Fumbling Towards Ecstasy - Sarah McLachlan

This is Sarah Mclachlan's third studio album and yet again and absolute gem. Every song on the album is superb, with thought provoking lyrics that are expertly sung and arranged and produced beautifully. Sarah's clear, classically trained voice sets the spine tingling, whilst the emotion in the lyrics move the heart. This is a trademark of all Mclachlan's work and the reason why she is one of my favourite artists. Mclachlan is not that well know on these shores, and you may have only heard of her through her with the remix of 'Silence' by Delerium or 'Angel' from Dawson's Creek or Buffy, I'm not a big fan of either ...  Read the complete review

~~~~~~~~~~~ INTRODUCTION ~~~~~~~~~~~ I have a confession to make. On a sweltering summer afternoon in July 1989, as I was leafing through some LP's at small independent record store in Little Neck, New York, a song came over the sound system. As I listened to the hypnotic and seductive strains of Sarah McLachlan's voice, I promptly fell in love. Twenty years on from her debut single "Vox", this exceptional artist remains as close to my heart as ever. Her uniquely endearing voice - at times ethereal and achingly vulnerable, and at others bold and strong - heralds a remarkable talent that remains somewhat unrecognised and ...  Read the complete review

I was introduced to this artist when I heard her music featured in my favourite show, little heard of 'VR.5'. Mclachlan's voice was unique enough to recognise it in other T.V shows of the same era too - 'Due South' and 'Strangeluck'. This lady has such a soulful, moaning type of tone. Her voice bleeds into the words and dances with the music. She is extremely talented at emoting and conveying an acknowledgement of spirituality. Her delivery and the intelligent, thoughtful lyrics are highly evocative. This, I suspect, is why her music so often makes it into the soundtracks of so many T.V dramas. This album, for me, is Mclachlan's best work. Every song brings ...  Read the complete review

[I have also reviewed this on Epinions and Ciao] Released in 1993, this is a stunning album from singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan that I would highly recommend to anyone in search of quality music. The musical style is mellow, slow and occasionally quite dark. What makes this album so great is the well-written, meaningful lyrics (some of the best I have come across to date) and Sarah's beautifully emotional voice. Rather than go through all 13 tracks on the album (the last track "Blue" may not be present on certain versions of this album), I will simply highlight the songs I most like/dislike. The two tracks that I simply cannot ...  Read the complete review

If you hear a hauntingly beautiful female vocal exquisitely produced with shimmering piano and maybe heartmelting guitar on a tv show or movie, it'll probably be a track by Sarah McLachlan. I heard her music first on the tv series 'Due South' and was so entranced by the purity and passion of her voice that I bought the soundtrack album solely to hear two of her songs in full. Then I had to buy this as it included both those, 'Possession' and 'Fear'. The rest of the album effortlessly matched those songs. Don't be put off by any idea that Sarah M is merely a 'worthy' artist,into causes and 'isms' at the expense of her ...  Read the complete review