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Marcia Ball Bio2001's Presumed Innocent from Marcia Ball is yet another rollicking, good humored reason why this Austin marvel continues to be nominated as artist of the year for the W.C. Handy Blues Award year after year.
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Marcia Ball's Sing It! has her teamed up with Irma Thomas and Tracy Nelson, a splendid combination of talent. She has several solo albums behind her and more coming in the future, but Sing it! has been very well received. It earned her an interview on 11/3/98 PBS's "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, which gave her excellent national exposure. Add the W.C. Handy award "Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year" to Marcia's list of achievements and you begin to understand her talent. Marcia Ball is an important factor in the Austin music scene, helping make Austin the music "capital" it is. Let Me Play With Your Poodle is typical Marcia, full of ribald double meaning she leaves for the audience to interpret in their own way, and grown from a long blues tradition of tunes with suggestive lyrics. Marcia grew up surrounded by the rollicking Louisiana rhythms, honky-tonk, gospel and blues that characterize her style. Ted Raymond, writing in the Fort Walton, FL, Daily News, said of Marcia, "In the pantheon of stride piano artists, she's ranked right up there with vintage Fats Domino, Professor Longhair, Dr. John, Leon Russell - and the killer himself, Jerry Lee Lewis. ...After exploding behind the keyboard for a couple of numbers, she'll uncork a slow, bluesy tune - and unveil a smokey voice that grabs you equally as raptly as her piano pyrotechnics." Rick Mason of the Star Tribune called her "the bayou queen of the piano." Her band includes Don Bennett on bass, Chris Miller on guitar, Dan Torosian on sax, Chris Hunter on drums. Marcia lists Johnny Medina, her sound man and photographer, as a member of her "band" as well. Her website is full of sound clips and interesting tidbits. Marcia Ball Album Reviews
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Marcia Ball Album Review:
Marcia Balls Louisana 1927 at 2005-10-10 I was watching OReilly on Fox when they played this for backround music while they showed the death and destruction in NO. The song was good, but what got to me was the fact that a lot of people were talking about the song in the following days. I got the CD, the service was great, the other tracks are overall good, and have bought a few copies for friends. I recommend it.Brian Marcia Ball Album Review: Marcia Ball ROCKS!! at 2005-10-17 Marcia Ball is one of those entertainers who falls below the radar until you listen to her sing. We saw her in concert bought this CD and are NOT dissappointed. Her songs bring the spitit of Louisiana to life. Listen to Thats enough of that stuff, Louella and Louisiana 1927 and youll be back for more!! Marcia Ball Album Review: Marcia goes live at 2006-03-22 I was hoping this live album would bring out all the energy Marcia brings to live performances and to a great extent it did. I find her studio albums burdened with ballads and just not the same as watching her pound the keyboard and sing. This is a generally consistent album of her best material, except for the puppy dog song but I may be in a small minority on that. GR Marcia Ball Album Review: A little piece of home at 2006-02-24 The first time I heard Marcia Ball was in downtown Dallas at the Farmers Market eating breakfast with my husband. A gentleman was playing music for those eating on the outside court. The music was so great that after we finished eating we went up to him to find out who that artist was and needless to say it was Marcia Ball...we enjoyed it them and still enjoy it. I love to listen to it after a hard day at work...it sooths my soul and brings a back a little piece of home life. Marcia Ball Album Review: She puts the live in live albums. at 2005-11-01 I hate live albums so why did I buy this one? Partly because Im a huge Marcia Ball fan and partly because I own every other album shes put out. I saw her perform at a small venue in Vancouver this summer. Halfway through the show, a friend nudges me and says I feel guilty for only paying $22 to see this.Ive seen Marcia Ball at Slims in San Francisco and at the New Orleans Jazz festival in 2001. In New Orleans she did a stunning version of Louisiana 1927. She performs it here as well and it rivals Aaron Nevilles version. She has a great voice and the sax solo is tremendous. This track alone would justify the CDs price. If you dont own any of her albums, this would be a good place to start. The sound quality is top-notch and she has a great band backing her up.I feel guilty for only paying $15.00 for this disc. Marcia Ball Album Editorial: For more than 30 years Ball has been delivering her signature brand of Texas blues Louisiana RB and Gulf Coast swamp pop to audiences all over the world. She has earned a huge and intensely loyal following through critically acclaimed albums and continued non-stop touring. Live shes simply unbeatable PLIVE! DOWN THE ROAD a blistering set recorded at the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in 2004. The CD mixes songs from throughout her career including longtime fan favorites like La Ti Da and Crawfishin as well as newer material like Louella. Ball gives each song the workout of a lifetime reinventing and reinvigorating every track with the immediacy and fire only a live show can deliver. |
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Marcia Ball Album Review:
More like it. at 2003-04-23 I was disappointed with Marcias last album, Presumed Innocent, as it had a somewhat antiseptic sound for this most organic of performers. So Many Rivers sounds much more vibrant and closer in feel to her best album: Let Me Play with Your Poodle. Her playing and that of her band is solid and rollicking. The mix between rockers and ballads is perfect. However, to experience Marcia at her best you need to see her in concert. This album should provide some excellent fodder for her current live set. A live album would really do Marcia justice. Marcia Ball Album Review: No House of Glass at 2005-03-19 So Many Rivers is a high point for Marcia Ball. An accomplished pianist, she has a crack band to help fill in the gaps. Six of the tracks are originals that she penned. My favorite is Danny Timms Hurricane on China Lake. Although this was copyrighted in 1978, this is the first recording of the tune I can find. Marcias bluesy piano pounds out the melody, Its blowing the walls down; You find your house of glass in pieces on the ground. Donnie Fritts and Gary Nicholson penned the beautiful melody of If Its Really Got to Be This Way, a sad slow breakup lament that Marcias vocals fully embody. On Give Me A Chance, Marcias piano goes gospel with Greg Smiths sax and the Los Angeles Horns giving Marcias powerful vocal a classic soul feel thatd put a smile on Al Greens face. Danny Timms Dance With Me bounces joyfully on the sets feel-good track. The material on this set is consistently good. The performances are first rate and make this a delightful jewel! Enjoy! Marcia Ball Album Editorial: If Bonnie Raitt played piano and had a little more New Orleans in her shed be proud to claim the soulful sincerity of this release as her own. Producer Stephen Bruton (long Raitts lead guitarist) polishes this groove-laden set with rich arrangements of horns and harmonies as Cajun accordionist Wayne Toups former Storyville vocalist Malford Milligan and blues guitarist Pat Boyack provide additional sonic spice. Though the second-line syncopation of Foreclose on the House of Love the buoyant swamp pop of Honeypie (with Toups) and an acoustic mandolin-driven transformation of the funky Three Hundred Pounds of Hongry find the veteran blueswoman in playful spirits she shows her depth as a balladeer on originals such as Give Me a Chance and The Storm as well as a revival of Arthur Alexanders classic If Its Really Got to Be This Way. Between the river towns of New Orleans (Balls musical homeland) and Austin (where shes based) these 14 cuts cover a lot of ground. Don McLeese Marcia Ball Album Editorial: Texas pianist/vocalist Marcia Ball is at a creative and commercial high point in her career. After years of critically acclaimed releases and thousands of jam-packed live shows Marcias career has kicked into high gear since the release of Presumed Innocent. So Many Rivers showcases Marcia Balls mastery of roadhouse rock New Orleans RB and deep soul ballads along with a continuing sophistication that makes her a prime candidate to reach fans of adult rockers like Bonnie Raitt and Lucinda Williams. Digipak. Alligator. 2003. |
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