| Queen Esther / Gild The Black Lily |
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| Album: | Gild The Black Lily | Collection: | Country | |
| Artist: | Queen Esther | Added: | May 2021 | |
| Label: | El Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2022-03-06 | Pull Date: | 2022-05-08 | Charts: | Country/Bluegrass |
| Week Ending: | May 8 | May 1 | Apr 17 | Apr 3 | Mar 27 | Mar 13 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 06, 2023: | Hanging In The Boneyard John The Revelator | 4. | Aug 11, 2022: | Hanging In The Boneyard Black Cowgirl Song | |
| 2. | Feb 18, 2023: | Hanging In The Boneyard Black Cowgirl Song | 5. | Jul 02, 2022: | Hanging In The Bone Yard The Whiskey Won't Let Me Pray | |
| 3. | Dec 31, 2022: | Hanging In The Boneyard Our Dying Day | 6. | May 21, 2022: | Hanging In The Bone Yard Take It To The Limit |
| Album Review |
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| Mr. Bones Reviewed 2021-05-13 | ||
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Think the high-lonesome style is the providence of old white guys? Will look out Bill & Sonny, make room for this young, black diva from Harlem. In GBL Queen Esther serves up a sound that can be as planitive as all get out but she also deftly adds dashes of pop, R&B and country inspiring Amplifier to proclaim that she "melds roots, pop and R&B in a way that Lucinda Williams, Mellisa Etheridge and Sheryl Crow never could on their best days". Whether she's donning her cowgirl hat in track #1 or going gospel as in #3, the common denominator is her roots in the deep African heritage of Charleson's Lowcountry that provides a soulful experience no matter which style she is working. Pick a track, any track they are all wonderful. RIYL: Eilen Jewel, Rhiannon Giddens, Gillian Welch 1 Black Cowgirl Song - cry in your beer slide perfectly complements her enchanting vocal styling (med, 3:28)*** 2 John The Revelator - hand clapping & kick drum back this powerful rendition of a classic gospel track (slow, 3:33)*** 3 The Whiskey Won't Let Me Pray - sumptuous mix of double bass & simple lead guitar for what should become a neo-gospel classic (slow, 3:30)*** 4 Oleander - nice mandolin on this old timey track (slow, 3:00)** 5 Take It To the Limit - lovely country/jazz styled cover with great harmony vocals & organ, Henley & co. would be proud (med, 4:35)*** 6 Lonesome Road - old time jug band feel (med, 2:27)* 7 This Yearning Thing - vocals backed by acoustic guitar, beautiful in its simplicity (slow, 3:40)** 8 Our Dying Day - Sublime mix of bluegrass & gospel (med, 3:05)*** 9 All That We Are - heartfelt country/blues feel (slow, 4:00)* 10 He Thinks I Still Care - straight ahead cover of a country classic (med, 2:33) 11 Wishin on the Cars - (slow, 2:22) 12 I Love You - love song with acoustic guitar & vocals (slow, 3:17) 13 The Whiskey Won't Let Me Pray - acoustic version of track #3. | ||
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