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Title: Good to hear Patty again
Review: Having much more in common with her debut (Living With Ghosts) than her "electric" 2nd CD (Flaming Red), Patty Griffin's new disc has a directness and simple beauty. Her songs on 1000 Kisses paint pictures of country life ("Making Pies"), the fragility of love ("Rain"), reflections and regrets ("Long Ride Home") and various other subjects, all done in sepia tones and sung with a kind of tragic sweetness. Her two choices of cover songs, Bruce Springsteen's stark "Stolen Car" and the lovely Spanish ballad "Mil Besos," fit in well with the rest. The arrangements and production emphasize Patty's voice and acoustic instruments - mostly acoustic guitar, but also piano, accordion, violins and cello. The result is an intimate and revealing CD that charmed me and had me wanting to hear it again. I do miss the rock 'n' roll of Flaming Red, though, and hope Patty returns to it again soon.
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