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Which Patricia Barber album floats yer boat?

As far as my knowledge is concerned and from all the reading that I do, “Blood on the tracks” by Bob Dylan is considered to be his best album by far. For Joni Mitchell it is “Blue”. What really amazes me is that there is no general consensus on which album of Patricia Barber is the best. Some prefer “Modern Cool”, some “Companion”, some think “Nightclub” is her best album! I think it is “Café Blue” Why? Cause the two tracks numbered 9 (Too Rich for my blood), and 11 (Nardis) strike a chord in me like no other songs of her. They have the energy which seem to ooze out from the system in spades.

Which album of Patricia Barber floats yer boat and why?
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elb
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Cafe Blue!
nilthepill
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Agree with Henryhk. Mythologies is step/s away from norm and end up superior to all the norm work that PB has done. And yes the rap tune included. IMHO. Prior to this Cafe Blue was my favourite. With Mythologies, her work is like NOW.
bobgates
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I mentioned "Live a Fortnight in France" earlier in this thread but in comparing Barber's two live performance CDs I feel "Companion" is definatetly the better recording; the entire CD is really wonderful but the percussion solo on the last cut "Black Magic Women" is especially outstanding.
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audphile1
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10-16-06: Bobgates
...but the percussion solo on the last cut "Black Magic Women" is especially outstanding.

I used this track many times when auditioning components/systems to test the ability to display the outstanding dynamics in this percussion solo. Besides this being one of my favorite PB tracks to listen to, it's also a great demo piece.
reubent
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Agreed with Bobgates and Audphile. Companion is an outstanding record. It is very well recorded and works well as a demo record. It is also one of the most accessable PB records. It doesn't suffer from the "weird" arrangements that plague some of the other PB records.

I'm not a big fan of Patricia Barber. However, Companion is excellent and has a permenent place in my rotation.

Enjoy,

TIC
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