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To Heaven U Ride
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Michelle Shocked
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Product Details
- Artist: Michelle Shocked
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- Binding: Audio CD
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- EAN: 0820692101423
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- Format: Live
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- Label: Mighty Sound
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- Manufacturer: Mighty Sound
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- Number of Discs: 1
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- Product Group: Music
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- Publisher: Mighty Sound
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- Release Date: 2007-09-04
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- Studio: Mighty Sound
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- Title: To Heaven U Ride
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- UPC: 820692101423
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Product Description: Better late than never. These recently discovered tapes from the 2003 Telluride Bluegrass Festival find the eclectic Americana of Michelle Shocked in pure gospel mode. Backed by a vocal quartet, the "sacred steel" of Hot Rize's Nick Forster, and a killer band, Shocked does her best to channel her inner Mavis Staples, not only on Staple Singers classics such as "Wade in the Water" and "Uncloudy Day" but also on the Band's "The Weight" (which featured Staples as a guest performer in The Last Waltz). The audience joins the chorus on the frequent call-and-response of the material, which includes Shocked originals such as "Quality of Mercy" and "Good News" and the traditional "Study War No More" (more often titled "Down by the Riverside") along with the incantatory opener, "Strange Things Happening Every Day" (from Sister Rosetta Tharpe), and the sanctified reggae closer, "Can't Take My Joy." While some of Shocked's patter sounds like blackface minstrelsy (though she forthrightly acknowledges the issue of race) and "God Bless the Child" finds her way beyond her depth--as if she learned it from Blood, Sweat & Tears rather than Billie Holiday--the spirited performance makes a joyful noise. --Don McLeese
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Customer Reviews
Beautiful voice, beautiful person...
Perhaps the most overlooked talent out there, Michelle has been singing and playing for over twenty years now. Immensely powerful voice that can also be delicate and beautiful. She is very motivated and uses her voice to speak for others who have no voice. This CD, To Heaven U Ride, is a really rockin' soulful gospel album - recorded live with great soundboard quality sound. Many people haven't heard of Michelle (which is a shame) and I think that is because it is hard to put a label on her. Sometimes it is bluegrass, sometimes it is rock, it may be folk, it may be gospel, but her strong, soulful voice always commands attention!
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Great live recording
This is just a terrific recording capturing Michelle Shocked in a beautiful performance in gospel mode. It'll be a treat for both old fans and those discovering her anew. Top notch musical performances couple with strong material and wonderful vocals. Joy emanates from this recording.
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