Which Patricia Barber album floats yer boat?

Some beautifully recorded albums. Ho hum voice and ho hum piano playing. McPartland, at over 80, kills her on the piano. PB be very hard to listen to for more than an hour. I do use some of her albums to show off my rig. Companion, cut 2 Use Me, when you want to see just how good your bass be. The thing is, she has some great tunes on each of her cds: some--that's all...I have all of her albums, though..I'm just a ho hum audiophool, I suppose..

Cafe Blue

I never asked for a comparision between Patricia Barber and the likes of Dylan or Mitchell, did I?

Thanks to those who answered in a positive way.

I read though this whole thread trying to figure out why so much negativism. I recently picked up "Cafe Blue" and love it. I was hopefull to get leads on which PB albums to buy next. I guess if we were limited to a small number of artists in our collection, then maybe she wouldn't be among them. Since noone told me I have a limit, She's worthy of space on my shelf and in the rotation. So what if she's not in the same category as Dylan, or Mitchell. She IS in the same category as all of the other artists who aren't in it either.

So my reply to the question is: I like Cafe Blue the best, because it's the only one I have so far, but I like it period because PB is a unique artist, I like her voice, her song arangements, and the quality of the recording. The song "Too Rich For My Blood" is beautiful.

I have most of her cd's, they all "float my boat" to some degree...I find here an interesting artist. None of my friends or family as far as I can recall have ever requested playback of any of her music...to quirky I guess.

So, I never use her to show off my system to anyone but myself!

Dmurfet said:

"I currently only own companion and spend most of the time wishing she would shut up"

Thats funny for some reason? I've always thought the same about Bob Dylan...he did write so good songs though.

Dave