Product ReviewsDay One by Sarah Slean (CD, 2004)

This is a great album

Day One is a collection of deep, fun, and at times dark quirky songs.
SARAH SLEAN is a unique and daring artist. She took a different direction than most of the other piano-playing women out there. Day One is more poppy than what she was into before. It's filled with infectious melodies and catchy hooks. Her songs are intelligent, intricate, and quirky. Her woozy, swirling, and emotive cabaret-like voice surrounds you and you're trapped in a world of red wine, dusty books, and rich tapestries of colour. The piano is always present and usually the driving point of the songs. Sarah is definitely on par with Tori Amos as far as her talent on piano goes. She is composing more daring and impressive melodies and with better lyrics. With less love songs here and more cynical, vague and whimsical topics. Lucky Me is a catchy polka tune depicting the battle of science versus faith. California is a lush and heart wrenching ballad about falling in love with an unattainable man: "I'd ask about a lover/but how would I begin ? ... He knows better anyhow/his kisses are just all in his eyes/I know better, I know better/still I wish I was by your side." Out In The Park and When Another Midnight speak of her views on society, people, and the state of the world. My favorite, The Score is a dark cabaretish tune, driven by a sinister piano line and Sarah's voice, dripping with hatred and disgust: "This time, the pleasure's all mine, I've got your number, I know the score, and I'd be a hopeless romantic, but for the fortune I made in gold." This is a great album.Read full review...

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