Artist..... Allison Weiss
Title...... An Eight Song Tribute To Feeling Better
Label...... athensmusic.net / IODA
Date....... 18 Nov 2008
Genre...... Alternative
Subgenre... Acoustic
Source..... WEB
Quality.... ~178 kbps / 44,1kHz / Joint-Stereo
Url........ www.emusic.com
Size....... 32.7MB
. .......................... Track List .......................... .
01 - Competition 03:48
02 - I'm Ready 02:36
03 - Number Six 03:18
04 - I Don't Want To Be HEre 02:58
05 - Love & War 02:59
06 - Perfectly Alright 03:31
07 - Analogy 03:08
08 - Song Of Hope 02:51
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25:09
. ............................ Notes ............................. .
ôàSmoke break number two, and the crowd is growing. Allison Weiss is on
next, and my drink choice is complicated by the fact that up until about
thirty minutes previously I was convinced I was about to see Alison
Krauss. I play it safe with a PBR and head back in to the glorious
liltings of Weiss, who is strumming furiously on a guitar that is about
twice the size of her. In her scruffy ankle boots and pink rimmed glasses
I can imagine she is the poster child for indie kids everywhere.
Her voice is impeccable and her music makes me want to sit on the floor
crosslegged with a boy I like and play records. Her set list makes use
of the good old Pixies loud soft loud soft technique, she alternates
between acoustic songs and loud satisfying numbers in which she is
backed by her band. During her quiet songs, the simple poetry of her
lyrics take over the room (ôLying to keep me afloat, trying to keep
my eyes closedö) and it feels like I will never be able to look away
from her face. During the loud ones, there is handclapping and the
occasional smatter of synth and people seem to know all the words and
I feel smug that I ordered PBR. I think I would quite like to go out
for a drink with Allison Weiss. I even bought a T-shirt, it says
ôALLISON WEISS IS OK I GUESSö on it and it is twee and retro and
friendly and unpretentious and represents everything I liked about her
set.ö
Fran McDonald for AthensExchange.com
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