"Clearly devoted to the acoustic resonance of real-life,
these three are homegrown and rich in flavor. Their voices and
arrangements are at once reminiscent of family and friends . . .
originals!”
Noel
Paul Stookey,
Peter Paul &
Mary
"Love Is
Something," found on the "All-She-Wrote" EP, "Double Feature," is
an excellent composition and is worthy of greater exposure. Gloria
Jean's vocals clearly ring out the enthusiasm portrayed by her
lyrics. A four or five star (*****) song and performance!
Ken
Swiatek, FolKenS.uch, WJJW 91.1 North Adams,
MA
"All-She-Wrote was a
pleasant surprise to many of us here at KUMD . . . good songs, nice
arrangements, and Gloria Jean's burnished vocals have just the right
touch of weariness to allow these tunes to wear
well."
John
Ziegler, KUMD, Duluth, Minnesota
"I had favorable impressions of Gloria
Jean's first CD, *live, as well as Pounds & LaPlante's 1983 LP,
Big
Kids-Little Kids, so I was very interested in hearing the
all-She-wrote self-titled CD. After all, Pounds &
LaPlante, at times, sound more like Paul Stookey and Peter Yarrow of
PP&M than Peter and Paul themselves, and having Dick
Kniss on board couldn't hurt either.
All She Wrote, however, is not PP&M.
Some of the songs have a hook; others just hook you. While these
days any CD with 3 or 4 good cuts usually makes my year's top ten
list, I had a hard time discarding any of the tracks on All She
Wrote. Gloria Jean's vocals are clear, strong and confident,
and at times, reminiscent of Karen Carpenter. Laplante and
Pounds continue their PP&M, sans Mary, sound (Survivor)
and also provide fine instrumentation. Dick Kniss, well, is Dick
Kniss. Song For My Trash even got me thinking about
Spanky & Our Gang. Gloria Jean's songwriting is strong,
both lyrically and musically, I haven't been able to single out
favorites, yet. The CD is worth a listen, or two or three. I
think you'll agree."
Ken
Swiatek, FolKenS.uch, WJJW 91.1 North Adams,
MA |
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