If I agree well its just to appease you cause I dont remember what we were fighting for8. Afterglow
Original Release Date: November 4, 2003
I waited a long time for this album...new Sarah songs! It seems a long time ago now. I haven't listened to it right through for a long time, but listening with no hopes and expectations turn it into a different cd. When I got it, I'd heard the first few songs, and loved them, but I was a bit disappointed. I suppose, as a fumbler, I'm a bit of a fan - and there is always that faint hope that a new Sarah McLachlan album will reach the heights of Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. And that usually leads to a slight disappointment when it just falls a bit short.
Not that it isn't a great album. I love all the tracks, and one or two are right up there in my top 10 McLachlan song list...
If I was introducing someone to Ms McLachlans music, I probably wouldn't choose this one, but I'd recommend it to anyone who already likes her tunes :)
On the other hand...
9. Afterglow Live
Original Release Date: November 23, 2004
The third?? live album released...there is also FTE Live (on DVD/VHS) and Mirrorball (CD, DVD) and afterglow. Of course I love the other two live cds...but I went to 3 concerts of the Afterglow tour so when I watch the dvd or listen to this album, it reminds me of the awesomeness of Sarah McLachlan live and it just adds that extra to the experience. Being at the first Wellington, NZ concert on the first leg of the tour, and hearing Sarah absolutely nail the high notes in Fear is something I will never forget - and I've never been at a concert in which a crowd gives a standing ovation mid song. That whole concert was one of the best I've ever been too - not just the performance but the fact that I think by about a third of the way into the concert, the whole crowd had fallen in love with Sarah. Of course it helps that it's little old NZ and our concert venues for things like this are pretty small & intimate by world standards.
Overall, its' a pretty good setlist on this album/dvd - unfortunately she chose not to play songs from the earlier albums (arrgh, no "terms":( ) but I can overlook that. It's not like there is any filler crap...it's a solid bunch of songs, and it shows off what a great voice the woman has...not many 'pop' singers sound as perfect live as they do on cd...Sarah McLachlan certainly does.
ok, I think I've gushed enough!
Afterglow
Afterglow Live
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