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Heather McLeod : Funny Thing (CAN,1997)****°
Heather's "Funny Thing" release was for me one the best releases I heard from 1997. It became one of my all time favorites. A classic album, with into depth feelings that touched me right into my soul. It inspired me also a lot to write various poems.
Heather herself wrote in one of her songs: "Your laugh is in the echoe of a child's smile / Your smile is in the shadow of a dream / your dream is a reflection of our love / our love is in the music of forever" which describes for me the true romance therein, both musically and lyrically. Music from the heart and soul, pure and with full blossoming integrity in expression. (Listen to the title track "Funny Thing" for instance or to "Blues to grey").
Private Heather McLeod : Bones (CAN,2002)**°'
I asked our Singer-Songwriter specialist to review her latest release, which stylistically is less of a sort of 'acid purity', but is more compromising in a wider range of different areas and genres. I still think her own songs stand out, and Heather's voice of course remains beautiful :
L.Woolfe :
"This is the third album from Canadian Singer-Songwriter Heather McLeod and comes much praised by various media persons from Montreal and Toronto. A well presented, packaged CD it is too. A lot of effort has gone into the production. Occupying territory between classic American Folk singer-songwriting with country and pop sensibilities to jazzy and latin influences. McLeod effortlesly gives us vignettes that are pleasant if a touch understanding in places. (Tailor for American consumption ?). The opening track "She is more" is country with a pop look and might have the makings of a slow growing hit there ? My appreciation tends more to the more folk less country areas of her singing and writing, songs such is 'Cool Water', :"Stories forgotten in it's rolling knell / Lovers and enemis now bound in one cell" or 'Hobo' which pits the idea of "an 18 year old hobo" a romantic image becomming a 45 year old bum, a discarded male, desided for the dreams that he betrays from te sake of love, that eventually means his loosing everything, hope and pride. Other favourite are "Arc of Sky", "Evidence of Sin", "Now, Now", and the moody jazzy "Blue Nude". Fine violin from Anne Lindsay, fine nylon guitar from Heather McLeod and as indicated earlier fine playing and production from David Woodhead."
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