SUZANNE BUIRGY: The View From Here

Suzanne Buirgy

The View From Here

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Passionate folk that rocks.

tracks

1 Except For Me
2 Undertow
3 The Good Shepard
4 Marie
5 Map of the World
6 Lullaby
7 Simple Things
8 Experience
9 Song In My Head
10 Got It Made
11 The View From Here

notes

"Suzanne Buirgy is the most exciting new artist of the new century."
- Rod Kennedy, founder & producer, Kerrville Folk Festival


With three-quarters of its songs recorded live in studio, Suzanne Buirgy's sophomore CD, The View From Here, finally manages to capture the essence of Suzanne's unique live sound. The 11 songs on the record continue the musical journey Suzanne began on her first release, A Small Word. A songwriter's songwriter, she weaves stories that are moving and transformative. Songs like "The Good Shepard," and the much-anticipated "Lullaby," find Suzanne unwilling to shy away from the truth - but have no fear - with "Except For Me," "Experience," and "Got it Made," she proves that she also rocks.

The View From Here finds Suzanne and grammy-award winning songwriter Judy Wieder, a key contributor to A Small Word, once again sharing production as well as some songwriting credits. Judy also provides piano on the joyful, "Map of the World." Former Canned Heat member Ira Ingber serves as an additional coproducer and plays guitars on "Song In My Head," "Undertow," and "The Good Shepard." The record features the same core group of musicians as A Small Word: Randy Drake on drums, Dean Taba on bass, and the incredibly talented Ken Berry on guitars and mandolin. Rounding out the sound are Dan Fowler on percussion and Doug Harman on cello and piano. In addition, View features a very special accordion performance by the legendary Van Dyke Parks on "Undertow." With The View From Here, Suzanne raises the bar for performing songwriters and comes into her own.

reviews

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  • Perfection in a song
    author: Michelle

    This is the first Suzanne Buirgy album I bought and I was hoping the song September 12th would be on it. Alas, it wasn't but I discovered some amazing material anyway. Simple Things, Song In My Head, The View From Here...all wonderful and bear repeated listenings. But the real jewel here - for me anyway - was Lullaby. Simply perfection in a song. No wasted space or thoughts. You can almost hear the heartbreak in her voice. I do not know if she is singing about a personal experience or not, but it feels like she is and that makes the song even more moving. This song really resonated with me and even though I haven't had any personal experience with the topic she is singing about, as with any great song, I was able to relate it to my own life anyway. I am an adoptive mother to 4 kids and the lyrics made me think of my kid's birthmom's and I could imagine each of them singing those words to the kids they will never know. As I was listening to the song over and over (as I like to do when I really love a song) my 4 year old daughter climbed up into my lap and just snuggled and listened for awhile. It was a perfect, beautiful moment - made possible by a perfect, beautiful song.

  • WOWOW
    author: Kelly Rinderknecht

    This Cd is my favorite! I just ordered a 2nd copy incase something should happen to my first. What an amazing voice but better yet what amazing lyrics! I saw her live and I love her stuff. It's so soothing and so real. All yellow! After a bad day at the office, I play Suzanne and I feel better! There is nothing like the view from here!

  • It's a joy to listen to
    author: Laura Petterson

    This CD has just the right amount of everything! Suzanne Buirgy can rock and she can serenade. My favorites are Simple Things and Except for Me. I play them over and over. I wake up wanting to hear her wonderful, haunting voice. Thank you Suzanne for such a wonderful CD.

  • a thing of beauty
    author: teresa ferguson

    I truly love this CD. Suzanne has a wonderful gift and I'm so glad she shares it. The song "Lullaby" is a treasure.

  • First Rate Release
    author: Rich Warren - Sing Out!

    Most first efforts arrive a little rough around the edges, Suzanne Buirgy's first CD slides out of the speakers as smooth as silk. Her music veers toward the pop side of singer-songwriters, but it's absolutely first rate. Her expressive voice wraps itself around her 11 original songs on this CD co-produced by Buirgy and Judy Wieder. Buirgy leads with strongly pop songs, which might mislead the casual listener as to the nature of her music. The third song on the CD "The Good Shepard" reveals her other side, softer, more poetic, and more introspective as it reveals the darker side of human nature. "Lullaby" is a profound song about a topic I won't reveal here. You need to listen to the song. Whether you sympathize, empathize or grow angry you will be deeply moved by this song, sung by Buirgy with all of her heart. In "Simple Things" Buirgy ardently declares her zest for life as exemplified by forsaking some of the complications of life for the simple things. "Experience" sings the blues of our youth culture and our obsession with beauty. The song with the melody that you won't forget and the strength of yearning is "Song In My Head." In it she ponders an old love, singing "I don't understand those people who say they have no regrets." Accompanying herself on piano with Doug Harman, cello and Ira Ingber, electric guitar, she draws the listener into her wistful plaint. The title song that closes the CD calls for love of life promising better to come, as the last two lines say: "You may not be where you expected to/But there's nothing wrong with the view from here." If you enjoy contemporary singer-songwriters, then become familiar with Buirgy. Like Minerva from the mind of Zeus, she arrives a full-blown talent.

  • Suzanne's View
    author: Larry Flick - Billboard

    We first encountered this folk/rocker via her stellar 1998 recording A Small Word. We were struck by her raw intensity. Her lyrics dug deep, while her melodies were unshakably infectious. Several years later, we still listen to it actively. Albums like that are hard for an artist to top. But that's what Buirgy does with The View From Here. Once again, she strives to give the listener more than merely a handful of dewy-eyed tales of love in its various forms and stages. She successfully aims to infuse empathy and honesty into her material. In short, you believe every word that comes out of her mouth. There are moments, actually, when she even seems to be betraying herself, sharing almost too much. The pleading "Undertow" feels more like an internal whisper - the kind of words that you might say to yourself in an emotional moment, but words you would never say out loud. On the flip side, Buirgy also gets in touch with her inner rocker. Although it's framed by a simple acoustic arrangement, "Simple Things" begs to be fleshed out as a full-tilt anthem. It has a riotous, fist-waving chorus that urges the artist to belt until her voice shreds to a sexy rasp. And speaking of sex, she oozes it on "Experience," an old-school blues number that will probably explode in a live setting.

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