Rating: 4/5
Review:
A very good live collection
This is a very good collection of recordings at the BBC
by Judee Sill. These recordings
(including a typically spiky interview with the great Bob Harris) show her at
her best, playing and singing with her distinctive voice and unusual style, and
it's a fine collection
I have to say that I have never quite subscribed to the
"Lost Genius" school of thought about Judee Sill. I still remember hearing her for the first
time, on the BBC in 1972; she played Jesus
Was A Crossmaker (not the recording here) and I went straight out and bought
the album – which I still own. Sadly, I
found the rest of the album a bit disappointing (which was a real blow at a
time when I couldn't afford to buy many albums) and although I like her music,
I don't think it's all brilliant. At her
best, she was very good, though, and these are generally very good, distinctive
songs and performances which are all very well recorded (unlike quite a lot of
vintage live material being released), and any Judee Sill fan will be very well
rewarded by this album.
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