Title: Natalie's "well-regarded" solo career is baffling
Product review: I'm glad to read some intensely negative reviews on this release. I concur. I bought both TigerLily and Ophelia after she left 10,000 Maniacs and tried to get into them. Impossible. 10,000 Maniacs was truly a great band. Merchant's voice was an integral part of that greatness but she evidently wasn't the reason that the band was so good. Her replacement, Mary Ramsey, proved the point. The band continued its string of excellent albums without missing a single beat. Merchant wasn't missed at all. I couldn't understand why she left 10,000 Maniacs and started a solo career but I loyally followed her over here. Big mistake. Sandy Denny she's not!I've read elsewhere than 10,000 Maniacs with Mary Ramsey are recording a new album in 2011. I'm very much looking forward to it.As for Merchant, her success as a solo artist is utterly baffling. There is just nothing here worth listening to.
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