Show McNally's Shannon McNally Jukebox Sparrows vs Capitol Records By Erin Shaw Arts Editor Cheryl Crow Alanis and Bonnie Raitt are just a few of the amazing talent to which this lady has been compared Shannon McNally's album Jukebox Sparrows is a amix amix amix mix of every kind of music except the one she's actually billed as playing country This album is more rock folk rb and jazz than than country If you were to say she's a little bit country and a little bit rock and roll you'd be wrong she's more rock and folk than country Shannon McNally is probably considered country because she uses powerful narratives narratives narratives nar nar- nar- nar weaving their way into your heart This use of narrative in Debut Album the minds of the industry makes her country Most of Shannon's musical influence came from growing up with a father who sang a lot of folk music to heras heras her heras as a child My dad would play me this record that had Goodnight Irene and Swing Low Sweet Chariot on it McNally remembers Ive never gotten the sound of his voice out of my head Shannon McNally never did anything with her interest until she went on a personal personal personal per per- journey and found herself an observer of human nature Shannon then played at various coffeehouses until kindred kindred kindred kin kin- dred spirits' spirits sent her music to a small publishing company which brought her to Capitol records Most of the songs on Jukebox Sparrows are about all of her observations and personal experiences which make it very easy to put your own spin on the song Some songs speak louder than others Now Notts That I 1 Know is a retelling of her life story with the background accompaniment ment to add personality Start all over is a song every little girl can relate to especially when that little girl has to grow up and face the big scary world like the character in inthe inthe inthe the song The drum beat pedal steel adds a sense of mystery and loss of innocence which the words dont don't seem to evoke Jukebox Sparrows s 's is really not what it seems to be the background vocals and the acoustics are what make this album worth listening to Shannon has a beautiful beautiful ful voice but it would help the listener if Shannon knew which musical direction she wanted her songs to go in However this is a debut album and everyone everyone everyone every every- one should get a chance to improve so my grade is based on what Ive I've heard but also what I hope to hear in the future B z A I Mixes Music 7 7 y 44 z y tj i c Mry M- M ry i I 1 f b Wt v. v t ii 1 II o t o tit 1 j L x mij- mij 4 1 wr rv t i a G Shannon McNally and her new CD Jukebox Sparrows |