![]() ![]() The beautifully bitter “Love Is Blind,” and the harrowing “Don’t Cry, Old Man” are piercing in their honesty. The acoustic guitar and compact string section lend to “Aftertones” slightly baroque feel, which adds to the song’s palpable isolation (“‘Til all that’s left to see are aftertones/I take them home/ We live alone”). The album commences with the title track setting the tenor and sonic ambiance. Part of Ian’s enticement is the marriage between achingly beautiful melodies and thoroughly personalized lyrics. ![]() Ian’s advanced folk sensibilities are emotional progressions away from the weepy and introspective nature heard from her mid-’70s singer/songwriter contemporaries. Although Ian would not surpass the universality of “At Seventeen,” much of this disc continues the theme and moods expressed as far back as Stars (1974). Once again, she assembled some of the finest session musicians from the Big Apple to animate her intimately sensitive sonic portraits and caricatures. On Aftertones, Janis Ian (guitar/piano/vocals) continued the artistic, and to a lesser extent, the commercial success she garnered on her previous effort Between The Lines (1975). Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Sony Music CG Janis Ian – Aftertones (Remastered) (1975/2018)įLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 33:35 minutes | 1,27 GB | Genre: Pop ![]()
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