Sara Watkins was one-third of the band Nickel Creek, and this is from her 2009 solo album.
It’s a funny thing, going from a democratic band, to being the solo force.
In the band, you are part of the sound, part of the chemistry. Your contribution is balanced or buoyed or offset by the contributions of the other players.
So when you are on your own, the dynamic that was evident as an ingredient in the group, is suddenly the only flavor there. It’s like eating chicken soup, chicken soup, chicken soup, and then you’re served a steaming bowl of just carrots in broth. It’s not that the carrots taste bad, but you immediately, naturally, miss the other flavors.
It’s kind of unfair. This is a really cool song, with an effective arrangement and some great playing, but the initial reaction is that it sounds like an incomplete Nickel Creek song.
Prejudice is just no good.
Hear Sara Watkins “Long Hot Summer Days”
See her perform it live, here
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
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