THE PRALINES: Song of the Day Cafe

The Pralines

Song of the Day Cafe

© 2005 Pamela Richardson (751937269823)

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Country and Western tinged pop with gorgeous alto female vocals.

tracks

1 Dear Refugee
2 What to Do About You
3 Rush County Flashback
4 Paris and My Own Life Passing
5 Back to the Sun
6 Unlikely Undertaking
7 The Living Daylights
8 Are You Thinking of Me
9 While Bethy Dances
10 In Oklahoma
11 The War Around the Corner
12 Redeye to Loveland

notes

The Pralines deliver 12 wonderful country-tinged rock and roll tunes on "Song of the Day Cafe", featuring the songwriting of frontwoman and bandleader Pam Richardson. The disc features several different sonic flavors as backdrops...moving from soft acoustic guitar and piano (The Living Daylights) to loud, distorted straight-ahead rock (The War Around the Corner), and from introspective ballad (Back to the Sun) to uptempo singalong (Dear Refugee). A who's-who of veteran Chicago studio musicians contributes incredible performances and counterpoint to the distinctive alto and acoustic guitar of Richardson.

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  • haunting, hopeful and rocking all at once. Amazing CD.
    author: David Jaynes

    This is what I love about CDBaby. The opportunity to find 'unknowns' like the Pralines. I love every song on this CD, and although I think the singer could break your heart in an instant, it feels like she'd rather give you hope instead. Wow. The Americana rings true, as do the 60s influences. The vocals are outstanding and the musicians are all EXCELLENT. These guys are like the Jayhawks but with more emotion. Dare I say they might be better than the Jayhawks? I'll wait for the next Pralines CD before I go that far. Still.... buy it and decide for yourself.

  • Americana Meets Arch Pop
    author: Americana-UK

    If you fondly remember the arch pop of the Monochrome Set, this will seem like getting reacquainted with an old friend; the guitars jangle, the vocals follow on behind the melody, the rhythm section is tight as two-sizes-too-small smalls, and the whole things hangs together in a late evening way. The songs have a 60's feel; polo-neck Turtles or Herman's Hermits, though songs like "Paris and My Own Life Passing" have more of a Mexican cantina sound as the guitar serenades like a lovesick lothario, and "The Living Daylights" is the perfect accompaniment to a bottle of wine, a log fire and a case of the blues. The flecks of Americana that run through this set take over on "Redeye to Loveland," a full-on twang-fest and not a bad way to finish a record.

  • Refreshing!!!
    author: Tim Spainhower of the Fabulous Huckleberries

    I have been fortunate enough to have been introduced to this album. As a songwriter, it is always an amazing feeling to hear an artist write truly heartfelt songs without alot of BS. You can really buy into everything she is saying. If I had to sum up the leader of the band, Pam, I would say take Amiee Mann and combine her with Nellie McKay and sprinkle on a little Chrissie Hynde! This CD is a treat from beginning to end.

  • Pralinemania starts here. Won't you help?
    author: DrLunk of The Fabulous Huckleberries

    Upfront, I'm biased. Knowing Pam Richardson for some 33 years, I've witnessed her phase through The Beatles, Joni MItchell, Elvis Costello and more bands and stylings than my feeble aged brain can recall. And now, she is spearheading The Praline phase. With "Song of the Day Cafe", she has carved out a aural landscape in which can be heard all her diverse influences with a very heavy dose of pure Pam. With songs like "The Living Daylights" and "Back to the Sun" she has redefine "bittersweet" by adding an infectious dose of hope and joy, delivered to perfection with her rich alto vocals. The arrangements and instrumentations produce a full bodied recorded experience far beyond anything that could be expected from a self-financed "budget" project.

  • Fresh and familiar
    author: John Einarson - Rock historian, journalist (MOJO, Goldmine), bio

    Listening to Song of the Day Cafe is like being with an old friend. With her new band, The Pralines, Pamela Richardson brings forth her gift for creating an intimacy with the listener that is at once fresh and familiar. Drawing on a deep understanding and appreciation of sixties-era folk/country-rock and seventies singer/songwriter sensibilities, the lyrics are insightful, and the musical arrangements are confident. Richardson brings both a warmth and an urgency to her music that cannot help but draw the listener in, as if you are the only one she is singing to. A rare treat.

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