Search - Deborah Coleman :: Livin on Love

A GREAT SONGWRITER-GUITAR PLAYER

R. A POKATILOFF | ZION, IL USA | 03/08/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"There are about 6 excellent songs here. LIVIN' ON LOVE is the best selection, a rock tune. MEMORY LANE is a good easy listening ballad. Crazy is excellent, with a very catchy rock n' roll beat. BENDING LIKE A WILLOW TREE is an excellent progressive blues song. HAPPY WHEN YOU'RE UNHAPPY is a good number. So is TORN IN TWO. Other songs are probably good, but I can't remember them. Debra, along with the other Debbie--Debbie Davies-- may be the best pop artists you will ever hear. I am thinking about their CDs, since I have not seen them live. CAN'T GO WRONG WITH THE TWO DEBBIES!!"

NEW QUEEN OF THE BLUES

Patrick Earley | Edmond, Oklahoma USA | 07/24/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Deborah Coleman is quickly starting to become my favorite blues artist, man or woman. She's got an incredible amount of talent. She completes the trifecta of being a first class singer, songwriter, and musician. I could listen to this blues diva sing all day, but it's her songwriting that's really getting stronger on every album. Although a few of the songs here were written by other artists, most notably the Lowell Fusion tune BENDING LIKE A WILLOW TREE, It's her own compositions that are the best here. Especially the bouncy tune "CRAZY" in which Coleman shows us some unique string picking techniques. She slows it down with "MEMORY LANE". This song really has a way of sticking in the subconscious long after it's over. Her voice really has a lot of staying power. Especially on slow songs like this. Other favorites: "YOU'RE WITH ME" which has a cool mid-tempo beat and some subtle but very tasty guitar lines. She really pulls out all the stops on "HAPPY WHEN YOU'RE UNHAPPY", which features some of her most fierce guitar soloing. She's also backed by the great Jimmy Thackery here. The albums ends with "DESERTED HIGHWAY". A slower tune much in the vein of "MEMORY LANE", except this time it's her slow and tasty guitar work that is so memorable. Besides Jimmy Thackery backing her on 3 tunes, she also has a good and tight rhythm section backing her up. This album is first class all the way. I think it's an even better and more consistant album than her last one "Soft Place To Fall", which I didn't think she could top. This lady's definitly got it goin' on."