Search - Essence :: Mariposa

Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
1. Still Crying
2. Sleeping With the Driver
3. Dark Angel
4. Little Innocent
5. Beat Me Blue
6. The Worst Way - Essence, August, Steve
7. Drop of Sunshine
8. Breathless
9. High on You
10. Love Is the Price We Pay
11. Anything Is Possible
12. Artichoke
13. Sleeping With the Driver [Radio Mix]

CD Details

All Artists: Essence
Title: Mariposa
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: essence
Release Date: 6/25/2002
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 714288115621

Synopsis

Album Description

essence is a San Francisco singer songwriter who creates an electronically infused folk pop sound that?s frequently compared to Sarah McLachlan and Tori Amos. She first drew national attention when - out of over 5000 entrants - she won the Lilith Fair National Talent Search in 1998. She was subsequently invited to perform on Lilith Fair tour dates in each of the next two years. essence?s Or Music debut, Mariposa, showcases essence?s emotionally direct storytelling, music and lyrics, along with her winning humor and soul baring honesty. The 13 new songs on Mariposa - all but one of which were written or co-written by essence - combine her frank, imagistic songwriting with a unique sonic identity that is part stripped down acoustics, part lush, textured electronics. Songs like "Sleeping with the Driver," "Anything is Possible" and the wrenching, personal, album opener "Still Crying" show off essence?s characteristic viewpoints and sense of whimsy.

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CD Reviews

Not very good

07/09/2004

(2 out of 5 stars)

"It's just not very good songwriting--catchy melody doesn't mean good. My verdict is still out on her voice, too. She certainly has great control but I'm not sure that the tone of her voice is all that wonderful. It grates on my nerves after a bit of listening. Sorry."

Poorly executed power pop

Ben Boston | Marin, CA | 03/05/2006

(1 out of 5 stars)

"This cd is evidence that you can't trust contest results or local press clippings to guide you to good music. There is not one song here with a real melody. The words are so ambiguous that I couldn't interpret, much less connect with, most of the themes. (It's like listening to someone trying to relate a funny scene from a movie--I guess you had to be there.) I think her voice is going to cause a love/hate kind of reaction in most people, so be sure to check out the samples before buying. If you're into this kind of thing, I think you would be far better off picking up an Avril Lavigne record. Or go with Bob Dylan: he couldn't sing either, but the lyrics meant something."