A document of the 1998 tour, Lilith Fair: A Celebration of Women in Music, Vol. 3 is thus far the most lively and affecting recording of Sarah McLachlan's summer festival. From the percussive chop-socky blues of Emmylou Ha... more »rris's "Deeper Well" to Holly Cole's richly intoned "Onion Girl" to Sixpence None the Richer's quirky take on the pop hit "Kiss Me" to Rebekah's sparsely searing "Little Black Girl," the women presented here are fierce, fiery, and fabulously fruitful. Included also are Suzanne Vega's late-'80s signature song, "Luka," the Indigo Girls' banjo porch rocker "Get Out the Map," and N'dea Davenport's sultry-smooth "Underneath a Red Moon." While some notable '98 participants lack representation here (where are Paula Cole, Missy Elliot, and Lucinda Williams?), this volume is a proud achievement of fine production and optimal sequencing, and the performances are of greater diversity than offered previously. --Paige La Grone« less
A document of the 1998 tour, Lilith Fair: A Celebration of Women in Music, Vol. 3 is thus far the most lively and affecting recording of Sarah McLachlan's summer festival. From the percussive chop-socky blues of Emmylou Harris's "Deeper Well" to Holly Cole's richly intoned "Onion Girl" to Sixpence None the Richer's quirky take on the pop hit "Kiss Me" to Rebekah's sparsely searing "Little Black Girl," the women presented here are fierce, fiery, and fabulously fruitful. Included also are Suzanne Vega's late-'80s signature song, "Luka," the Indigo Girls' banjo porch rocker "Get Out the Map," and N'dea Davenport's sultry-smooth "Underneath a Red Moon." While some notable '98 participants lack representation here (where are Paula Cole, Missy Elliot, and Lucinda Williams?), this volume is a proud achievement of fine production and optimal sequencing, and the performances are of greater diversity than offered previously. --Paige La Grone
Elizabeth J. from BOSCOBEL, WI Reviewed on 2/27/2007...
Most of this is good; the EmmyLou Harris number is amazing. I almost don't want to swap it, but...
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Dan A. from CARRIZOZO, NM Reviewed on 11/19/2006...
Very nice work with Suzanne Vega, Indigo Girls, Bonnie Raitt, and other women. Had name written on liner notes
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CD Reviews
McLachlan & Cole save this CD-, however, sonically it sucks
10/11/1999
(1 out of 5 stars)
"I demand some reasonable effort by producers to do a decent job of recording music, and ARISTA seems, in general, to be subpar on most of their releases. However, this seems to be worse than their average. While they can blame it on this being a live album -- it's a poor excuse. If you have any audiophile tendencies, don't buy this CD -- although the music is reasonably good, the shabby job of recording/transferring to CD format will leave you disappointed and wanting your money back."
Fabulous!
09/05/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I was give Volume 2 and I thought it was good. I decided to go see how Volume 3 was. I loved it! In my opinion even better then the Volume 2! It has a wide variety of songs that all sound great. i loved Sarah's "Black and White". It's amazing!"
Better of the two
05/31/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Lilith Fair '98 was an incredible expreince. The two new volumes to the Lilith Fair albums are good, but #3 is the best. The tracks are all very good. Sarah McLachlan ("Black & White") is incredible, the Indigo Girls ("Get Out The Map") are rockin', as is Emmylou Harris ("Deeper Well"). I definatly recommend this to anyone who loves live music better than the studio efforts. Luscious Jackson's "Naked Eye" is a good example. Personally I'm not fond of them, but their contribution is outstanding. Bye this volume if you bye any of them. Its the BEST!!!!"
Better than the first!
Jenny Enns-Rempel | Fresno, CA. USA | 01/13/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I got this CD last night and have listened to it 6 times since, it is that good!!!! Luka is a depressingly excellent song, and Get Out The Map is cute and country-ish. It is so ecclectic and broad. My favorite songs are probably Luka, Get Out the Map, Naked Eye, and Never Said. If you are a fan of female music, buy this, you won't be dissapointed!"
Lilith Ladies do not Dissapoint
D. Bence | LA, CA | 07/21/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"While all of the songs on this record are outstanding and fun to hear live, Liz Phair's "Never Said" is a radio classic. Her first real recognition came from this song which helped make her an indie princess. An awesome buy."