SHEMEKIA COPELAND - Never Going Back reviews
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| Billboard |
 Shemekia Copeland is, at this point in her career, a blues artist of the first magnitude. But rather than debut with her new label by methodically working the groove that got her here, she has cut a dozen tunes that suggest she's ready to crunch a few genres. Copeland also shows a willingness to get topical, as evidenced by the opener "Sounds Like the Devil," in which she takes on jive politicians and religious mercenaries. "Broken World," a quiet tune with a soulful feel, expresses a wish to fix "a small part of this broken world." Copeland departs bluesville in covering Joni Mitchell's "Black Crow," slipping convincingly into Oliver Wood's jazz-inflected arrangement. Yet another highlight is "Never Going Back to Memphis," a shadowy tale with a low-key swamp rock vibe that suits Copeland as perfectly as any song on the album. —Philip Van Vleck...full text |
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| Thephoenix |
| This adventurous disc is a radical departure for the young blues diva, who's spent most of her four-album career belting out solid, generic material. Here she tackles a terrific songbook: protest tunes like "Sounds like the Devil," the satirical "Big Brand New Religion," Joni Mitchell's "Black Crow," and a clutch of songs co-written by producer Oliver Wood of the Wood Brothers. Add a cast of musical ringers that includes Wood and Mark Ribot on guitars and Oliver's brother Chris on bass and it's obvious they're trying to recast her for a new audience, much as recent albums teaming roots and rock crews with Bettye LaVette and Solomon Burke have done. But Wood failed to get Copeland to find her own voice on many performances. She approximates Mitchell's gauzy tone on "Black Crow," and when she sings Wood's compositions, she copies his bouncy phrasing. Also, the dry vocal mix leaves her somewhat narrow range exposed. It adds up to an unsatisfying whole....full text |
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| Blues |
A second-generation blues artist, singer Shemekia Copeland has slipped out from under the long shadow of her legendary father, blues guitarist Johnny Copeland, to quietly put together an impressive career on the strength of her enormous voice and songwriting skills.
With Never Going Back, her fifth studio album, and her first for Telarc Records, Copeland lays claim to a rich blues and soul heritage. Challenging herself and her talents with a wide variety of styles and performances, Never Going Back sets a high standard by which Copeland's future work will be measured....full text |
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