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99.9 F°
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by Suzanne Vega
Sales Rank: 197116
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List Price: $11.99
$11.99
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on 10-28-2008.
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1. Rock In This Pocket
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2. Blood Makes Noise
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3. In Liverpool
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4. 99.9 F
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5. Blood Sings
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6. Fat Man & Dancing Girl
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7. If You Were In My Movie
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8. As A Child
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9. Bad Wisdom
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10. When Heroes Go Down
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11. As Girls Go
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12. Song Of Sand
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13. Bonus Track
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Import pressing of her 1992 album that is out-of-print domestically. Suzanne Vega makes it clear from the cover inwards that she's up to something different on 99.9 F. Her fiery red and yellow photo-manipulated hair and bandaged finger stand in stark contrast to the orderly mysticism conveyed on the front of her previous release, DAYS OF OPEN HAND. Producer MitchellFroom surrounds her strong songs with surprises in instrumentation, arrangement, and mix. The set opens smartly with a couple of selections that stand in stark contrast to the more traditional folk bearing of her previous output. By the third song, "In Liverpool", things break open to reveal a lushand popish heart. The title song is a dazzling groove of fuzzy and staccato guitar chords cast over layered percussion and her lilting vocal. An array of superb players, includingdrummer Jerry Marotta, guitarists David Hidalgo and RichardThompson, and bass player Bruce Thomas accompany her. While it represented a bit of an unexpected turn at the time of its release in 1992, 99.9 F is one of Vega's finest albums. Universal.
I'll just start off by saying that I am not a Suzanne Vega "fan." I find folk music generally offputting because of its innate pretention (and that's going to get me a few unhelpful ratings right there). I must have simply been waiting for something like this to come along. The songs are terrific, the beats contagious, and the music way ahead of its time. Perhaps this inspired Tori Amos to go electronic on From the Choirgirl Hotel (my favorite Tori album). Perhaps the producer is due the credit. Perhaps I just came in at the right time and the songs hit a chord with me. All I know is I never get tired of listening to these tunes, I've featured this album on at least two of my Listmania!'s, and I can't really get into anything else by her (except for Nine Objects of Desire, which represents a bit of a departure from this format). The lack of length of the songs has given some pause, but I believe they are the better for it. In fact, my favorite, "When Heroes Go Down," clocks in at just under two minutes. I would recommend this for anyone looking for introspective tunes with a good electronic feel, especially fans of Tori's Choirgirl album.
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99.9 F°
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Price: $11.99
Updated on 10-28-2008.
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