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Kane Cheung | pomona, ca United States | 09/15/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I love a good sad song and I love a band that's not afraid to sing about their personal lives. Veruca Salt was that band for me, Staind was that band for me. And then I discovered Beth just a few days ago. Like most people, I started with the LA Song. Saw the many live versions on Youtube and was just overwhelmed. I can't recall the last time I saw a live performance (even if it is on youtube) that was so moving and powerful. Beth always pushes her limits, she'll rip her vocal cords, her veins will pop and she'll lose herself in her music. It's one thing to see a great musician and singer perform, it's totally another level to see someone express themselves outwardly in such a complete and pure way. Beth has been compared to Janis Joplin due to their capacity for self destruction, their overpowering emotional voice and the way their emotions are blown out on stage to the point of collapse. I love it, I love her for it. Even though I've never met her or know her at all. Just listening to her music makes you well up inside in a way that only something this pure and emotional can induce. Music like this can only be created after a long journey, one that she is clearly still on. I really wish Beth Hart the best and would like to thank her for sharing so much of herself with us in her music. Don't just buy this album, buy all of them and the especially the Live at Paradiso DVD."