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In a wonderful follow-up to her first CD, "Hybrid Songbird," Ava Victoria wows us again with every cut on "Kickin' Up Life!"  My favorites?  "Just Go To The Movies" and "Here's to Life."  While I enjoy listening to this CD in the comfort of my living room, I have to say that it's the perfect companion on a long drive as well - alternately up-beat and envigorating, and soothing and soulful - the antidote to tailgaters and drivers on cell phones.  Ava's voice is a gift, her arrangements are a gift, and this CD is a gift.
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If you appreciate the human voice in song (unassisted by technical enhancements) then you'll get much joy from both these offerings by Ava Victoria.   The theme that weaves both collections together is a love for American musical theater and the intimacy of the cabaret setting to showcase this music.  As you look over the selections and their composers you will recognize some very familiar names but many with the added treat of their less familiar origins.  Some of these songs, a bit obscure unless you're fluent in musical theater, offer added surprise in the way Ava Victoria gives even the standards a fresh coat of paint.  Each gives her an opportunity to reveal the soar and range of her voice, and in many instances highlights her guitar playing, all within the feel of the cabaret.  The thoughtful arrangements serve also to balance the presence of brass, cello, harmonica and assorted other instruments, all called upon when needed to complete the portrait.  It's noteworthy that while some of these offerings may be anchored in the past, and yet still poignant decades after their popularity, are equally available to us in the present.
Again, if you are seeking the closeness of a performer in an intimate setting then both of these albums will satisfy that need.  And you can have it without dressing up, leaving the ease of your living room sofa or the one-on-one of your personal media player.  If, on the other hand, you exist for the high-decibel squeal of an electric guitar, the trance of the synthesizer or generally crave to thrash about, you won't find that here.
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This CD, like the 1st one, had more rare musical theater songs and then some originals which we really like.
ARE YOU READY NOW.....boy how about a battle charge in a movie? IT NEVER WAS YOU, was a surprise, such an old song with a fresh take. We like her on CD and  we like her LIVE too!
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