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Laurie Geltman : Motion Pictures
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Award winning rock singer-songwriter and guitarist produced this live acoustic session along with 11 top-notch musician/friends she dubbed the "One Night Stand Band". Hear and see the magic that came out of this session.
Genre: Rock: Acoustic
Release Date: 2002
Motion Pictures
Laurie Geltman
Record Label: RBP
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2. Housewife 2:52 + MP3 $0.99
3. Motion Pictures 3:51 + MP3 $0.99
4. Never Happen Here 3:18 + MP3 $0.99
5. Hard 3:15 + MP3 $0.99
6. Why Can't We Just Be Happy? 5:41 + MP3 $0.99
7. Ooh Child 4:32 + MP3 $0.99
8. Isabella 4:32 + MP3 $0.99
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10. For The Moment 6:41 + MP3 $0.99
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Album Notes

MOTION PICTURES:
Laurie Geltman Live Session w/ The One Night Stand Band

ON Sunday, July 11, 1999 some of Boston's best and most beloved musicians gathered for a one-night-only engagement at Cambridge's legendary Club Passim to help local rocker Laurie Geltman record a special acoustic performance. It was a hot night and the club was sold out for this experimental evening of 16-track digital recording, digital video, and an internet broadcast.

Special guests included Jim Fitting (Harmonica), Ramona Silver (vocals and pump organ), Patty Barkas (vocals), Jimmy Ryan (mandolin), Dinty Child (accordion and mandocello), Mike Rivard (upright bass), NYC's Trina Hamlin (harmonica, vocals and percussion), Mike Castellana (pedal steel), and Ken Schopf & Suzi Lee from the band Slide. Music included unreleased songs, stripped down versions of older material and cover songs special to Geltman.

"The concept was not so much to record a typical concert; this wasn't a typical show for me. Instead, the audience basically witnessed a recording session, albeit one that was geared to entertain. I invited musicians who could bring their own magic to the stage; players I admired and enjoyed. We had no rehearsals as a group; only one week of small group or one-on-one rehearsals, and wham: we're making a record. I was taking a chance in a live setting, but the audience, technical team and club staff were amazing and made it happen as much as the musicians."

"Motion Pictures" Title Concept:

"Motion Pictures" is the name of a Neil Young song that was covered during the show. The song appeared on Young's On The Beach album and has never been released on CD. "It's a beautiful, obscure song that I've loved for years. Audiences seem to like it as well, so it's a joy to be able to bring a gem out like that and share it with people."

Filmmaker Kaylyn Thornal shot the entire evening on digital video and a short documentary is included on the CD making the event come to life.

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REVIEWS

The real story
author: amelia
                            
This album is so fucking beautiful. Laurie Geltman crushes me and makes me feel so good at the same time.
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This album is powerful and heartfelt to the bone.
author: J M Seymour
                            
I only recently discovered the music of Laurie Geltman, and this CD was a great introduction. The opening song 'I have held you at bay,' 'Isabella' and 'For the moment' have quickly become favourites, and like the rest of the songs on this album, show outstanding musicianship. Clearly an exceptional guitarist who writes exceptional songs, her lyrics sink well below the surface, and her voice mirrors the emotion of every word she sings. This album is powerful and heartfelt to the bone.
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If God were to grant me one wish, I would want to play the guitar like Laurie Ge
author: Ms. B
                            
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showcases her probing lyrics and clean, bracing melodies
author: Scott Alarik/Boston Globe
                            
Laurie Geltman has always been equal parts rocker and urban songwriter. The local club favorite lets her acoustic heart shine on a live CD, "Motion Pictures" (RBP) that showcases her probing lyrics and clean, bracing melodies. She has a knack for what songwriters call killer lines, the single image or captured moment that tells a life story in a few words. The CD also highlights her charisma; no matter how hard this woman rocks, she never seems to be putting on a act.
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