Vonda Shepard - By 7:30

Vonda Shepard was a veteran singer/songwriter with spotty success behind her when she caught a break as the musical voice of Ally McBeal. The audience that connected with that popular TV drama quickly took Shepard's music to heart, making a huge success of the 1998 soundtrack album. Now Shepard returns with her fifth disc. Coproduced by Mitchell Froom in a radio-ready style at odds with his experimentation with the likes of Suzanne Vega and Latin Playboys, By 7:30 will surely please those who are primed for its earnest cracked romanticism. Others--the type of listener, for instance, who's less than thrilled to note a guest appearance by Indigo Girl Emily Saliers--are likely to find its overwrought, clichéd sentiments irritating at best. --Rickey Wright Amazon.com

Vonda Shepard is a great singer, and this album is the perfect example.

It's been seven years since I bought this Cd from Amazon, and I never stopped listening to this Cd, and I never stopped loving Miss Shepard's amazing voice. Every song on this Cd is absolutely amazing, especially the song "Baby, Don't You Break My Heart Slow". What makes these songs nice to listen to, is the way that they are sung. She sang these songs from her heart and soul. I also loved the song called "Newspaper Wife". It's a great song. Also, the song of "Sail On By" is a nice ballad to listen to. I love this song, and I always will. This Cd comes highly recommended. I don't care if you have to buy it from a music store, or from sellers online to get it. Just buy this Cd. You won't regret it. July 20, 2008

Disappointed

I am very disappointed in this CD. Total lack of energy. Vonda is very talented, and I loved her Ally music. To me, other than Confetti, every song on this CD was unlistenable. Vonda has a tendency to go for very non-melodic, even painful sequences with her voice. It just doesn't flow. June 21, 2007

A word about the duet

Every person's musical sophistication deepens when they break from tradition and listen to something different from what they normally play.

I have yet to find an artist that is a true original, unique to the music world. All artists are influenced by those that came before them and are presently around them.

I love the Indigo Girls. I have heard their music mature over the last twelve years that I've been following them.

I went to their concert in LA yesterday and was amazed at how good they sounded. Then an artist I didn't know and had never heard from before took the stage and played/sang a duet with Emily. It was absolutely beautiful. They sang so well together. After the song ended there was dead silence in the concert hall-everyone was mesmerized. Then the hall broke out into thunderous applause.

A friend told me who the mystery artist was after the show and I am now buying two of her own cds based on that one single event.

I'm concerned that the "Editor" above is clearly biased against the Indigo Girls. Amy and Emily are wonderful singers and Vonda wouldn't have sang with Emily unless she felt it would reveal a deeply beautiful side of the song possibly overlooked the first time around.

November 15, 2006

One of the best CD's ever

I first bought this CD back in 1999 when it came out, and it is still one of my all-time favorites and most frequently played CD's. Vonda has the most beautiful voice I have ever heard and I love her poetic use of words and music. Producer Mitchell Froom (now Vonda's husband!) adds creative instrumentation and polished sound to Vonda's songs, and they sound simply amazing! This CD is perfect to listen to at anytime- whether you are relaxing on your front porch with a cold drink, getting ready to go out, or taking a walk around your neighborhood. June 7, 2006

Very Good

Vonda Shepard has put out a great CD here. I love her vocal range and intensity. Baby Don't Break my Heart Slow and You and Me are especially good songs. Emily Saliers is a perfect complement to Shepard's voice on the former. May 12, 2006

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