Thank you.... thank you thank you thank you :)

I can't get enough!
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I really enjoy "Hey Love." It's a very positive, upbeat song. Most of the music is very original and upbeat. A thoughtful first CD.
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I am not afraid when life turns me around, sings Ann Rachel in Where I'm Bound, and that sentiment reflects the tone of this whole collection of songs.  Many express a sense of wandering lost, yet there is an everpresent underlying courage and hope that the journey is purposeful and worthwhile despite the trials.  The songs share a common spirit, as if Ann was on the cusp of a sad ending and a hopeful new beginning.  I can hear the empowerment of a woman starting over.  

I enjoyed the powerful harmonies and sparkling mandolin in Time Passes By and Hey Love.  I liked the unusual strumming pattern Ann used to punctuate the beat in Hey Love - wow, what a song of joy!  

Clearly Ann is a woman of great faith, and she can cover many emotional bases through the language of music alone.  Although I don't understand Hebrew, the beautiful chord progressions and quiet vocals in Babylon tenderly express hope rising out of sorrow.  

Ann's singing style is like Suzanne Vega's in that she sounds like she's speaking in tones; there is no vibrato (except for the very first sound in Pierrot).  I like the quiet softness of her singing in Pierrot (a lovely song) better than the hard-drivin' style vocals in Straight in the Eye, but on the other hand, I really love the hard-drivin' harmonies.  

Golden sun, rainbow colored skies surround you as you go.  Move forward arms open wide, you've nothing to do but grow: That's Ann Rachel's joyful philosophy of life, in 3/4 time from Whenever You're You.  A gifted, soulful songwriter, she has a lot to say, and she says it well with this beautiful, diverse, collection of songs.




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I like this CD because it's nice and quiet. Not loud.
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