MELISSA FERRICK: 70 People at 7000 feet

Melissa Ferrick

70 People at 7000 feet

© 2003 Right On Records (618106268028)

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Melissa live with drummer Brian Winton. This is an amazing show recorded on great gear live in Flagstaff Arizona. A MUST-HAVE for any Melissa Ferrick fan.

tracks

1 Intro
2 Love Song
3 Hold On
4 Freedom
5 Burn This Guitar
6 Some Kind of Nerve
7 Mercy
8 Then So It Is
9 Everything I Need
10 Will You Be the One
11 Nebraska
12 Who Knows Why
13 All For Me
14 Crack the Miror
15 Black Tornado
16 The Stranger
17 North Carolina
18 Welcome to My Life
19 Drive

notes

Melissa Ferrick's energy electrifies a room.

The emotional honesty of her lyrics and vocal delivery, the disciplined fury of her acoustic guitar, and her close rapport with her listeners have all helped her win over one audience after another with a grace bordering on magic.

Whether playing an intimate club or to a crowd of thousands, she comes on fierce but isn't afraid to show her vulnerability at the same time, and that balance keeps fans eager to discover where she'll take them next.

Born in 1970, Ferrick spent her formative years in an Ipswich, Massachusetts house dating back to 1650. Her father was a public school teacher and "hidden poet" while her mother worked in retail and ran a home day-care center to help make ends meet. Mr. Ferrick also managed several free-jazz bands on the side, and often brought his 5-year-old daughter to clubs on Boston's North Shore to watch them play.

She began violin lessons around the same point, after proclaiming to her dad at age 4 that she'd wanted to play the instrument since before she was born. ("Which was weird, because I don't think I'd ever seen one at that point," she laughs.) By elementary school and junior high, she was learning trumpet and bass.

Twelve years of classical training (including 2 each at Berklee College of Music and the New England Conservatory of Music) gave Melissa ample background in music theory, but it wasn't until she picked up a guitar that she truly found her own voice.

"I feel like we found each other," she says of her favorite instrument, which she taught herself to play. "I'm constantly discovering different ways I can make sounds come out of it, ways I can make an acoustic guitar not sound like an acoustic guitar."

Ferrick started attracting attention from the get-go. By age 20 - thanks in large part to a last-minute replacement gig opening for Morrissey in Boston - she was already signed to Atlantic Records and recording her first two albums.

"I got very lucky," Melissa says in retrospect. "I found myself onstage at Madison Square Garden, but I hadn't really paid any dues yet."

That would come soon enough, along with a move to the respected indie What Are Records for her next three releases.

Leaving her original major-label home "was the best thing that ever could have happened to me, because suddenly I didn't have all those outside things supporting me-the managers and the agents-and I realized I didn't need them. I started to grow up; I learned how to tour, how to make ends meet, how to work records."

With so much practical experience under her belt, the next logical step was eliminating the middle man altogether, so in the year 2000 she launched her own label, Right On Records, which to date has released a double live set and the studio albums Valentine Heartache and Listen Hard. (Both available on CD Baby.)

"This has been the most amazing experience," she says of being her own boss. "I finally have the freedom as an artist to express myself however I want to, and to put out my work without going through this whole process of people deciding what the single is. Now the only people judging my music are the ones who want to hear it, and then they decide if they like it."

Clearly they do, since combined sales of Ferrick's three Right On albums have topped 26,000 without a scrap of corporate backing.

Meanwhile, Melissa plays well over 150 dates a year, sometimes solo and sometimes accompanied by drummer Brian Winton, consistently packing such venues as The Bottom Line and The Knitting Factory in Manhattan, New Orleans' House of Blues, and Slim's in San Francisco, as well as universities and summer festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Three new projects are already in the works: "70 People at 7000 feet", a new live CD with Winton; a new studio album set to hit stores in May of 2004; and Decade, a DVD document of her first 10 years as a recording artist.

Ferrick's audience grows increasingly more diverse in terms of age, gender, and sexual orientation and her fans are as hard to categorize as she is.

"I've found a whole new community of people who are hippies, gypsies, and queers," she says, smiling as she recalls young lesbians dancing side by side with Deadheads at her shows. "That's a lot of people, and that's a lot of power."

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  • Up Up and Away
    author: Heidi Kolman

    I heard this in the Zonie Mountains drivin through on Rt 66. The Stranger.... ok

  • GREAT
    author: Alyssa A

    I had never heard Melissa till i saw her live... right after the performance I bought this Cd. That was three years ago. Now I have seen her twice... and i love her live... This cd captures everything that she is when she is on stage... I recommend it to everyone!

  • I love it
    author: Kim T

    New fan, just got the live cd and I really like it. Cool sound guitar and drums and voice is very different than on other things I've heard - like the voice a lot. Keep it up, keep making more music! Thanks!

  • Fantastic!!
    author: Hollie Golombosky

    This is an awesome cd! As always, she never fails to put on a great show. Melissa and Brian have chemistry. Amazing, truly amazing!!

  • Can it be better???
    author: Mia Andrea Jacobsen

    My second live CD from her and I must say I am totally in LOVE with the sound. The drummer gives it an extra edge. I think this is the perfect live record. However, Live at the Union hall might be a good starter. It does sadly not rock this hard though.

  • 70 people at 7000 ft,
    author: LACE POLLUCH

    i am enjoying it.

  • Killer!
    author: Jessica

    Soulful and HOT album...buy it!

  • AWESOME! energy skyhigh, emotion of Burn shocks & rocks!
    author: Marta A

    Melissa's energy level is off the meter! Burn this Guitar grabs you deep within and pulls out emotion that you forgot you had! It's hard to believe there are only two musicians on stage!

  • AWESOME! energy skyhigh, emotion of Burn shocks & rocks!
    author: Marta A

    Melissa's energy level is off the meter! Burn this Guitar grabs you deep within and pulls out emotion that you forgot you had! It's hard to believe there are only two musicians on stage!

  • Blew me away!
    author: Loren C.

    This is the best of a best of! Melissa's guitar playing power really explodes and that amazing chemistry with Brian Winton completely shines. I love Melissa in the studio, but nothing beats hearing her sheer technical skill and simultaneously feeling the raw freaking passion bursting forth on this album. You must hear it!

  • Fantastic fu*king cd!!
    author: Jen

    This cd captures perfectly the intensity of seeing Melissa Ferrick live and in person. A fantastic venture into her music, her passion, and her amazing talent. Kudos!

  • Unbelievable
    author: Stefanie

    I bought this CD right before seeing Melissa live in concert for the first time. I was mesmerized...and the CD brings me back to seeing her again and again. She performs magic with her guitar and voice!

  • Great cd!
    author: S42blue, UK

    Excellent live performance that feels heartfelt, raw but melodic at the same time. Only listened to it the first time at a hifi shop when trying out a new cd player...loved it and bought it!!

  • more and more and more...
    author: robert ARNAUD

    just like the vintages wines, every year better!i love her music , i love her lyrics,... i love your struggle madame!

  • enjoyed the cd
    author: Angie

    I really enjoyed this cd. I like listening to the acoustic sound that is portrayed in this particular cd. I look forward to purchasing more cd's from this artist.

  • WOW!!! This is my favorate Melissa cd...it's hard and heavy...it has attitude!!
    author: Connie

    From the 1st song (love song) I was rockin' my ass off!!! That's what I call a love song...no mushyness...just plan rock!!! From there, the cd just gets even better! I can't explain how much passion she has when she's playin', but what I can tell you is that it shows...you'll feel it!! Melissa Rocks!!!

  • great cd
    author: Katie

    this cd is great. i really enjoy it.

  • What can u really say about Melissa Ferrick? She's awesome+ rocks
    author: Kristen Holman

    I missed her in concert at the norveiw in virginia.After listening to her live cd it was like i didnot miss a thing.Keep rockin melissa and hope to catch your next concert soon. Kristen

  • This CD ROCKS!
    author: Emily

    This is one of the best live albums I have ever heard! Ferricks is truely one of the greats...

  • Great CD, Wonderful Artist
    author: aj

    This is another great CD by the great Melissa Ferrick. Her live CD's make you feel like you are there, a part of the show and her vocals are so full of emotion that you can't help but share with her feelings. Her CD gives me butterflies in my tummy!

  • this album is amazing- there is so much passion in every track.
    author: cassie pruyn

    this albulm is so amazing...with certain artists, the emotion from a live performance can double that of a regular recording, and ms. ferrick is one of those artists. i can feel the feeling leaking out of my speakers.

  • SUPERB! As Always!
    author: kristinwv

    Nothing less than perfection!! A great live cd!! You can feel her passion for her art!!

  • Wonderful. Can I give 6 stars?
    author: James

    This is the best yet. Ms Ferrick has released a number of live albums. Don't think this will be the same. It's the best. Raw, honest and the best album in my whole collection. When's the next one coming out?

  • Melissa Ferrick is one of the greatest!!!!!!
    author: Connie

    This CD has alot of great songs on it and they are very deep and meaningful. One of her best yet....

  • excellent album!
    author: Amber

    What a wonderful live recording; her voice rings through beautifully. Melissa again gives an incredible record, and a wonderful chance to duplicate her live show. Favorites include Will You Be The One, Black Tornado, Then So It Is, and Love Song.

  • getting better and better
    author: stacey

    Ferrick's live albums get better and better. There is never a lack of energy in any song. This CD also has a great cover, and the old favorites sound very different and VERY good.

  • AMAZING!!!
    author: lashem03

    first - i LOVE melissa ferrick's music - but this cd blew me away! by far the most errotic version of DRIVE that i have heard, it was worth the price of the cd just for that.

  • awesome cd
    author: airsax

    this cd rocks. another great live album from melissa. can't wait till she comes back around my area so i can see her again.

  • great CD!
    author: drumrgrrrl

    My fav cds have always been her 2-disc live set, but this one is just as great!! And it makes my gf all excited, so you can't beat that eh?!?! :)

  • A must have for any ferrickhead
    author: peacefrog

    As an avid buyer of melissa ferrick, I enjoyed hearing her newest live CD. The amazing guitar mixed with the powerful words about her life created this great live hit that, if you've heard melissa before, you would fully appreciate. It was a lot like skinnier, faster, live, in the fact it was live, but had a different kind of feeling to it. I think any Melissa Ferrick fan would love it!

  • one of the best
    author: bubblinsmok1

    I think it's great, the drums are a wonderful addition, it works so well.

  • Powerful
    author: Amy-Lowell MA

    Once again another awesome Live Cd. Always a different fun song when she plays live. Good work Melissa!

  • Fantastic!!!
    author: Janine

    What a great CD!!!!Fantastic guitar playing and a great voice. It is a must for all her fans and also a good CD to start with

  • What a live record should be!
    author: Hollywood

    I was one of the 70 people at 7000 feet and the disc is just as good as the show that night. Raw and emotional with a great groove. What a live record should be!

  • Melissa ignites the audience with her spell-binding performance.
    author: John

    70 people @ 7000 feet is her latest CD, a live concert at Flagstaff Arizona on Feb 19, 2003, and the recording is exceptionally high quality. This live concert is a high-energy dynamic performance, with many songs segueing into the next. Her six-string attack will leave you breathless, her delivery will have you longing for more, Melissa ignites the audience with her spell-binding performance. Her rapport with drummer Brian Winton is exceptional, they perform magic when they are together. She also has Anne Heaton joining her on one song, "Crack The Mirror", and one of my favorites. Everyone will have their favorite songs, mine are "Hold On", "Burn This Guitar", "Mercy", "Burn This Guitar", "Nebraska", "Who Knows Why", and "The Stranger". This is an exceptionally fine live recording, and will fit in any fans library, as well as be an excellent introduction for a new fan.

  • Amazing CD
    author: Megan

    Amazing CD! I first saw Melissa Ferrick at a folk festival in Alberta, and all of her CD's just keep getting better and better. Come back to Canada soon :)

  • best of melissa
    author: Andi

    This is by far the best album Melissa has put out in recent years. If you're new to her, start here!

  • As always, Melissa Ferrick puts on another incredible performance!
    author: ~Heather~

    70 people @ 70000 feet shows a deeper side of Melissa. Her vocal range is powerful, her lyrics are intense and the way she plays her guitar shows she is a true artist dedicated to her music. This has to be one of my favorite CDs to date. I wish she had the banters in it but without it means we get more songs. "The Stranger" is perhaps my favorite track along with her rendition of "Black Tornado". "Nebraska" is one of her newer songs, also intense. Of course, it just would not be a Melissa Ferrick live CD without "Drive" on it. I definately recommend this CD! :)

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