Gee, it seems like just yesterday we were talking about
\nLilith Fair: A Celebration Of Women In Music Volume 2<\/i>… oh,
\nwait, it
\nwas<\/i> yesterday.<\/p>\n
Released simulataneously with the second volume,
\nLilith Fair… Volume 3<\/i> might have been okay as the second
\ndisc to the set (kind of like the first volume in the series was
\npackaged last year). Instead, it stands out as being the weaker of
\nthe two discs, and the one that you might not need to rush out and
\npick up immediately.<\/p>\n
Just from the artist list, this would seem like an excellent
\ncollection. You’ve got Liz Phair, Suzanne Vega, Luscious Jackson
\nand the Indigo Girls – as well as tour founder Sarah McLachlan –
\nall on one disc, so you would think this one would rock your
\nworld.<\/p>\n
If only it did. Often, the performances dare to suggest that the
\nsongs we fell in love with on the original albums or on the radio
\ncan’t be re-created live in the same fashion. Phair tries her best
\nwith “Never Said” – a song that I still think is one of her best
\nworks ever – but it just lacks the urgency that the studio version
\nhad. Likewise, Sixpence None The Richer fail to capitalize on their
\nrecent turn in the limelight with a half-hearted rendition of “Kiss
\nMe” – a track I expected to blow me away live.<\/p>\n
But for each moderate failure, there is a moderate success.
\nLuscious Jackson’s “Naked Eye” is a tough cut to try and reproduce
\nlive on stage, but they do a pretty good job under the
\ncircumstances. Likewise, Vega’s acoustic guitar rendition of “Luka”
\nactually emphasizes the disturbing side this song has always had,
\nand it makes it that much more powerful.<\/p>\n
Once again,
\nLilith Fair… Volume 3<\/i> tends to showcase the lesser-known
\nartists more than the established acts. K’s Choice had a hit with
\n“Not An Addict,” and this version does not disappoint. N’Dea
\nDavenport (“Underneath a Red Moon”), Rebekah (“Little Black Girl”)
\nand Chantal Kreviazuk (“Surrounded”) all make the most of their
\nbrief appearances on this disc, and serve up songs that are sure to
\nget you interested in their other works.<\/p>\n
I’ll give the sleeper award on this album to Emmylou Harris –
\nwho, you may recall, duetted with McLachlan on “Angel” on
\nVolume 2<\/i>, in a rendition I thought brought down the song.
\nNow on her own, Harris dares to step out of the country trappings
\nshe’s best known for and really tears the house down with “Deeper
\nWell,” a song that pleasantly surprised me.<\/p>\n
What would have made this particular volume work better? Had the
\nmost recent volumes been combined and the track listing shuffled a
\nbit, I think the set would have been more manageable. But now, the
\nconsumer might find themselves torn between purchasing
\nVolume 2<\/i> or
\nVolume 3<\/i>, and the earlier title is a better effort as it
\nstands now.<\/p>\n
\nLilith Fair… Volume 3<\/i> still has enough moments on it to
\njustify adding it to your collection, but it does suggest that the
\nconcept and its marketing might be running out of steam.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[5827],"rating":[5614],"class_list":["post-39115","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-various-artists","rating-rating-c-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/39115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/39115\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=39115"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=39115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}