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SL
- Brownsburg, IN
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" Probably the best "live" cd I've heard. I'm a big fan of Jennie Devoe's music anyway, but this live CD is great. Great lyrics, music and FANTASTIC voice. Listen to "Whisper in the Dark" especially. "
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MO
- Indy, IN
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" After owning and listening to this CD for the past 6 months it's still as fresh as the first time I heard it. "
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LB
- Palm Harbor, FL
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" If there was ever an artist whose music you can relate to, cry to & even laugh with, it is Jennie Devoe! You never get sick of her tunes! She is only getting better. "
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MO
- Indy, IN
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" After owning and listening to this CD for the past 6 months it's still as fresh today as it was the first time I heard it yet as comfortable and familiar as your favorite jeans/shoes/T-shirt/whatever. Some of that familiarity is partially due to the fact that those who have been fans of Jennie and her band for a few years have heard most of these songs at the band's live shows with the promise that they might be on the "next CD". Well, "Next" is here and
Jennie delivers on that promise with the release of 'Thank You goodnight...'
(TYGN) and Ooooooh what a way to do so .... by recording them the way that her fans are used to hearing them. LIVE! Live recordings are a very tricky feat to accomplish successfully as generally they tend to disappoint rather than satisfy a band's audience. Not so here as TYGN definitely does not disappoint even a casual listener in that it's an absolutely fantastic sounding recording.
I have had people listen to songs from this CD and not realize it's a live recording until they hear the audience applause and Jennie's between song banter. IMHO, this is the best sounding live recording that I have ever heard!
Some people may question the choice to release a live CD with only 2 prior CDs to her credit but Jennie has redefined the way people will think about live
recordings by taking the norm and turning it upside down. Instead of a CD full of live versions of studio cuts with a cover song and *MAYBE* a few previously
unreleased songs thrown in the mix for a selling gimmick, Jennie and the band play 2 songs from each previous CD and a wonderfully done cover of 'Turtle Blues' but the meat and taters of this CD are the 9 previously
unreleased/unrecorded songs as well as a well balanced choice of acoustic & full-on band versions of the songs.
As for the songs hemselves, TYGN opens with the beautifully crafted 'Whisper In The Dark' (my personal fav on this CD) which I think shows many of the things that draw people to Jennie DeVoe Band's music .... intelligently written lyrics, music that coalesces beautifully together with Jennie's bluesy soulful voice delivering an honest and emotionally expressive song. I have loved this
song since I first heard it and was very glad to see that it made the cut for this CD. Up next is 'Barefoot To Babylon' originally released on her debut CD, that has excellent guitar work by Brett Lodde along with John Wittman's drumming & Todd Smith's bass that only enhance this version of a crowd favorite. 'Somebody's Daughter' from the 2nd CD (TaDa) is an acoustic (just Brett & Jennie) rendition of this introspective look at trying to find one's
self and place in life. Rockin' up next is 'Born To Be Bad' that's sure to get you up and moving ... so what if your fellow workers think you're nutty while dancing around your office! ;) 'When You Call My Name' has been a staple at Jennie's live shows for many years and has rightfully earned its place on TYGN to keep you rocking on after "
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KB
- St. Louis, MO
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" I've been a fan of Jennie's since BEFORE her LONG-awaited FIRST cd!! I'm glad she finally put MY song--"Little Obsession"--on a CD! She's the best---and I miss HER!!! "
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