Collection - Tracy Chapman > Reviews

Advantages: Sublime voice singing a definitive collection of her songs
Disadvantages: Such a lot of angst

...chapel, that he organised a collection for a replacement guitar. She graduated high school and went on to study anthropology at Tufts University in Massachusetts, all the while singing and playing on the Boston folk circuit. In 1987 she won a record deal with Elektra and a year later her first album, simply entitled "Tracy Chapman" was released. At the time this album was original and different. The music scene of the late eighties was dominated by ... Read review

Advantages: Some classic songs
Disadvantages: Some boring tracks

My first contact with this album came about in a rather strange way. My first encounter with a female, black, country and westernsinger, whose songs are mainly an acoustic guitar and herself, came on a lad's holiday to Tenerife when I was 20 (2 years ago). Sitting in our hotel room late afternoon, beer in hand still recovering from the night before my friend got out his CD player and through the tiny portable speakers I first heard 'Fast Car'. I was ... Read review

Advantages: Different music is good sometimes
Disadvantages: Boring after sometime

Hello my friends from all over the world! Intro ++++ Since I know my wife, I came with many different kinds of music into contact, as I would not have considered it possible. Even if I find of it some things only cruel, we treat ourselves nevertheless equally. Thus I listen to the “Schürzenjäger” for example only if I am alone at home. “Schürzenjäger” is a music band from Austria. Anyhow did we come some time ago ... Read review

Advantages: Better sound
Disadvantages: Not in correct order

...songs in chorological order, the collection starts well with the outstanding song that is “Fast Car” from the 1988 debut with it’s slight reggae feel and optimistic lyrics of hope, and with Ms Chapman playing acoustic and electric guitar with Ed Black playing steel guitar just slightly behind Ms Chapman adding a counterpoint to the main theme of the song along with the rock steady rhythm section supplied by the superb drum work of ... Read review

Advantages: Soulful, meaningful, happy and touching
Disadvantages: Could make you cry!

...album - it's not a collection of songs just about love or just about sadness it is about everything and it is always original! If you want something that is original but totally human and deep - get this! ... Read review