Temptation Music Cd

Holly Cole - Temptation

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Temptation      Artist : Holly Cole      List Price : $11.98 USD        Your Price : $11.98 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 1995-08-15      Studio : Blue Note Records      Label : Blue Note Records      Avg. Customer Rating : (26 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Temptation      Timeless      Rating:      surprized to see no reviews on this cd, so I decided to weigh in for my first review, I'm 45 listen to everything from stranglers to vivaldi. this CD is great, I've had it since '95 and still play it reqularly, the combination of vocals, arrangements and the tom waits lyrics goes great in my low light beer drinking heart of saturday night. not for jumping around the room, slow pace, thoughtful, excellent work, raises the little hairs on my neck still to this day with "is it the crack of the pool-balls" no category captures the scope of this CD - dark smooth folk jazz. check it out.     Customer Reviews for Temptation Cd      Holly Cole in General      Rating:      There are so many things I want to say about Holly Cole and hopefully I can get them in here without confusing the issue.I have read many of the other reviews of her various albums. I guess I will concentrate primarily on the cover of Tom Waits. She is a mystery wrapped in a mystery wrapped in a mystery with the ubiquitous Canadian, smooth, too sweet Merlot sound (ie Margo Timmons, Lightfoot and others)that can drive a person right up the wall but also pleases to such a great degree. I would have to agree (as others have said) that you need either a straightforward receiver system, or a very fine, revealing, warm tube system to really listen to her. I fall somewhere in between with a KT88 amp and ( because of space limitations) a set of KEF 102's. The really intriguing thing about Holly is her extraordinary taste in music...who else would do versions of "I Can See Clearly Now", the "Tennessee Waltz" ,Kurt Weill, Doris Day and an entire album of Tom Waits....I mean this boggles the mind somewhat ....but she can also put me to sleep and drive me batty with her lugubrious renditions..is this Canadian Vicodin..the cold weather....what???? All I can say is she is most definitely worth a serious listen..a very serious listen..I dont buy into the categorizing of her work as " pure high end recording" ..there are plenty of pieces that fit that category .. who cares if you can hear a telephone ringing (if you can you're not listening)..Listen to her for what ever it is she is trying to do...I would give anything for KD Lang to do a double CD of pure 50's country..I would also like Holly to do a cover album of Credence and lets see what she can belt out..."Run Through the Jungle" would be a real test.. What am I saying??? Dont try and rate this woman...just listen...this is good stuff of a strange nature.