What I heard....3/17/09

At the risk of gushing a little bit, I also (re)discovered Fiona Apple. I knew a couple of her more prominent songs, most notably "Criminal." I also had a stripped down version of "Never is a Promise" on a Various Artists CD. I kind of wrote her off after her 1997 MTV video awards tirade as a kind of nutter. Clearly, the most brilliant minds are a bit "touched." Both Tidal and When the Pawn... just blew me away. Both are very, very rich, sweeping and textured, well written. What I'm finding in this project is that I've come to appreciate the complete, or nearly complete, album. It's a shame that she has produced so little, because this is good stuff.