An undervalued masterpiece (Harbinger - Paula Cole)

Member Name: Alternum

Product:	Harbinger - Paula Cole
Date:	20/11/00 (78 review reads)
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Advantages: Angst that is classier than, say, Alanis

Disadvantages: One or two tracks sound a little trite in places

Paula Cole is immensely talented. There is simply no getting away from the fact, and I cannot for the life of me understand why she isn't more popular.

This album, her first, recorded in 1994, is for the most part an album filled with emotion. Lush string arrangements accompany some songs; one track is just Paula and a very Tori-Amos-esque piano part; but all the tracks here are well-produced and come with a classy, clean-sounding finish.

Stand-out tracks for me are Chiaroscuro, Black Boots (the piano-vocal track I mentioned above) and Our Revenge; Saturn Girl is also moody and cool. The lyrics are there to make you think, and think you do; all in all this is a masterpiece of an album, and I love it. See what you think.

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