and I have all of them and like each one for different things. I have the double cd version of this album, and love both cds equally. It is nice to get a different feel to the tunes.
I hope the IG keeps doing what they are known for-thought provoking and thoughtful tunes and lyrics. Now if we could just get Amy to use that Mountain Dulcimer I know she was given, I shudder to think how beautifully the voices could be with that as a simple acoustic accompanyment.
