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ALBUM: Love Among The Ruins Lyrics
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10000 Maniacs
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A Room For Everything
Across The Fields
Big Star
Even With My Eyes Closed
Girl On A Train
Green Children
Love Among The Ruins
Rainy Day
Shining Light
You Won't Find Me There
Love Among The Ruins Reviews
A welcome revival!
At first I was sceptical.I mean,with Natalie Merchant gone they might as well not even be the Maniacs right? Wrong!(I mean, hey Van Halen did it) The remaining maniacs retrieved founding member John Lombardo and added long-time friend/musician Mary Ramsey(both of whom made up the group John & Mary).The Maniacs are better than ever here.They still have the same treasured sound plus Mary's viola and Natalie-like vocals yet they are all her own.Although this CD has been very underrated or even somewhat unnoticed, it has enthralling songs full of emotion and hope.It produced the radio-played cover of Roxy Music's "More Than This"and the very sunny "Rainy Day". Other songs are "Even With My Eyes Closed" "Love Among The Ruins" "Green Children" and "Shining Light". Finally it is crowned with the yurning yet hopeful "Across The Fields". This is a must have for any fan of 10,000 Maniacs, Natalie Merchant, John & Mary, or anyone who likes smart upbeat music. Welcome back Maniacs.
Get off Mary's back!
Yeah, yeah, yeah--10,000 Maniacs is dead; Mary Ramsey is no Natalie Merchant; This isn't the same band.... yadda, yadda, yadda. Listen, this is a GREAT album. Mary Ramsey's voice is soothing and the band is as finely tuned as ever. If this CD had been released by a group with a different name, fans of the Maniacs would be singing its praises--instead these bitter fans are still crying in their beer. Get over it! They're right though; 10,000 Maniacs isn't the same group without Natalie, but that doesn't mean "different" is bad. KEEP ON SINGING, MARY! (BTW I've also bought Natalie's solo albums and love them too.)
10,000 Maniacs Live On
Thoroughly good cd. The songs are classic Maniacs. Mary Ramsey is a more than adequate replacement for Natalie Merchant. She has a beautiful voice that works nicely with the music. The songs are not quite as stimulating as some of the previous Maniac songs, but are highly enjoyable. Maniac fans will not be disappointed. I certainly an not.
Love Among the Ruins
It's no accident that the band titled the album "Love Among the Ruins," as replacing a lead singer is not always an easy task, especially after two of the band's highest selling albums. However, Mary Ramsey stepped in and far exceeded expectations. The band's cover of "More Than This" was the highest selling single in their career, as well as in the catalog of Geffen, and the opening track "Rainy Day" is agruably one of the best songs the band has ever written. It's a shame that the band was overshadowed by their former lead singer, as this album proves the talent remained in the band.
One of their best
I have listened to almost all the albums of 10KManiacs and I can tell you this one is supereb. Pop the CD in the player and you would not feel like skipping any song.
1-12 all are awesome.
Every song here sports the customized blend of sprightly guitars and warm-bath keyboards that marked this band's salad days. But Mary Ramsay is no Natalie Merchant, and her bland delivery ensures that these dozen tunes sound more or less identical, even if their ho-hum cover of Roxy Music's "More Than This" was a big radio hit.
--Jeff Bateman
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