BETH WIMMER: Live Within Live Without

beth wimmer

Live Within Live Without

© 2003 beth wimmer (689076082327)

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soul folk/rock, earth-warmed songs of Love lost and found and personal redemption.

tracks

1 Situations
2 Move On
3 Live Within Live Without
4 With Our Eyes Closed
5 Hey Babe
6 Lose My Way
7 Saturated
8 Calling All Hearts
9 Hard
10 The Wheel
11 Holdin' Out
12 Every Time

notes

Beth Wimmer is hell-bent on her personal expression and connecting with others at all costs. Incensed by injustice, an Amnesty International supporter, Beth writes songs inspired by love both mighty and reckless, art, people, pain, and instinct. She says, "Music is an ache and a remedy for me. It stirs me up and doesn't leave me alone. I throw myself into the ring, and sing my observances this time around. And I feel very lucky to be able to do so, because I think communicating is such an honest and human way to live on this planet. It just feels right. It's natural...and proactive." Her style: warm, lush, sure, easy; The Pretenders meet Tracy Chapman with a side of Cranberries.

Music Connection Magazine says of Beth's indie-rock, full-length release Live Within Live Without: "Wimmer has a visually attractive product that's as warm and earthy as her music. Most striking is this performer's hearty, folk-informed voice, complemented by violin and B3 organ. Wimmer sings effectively about self-realization ("Move On") and even gets psychedelic on the album's title track, "Live Within"...which includes bells and gongs..."

Beth Wimmer's debut, folk-soled album, Live Within Live Without, is co-produced with L.A./Texas drummer/producer David Raven. Raven has shared tracks and stages with Nancy Sinatra, Jewel, Paula Cole, Jim Lauderdale, Meat Puppets, and Anne McCue. The soundscapey, tasteful Billy Watts (Bonnie Raitt, Jennifer Warnes, Carlene Carter) is a mood-enhancing drug on electric guitar, and the solid and smart Taras Prodaniuk (Lucinda Williams, Dwight Yoakum, Michelle Shocked) satisfies on bass. Danny McGough on keyboards (Tom Waits, Social Distortion), and Ireland's own Ken O'Malley on mandolin heighten senses on the original, hook-laden compositions that fill Wimmer's acclaimed new album.

Beth's songs are explorative and unabashed. Says Thomas Reilly of Primerica Music: "Wimmer unleashes painterly-like observations packaged amidst some of the catchiest hooks this side of Elvis Costello...she navigates a course through her own particular brand of blue-eyed soul, country-tinged folk, and completely unique musical odes celebrating human setbacks overwhelmed by personal fortitude and soulful transformation."

Beth Wimmer grew up with her poet mother and folk-singing grandfather in the wooded, coastal town of Haverhill, Massachusetts. The youngest of five, she was intoxicated by her brother and sisters with incense, The Allman Brothers, The Who, and Janis Joplin. A ten-year-old Beth, while harmonizing along to Tommy and Cat Stevens for hours one day, was spied on and declared by her mother a remarkable little songbird. So Beth's dream of being a writer and singer of songs was endorsed and encouraged.

"Wimmer's guitar and voice are warm and easy...in her lyrics are pure reminders of how life isn't always warm and easy, but instead uncertain. Sober and melancholy, yet holding sweet hope. What a nice change from the trend of lyrics that bash - bash the ex, bash the current, bash the wish-it-was, even bash oneself. We all need this reminder from Beth Wimmer that we have gold inside". ~ Buffy Fitch, Art for Life

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  • The Real Deal
    author: Charles I. Durgin

    Earthy yet spiritual without preaching, this is honest music made with heart and professionalism. Please do not plan on bumming out while listening, and do not expect to be clobbered with sugar either. Very nice, very good.

  • Beth ....I loved it and the whole family wants me to give them the CD...full of
    author: Trudy Gomez

    Full of Heart and Soul..

  • What a Great collections of songs!
    author: Tim O'Neil

    The music, and lyrics are excellent, and beth's soulful voice brings it to life. This is one of a select few albums that I can play from beginning to end, without skipping a song. I can't wait for the next one.

  • great music. soulful, magical, heartfelt and just darn good music
    author: karen derderian

    I am extremely critical when it comes to good music. Not only is this CD great, it is soulful, magical, heartfelt and just darn good music. Loved it.

  • Destined for greatness in music.
    author: Julian Moss

    WOW! What an extremely impressive and professional CD this is. The quality of Beth's soothing voice is matched only by her ability as a great lyricists. The songs are eclectic in range as they are in tempo and are all very well produced. With this only her second album I beleive Beth has truly arrived on the music scene and is destined to make a lasting impact and have a wide audience of admirers like myself.

  • LWLW is one of our favorite cd's, my kids know all the words,..
    author: Janine Hayes

    It's such warm, fun music and her voice has such a beautiful soothing tone. My kids love when I play it, they immediately start singing along and dancing to it. They know all the words and I love hearing their little voices sing her lyrics, so heart felt, really something special.

  • The intimacy and feel of the album...just blew me away!
    author: Stephen Marsh - Threshold Sound + Vision

    I must say – I REALLY like this record. Most of the time when I master I get pretty analytical with the music and can’t always hazard a creative judgement as to the songs and production. I listened to the whole thing one evening a couple weeks ago front to back and was really blown away by the overall intimacy and feel of the album. Not that I wasn’t expecting it to be great – It just blew me away. Beth has captured something special with this album and should be very proud. I’m really glad I had the opportunity to work on it. -------------------------- Stephen Marsh, Chief Mastering Engineer, Threshold Sound + Vision, smarsh@thresholdsound.com, www.thresholdsound.com

  • ...a visually attractive product that's as warm and earthy as her music...
    author: Music Connection

    Wimmer has a visually attractive product that's as warm and earthy as her music. Most striking is this performer's hearty, folk-informed voice, complemented by violin and B3 organ. Wimmer sings effectively about self-realization ("Move On") and even gets psychedelic on "Live Within..." which includes bells and gongs...

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