Joan Osborne - Relish

Soulful, sexy, and precisely what Bonnie Raitt would be doing today if she were young and starting out. --Jeff Bateman Amazon.com

Outstanding

This is one of those great classic albums, where an artist's "best of" isn't better. Listeners may have a least favorite song (for me, it's "Let's Just Get Naked"...and I get it), but that doesn't tarnish its five stars. April 8, 2008

Relish

Her songs have framed moments in my life.This album in particular. 'St. Teresa' was the first song I ever heard sung by Joan Osborne. I saw her performance of it on late night TV...Amazing-a prayer full of rhythm, smoke, love and the pain of grief observed from a distance. The next song I heard by her was 'Spiderweb' On a radio-again late at night... a dream journey and the open window-dancing around my bedroom. Each
song on this album is a touchstone to someplace/someone/sometime. The album's style mixes the richness of blues...hear a little of Bonnie Raitt "Streetlights',Some Velvet Underground..at times feels the darker edges of Sarah Mclaughlin emotional hotwire ('Crazy Baby'), The lyrics border Dylan (Man in the 'Long Black Coat' is his) and have the feel of a diary-raw and real. Over a few beers a friend and I decided *Relish* was like the perfect cup of coffee-hot,a dark roast-not to sweet, creamy edges and very satisfying! This to me is her seminal album. O' and it has her radio hit-'One of Us' If you are going to buy one of her albums -this is it. Enjoy! March 1, 2008

NICE & CATCHY TUNES!

This is Joan Osborne's best album. You'll recognize several songs since they've been played on the radio. This upbeat CD is memorable and you'll be humming some of these tunes. It's a very nice pop female vocal CD that's highly recommended. December 23, 2007

Wish there were more like this

I bought this CD after hearing One of Us on the radio. I was very pleasantly surprised to find the CD was a collection of great rock and blues. Great Blues tracks include Pensacola and Crazy Baby. Right Hand Man and Spider Web are great rocking tracks.

I'd recommend this to anyone who loves either genere. May 25, 2007

Osborne Still Good

I especially liked the song One of Us and I discovered others that I like just as well. The songs seemed to stick my memory after I listen to the CD. January 6, 2007

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