"Snow has a wide range and an excellent sense of nuance. She is easily one of the best interpretive singers of her generation (i.e., early '70s singer/songwriters). Only unlike some of her peers she is a master of not only pop, rock and folk styles but jazz, blues, standards, soul and gospel material.On her third album she gives beautifully nuanced, winning intepretations of "Teach Me Tonight" (an oft covered standard perfectly done here); "Don't Let Me Down" and "Shakey Ground."She gives a sexy, bluesy performance on "In My Girlish Days."Mercy On Those" is emotionally compelling, building to a smart climax. Her own compositions such as "Autobiography" and "Stand Up On The Rock" are spirited, musically adventurous numbers that showcase her potent voice and sensitive songwriting pen. After you purchase her debut or one of her two collections, this is the next logical place to go. Excellent."
"Precious Sound"
11/20/1999
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This singer is great! The music in this series is mellow to high spirited.'Stand upon a rock" Mercy On Those" are a few of my old favorites.The song lyrics can inspire and uplift. She is soulful and her voice is one of a kind."
Buy This Album!
A Longtime Phoebe Fan | New York, NY | 12/30/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This a a classic Phoebe recording. Both beautiful and funky.
IT LOOKS LIKE SNOW deserves a place in any collection. Phoebe's voice is like no other!"
A true original hard to categorize!
Reginald D. Garrard | Camilla, GA USA | 03/22/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Phoebe Snow, late of so many commercial jingles, was, for a brief time, a rarity in the music industry. She was one of those singers that was so unique that she transcended many popular genres. No better example of her skill can be found than on "It Looks Like Snow". She tackled the blues ("Girlish Ways"), the torch song ("Teach Me Tonight"), an anthem ("Have Mercy on Me"), a somber ballad ("Don't Bring Me Down"), and funk ("Shaky Ground"). These and the other five tracks show a versatility that is scarce in the music biz. Perhaps, it was her singular talent that made her impossible to "pigeonhole" or program in the radio formats of the day. Thankfully, modern audiences are a little more diverse and are likely to be more appreciative of this lost 70's wonder.I highly recommended this bit of "frozen precipitation" for one's music library."
Audio quality issues
Frank | Chicago, IL USA | 10/27/2009
(2 out of 5 stars)
"Good collection; sound is rotten. Billed as "Digitally remastered" (see, e.g., liner notes), this version has the same severe audio range limitations as the original. I'd been waiting a long time for a CD version, only to find there's NO improvement in sound quality. Bummed."