Of Rapture
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Of Rapture, Gina French's Sophomore album, is a highly ambitious offering that is characterized by the kind of intensity one would expect to find on the most mature post-modern rock album.
A key element to the new direction this second album would take was manifested by French’s decision go primarily electric and use a solid backup band on most of the new material. This intensity reflects to what degree French’s artistic talents had grown during the intervening years that followed the release of Sacred Ground as well as her strong desire, in a musical sense, to reach out and conquer new territory. Notably, the musicians she brought on board for this project were some of the best session players in the greater Salt Lake City area, including Bill Frost (a.k.a. “Mr. Bill”) on guitar and Lance Lee on bass, and former Salt Laker-turned-New Yorker Adam Sorensen on drums. Other key performers included fellow singer-songwriter Stacey Board doing backup vocals and veteran session man Phil Mi
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author: transcenderarts
my appreciation for the vocal talent of gina french is of such a high level as to plan to have that voice on my next release
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Gina French = Emmylou Harris + Robert Johnson + Dead Can Dance
author: Admiral Grainne O'Malley the Pegleg - Slug Magazine
Gina French has more soul than Al Green french-kissing Tina Turner. She is the only folk artist I know that takes the sexiest parts of the blues, rock and alt-country and mixes it with Middle Eastern scale progressions. She then lathers everything over with hedonistic amounts of Bill Frost slide guitar, growly, yowly vocals that wail and zing like the whine of cupid’s deadly arrows, transcendent chord changes and heart-of-darkness acoustic strumming. Zithery Indian sounds color up "Of Rapture" and "Rings True," and old-time country flavors give "Spring’s Angel" a nostalgically bittersweet edge
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Like a kid waiting for Christmas- what a treat!
author: Todd McDonald
Ms. French has taken four years to complete this collection. The time has been well spent and has perfected this CD. It is polished, cohesive and an absolutely wonderful listening experience. The Middle Eastern influences on the title track and Rings True really add to the pleasant journey through the CD. Gina assembled some wonderful local musicians who add passion that is very evident throughout the CD. There certainly is something for everyone on Of Rapture from Blues (Midnight Tracks) complete with slide guitar to Spring's Angel- a very passionate folksy song about the joy that people bring to our lives. Bottom line- I love this CD!!
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An explosion of passion and sensuality
author: Eddy Zenn
Gina's new album "Of Rapture" sends the listener on a world journey without ever leaving the confines of one's private space. From the desert sands of ancient Persia to the concrete jungle of a modern day metroplis. In this day and age of "Band-in-box" sugar-coated pop music it's so refreshing to hear an album that transcends the listener to new heights of sensation and experience. Gina's vocals scream out heated sexuality while her guitar playing comforts the soul like a long, lost friend. Add to that the serious talents of Bill Frost (lead guitar), Lance Lee (bass) and Adam Sorensen (Drums) "Of Rapture" is a must-have addition to any music collection.
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