Hi Blair,
Many of us on the list love Laura too. Another great track from that
recording is "Captain St. Lucifer." "Up On The Roof" is on Laura's
"Christmas and the Beads of Sweat" recording which seems to be a part of
a "trilogy" of sorts along with "Eli" and "Tendaberry." You'll love
"Christmas" if you like "Tendaberry" ("Tendaberry" is my personal
favorite!). You might also want to check out "Gonna Take A Miracle,"
which is Laura's "cover songs" album; The remastered version also
contains a live recording of "Up On The Roof," and "Ooh Child." Also
the CD "Angel In The Dark" which was released after her death is an
interesting recording. "Angel" includes "Will You Still Love Me
Tomorrow" and "Walk On By."
Best,
Gary
Blair Fraipont wrote:
>
> SO, i bought the aforementioned album by Laura Nyro and all I can
> say is that I am loving it..........thorougly!! Even though the
> instrumentation is much more sparsely used than on Eli and the 13th
> Confession, I am entranced by her singing and her musical style. I found it
> hard getting used to her heavily rubatic music (meaning that she doesnt rely
> on only one time signature for a song, but instead disregards a strict time
> signature), but now I am hooked and I downloaded her version of "Up on the
> Roof" which I never really liked before. I had heard James Tayler's version,
> that I thought was lame. But her take on the song is just magical and soon
> I'll have to go out and buy the album which it is from.
> But back to New York Tendaberry, my favorite tracks are
> Tom Cat GOodby, Save the COuntry, Mercy on Broadway, and Captain for Dark
> Mornings.
> Her voice most of all has me hooked, it is original, full of
> life, vibrant, chilling, all at once.
>
> Nighty nite
> Blair
> NP:Sweet Lovin' Man-The Magnetic Fields
>
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