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Title: I Don't Get It
Review: After reading the glowing review of Milk Eyed Mender in the New York Times, I was anticipating purchasing the cd, which I promptly did. I was also excited about purchasing it, being a harpist myself, though not a professional one, and wanting to support another harpist. Unfortunately, I was quite disappointed in the cd. Although I enjoyed the harp playing, I found Joanna Newsome's voice displeasing. The NYT review had said her voice was unusual. That was an understatement. Although her lyrics can be poetic, and her harp playing is wonderful, frankly, her voice is difficult to listen to - often off-key, child-like to the point of parody. A musician friend of mine compared it, but unfavorably, to Yoko Ono's voice, but not as good. That said, her music is interesting, and I'd love to hear her songs sung in another voice. But with the voice as is, I just don't get it.
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