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Little Songs | 
| Artist: David Usher
Label: Nettwerk Records
Category: Music
List Price: $12.98
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Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 194915
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 067003013222
EAN: 0067003013222
ASIN: B00000I8US
Release Date: March 23, 1999
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| Tracks:
| • | Trickster | | • | St. Lawrence River | | • | Jesus Was My Girl | | • | Unholy, Dirty and Beautiful | | • | Forestfire | | • | Baby Skin Tattoo | | • | F Train | | • | Million | | • | Final Thoughts and the Last Day on Earth | | • | Mood Song |
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Little Song Poses on the White Ladder October 30, 2002
Lee Armstrong (Winterville, NC United States)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This CD is one whose music instantly jumped out & grabbed me at the CD store. After filling up the changer with unfamiliar music, this jewel said, "Take me home!" "Little Songs" is one of the most musically distinctive and inventive CDs I've heard in a long while. Its boldness and emphasis on arrangement compares favorably with Rufus Wainwright's classic CD "Poses" while its bright sense of melody puts it on peer level with David Gray's classic "White Ladder" CD. The light chorus of "Trickster" sounds like a gorgeous pop madrigal with the adult lyrics, "I still hate you motherf**kers everyone, wrapped in glory, bound so tightly." David's soft vocals build on the beautiful "St. Lawrence River." "Jesus Was My Girl" pushes the barriers of the politically correct, but is such a layered conflicted piece that it is intriguing, "The f**kings over but I can't stop coming." "Unholy, Dirty & Beautiful" starts with Claude Lamothe's disconcerting cello solo followed by David singing, "The curious scribblings of one who has everything." "Forestfire" is a great track, one of the few without a four-letter word or blatantly adult reference, "I'm pouring through the universe & slipping through the endless stream of time." "Baby Skin Tatoo" is a stark tune with the clang of guitar, "I am just the gray one in the darker side of you." Vocally, David sounds a bit like Nick Drake on "F Train." "Million" is a soft folk tune, "bound like a child you are mine." Hammond organ startles us to open the lullaby from the darker side, "Final Thoughts & the Last Day On Earth," "All my life, I've seen your babies crashing to the ground." The quasi-instrumental "Mood Song" concludes sounding like Dick Dale's ghost lost in the reverb chamber. "Little Songs" is not a disc for the kids. It's themes are dark and probe the most basic of human needs; but the music is inventive, fresh and imaginative. U snooze U lose! Enjoy!
Moody, magical, and masterful, this is what music is about January 3, 2006
Leslie K (Portland, OR)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was sad to see David Usher leave Moist to pursue a solo career, Moist being one of the definitive bands of the 90's in Canada (for those who don't know them, Moist was to Canada what Pearl Jam was to the US) I was crying for a different reason after hearing "Little Songs"
This album is what music is about. I know, I said it before, but it bears repeating. David Usher bares his soul with the sort of lyricism and song-craft that raises him to the level of the great singer-song writers of all time. From the soft melody of F-Train to the heart-tearing Unholy, Dirty and Beautiful, this album explores depths of human emotion untouched even by Moist's flagship of angst, "Believe Me". David Usher displays a rare talent for stepping into the listener's heart and setting up permanent residence with unforgettable songs.
"Little Songs" is one of those rare albums I can listen to any time, no matter what my mood. This album isn't just good. It's top-five - what CD would you want on a desert island - recommend it to all your friends - permanent place in the CD changer good. I can listen to it falling asleep and waking up and any time in between, and I swear every time I hear it I love it more.
One of the most beautiful pieces of music I have ever heard April 17, 1999
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This c.d. is a masterpiece that intertwines deep thought with beautiful sounds and instrumental work. I have never heard a voice as mesmerizing as David's.
Little Songs will melt your soul! June 4, 2001
Shellie McGruthers (Canada)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have always been a Moist fan. I was so excited when David released Little Songs. It is one of those c.d.s that takes you away. It is relaxing . It can also be a perfect romantic c.d. I was impressed that David recorded this in his own kitchen. This I highly recommend it to everyone especially Moist fans Enjoy!
Sets the mood! April 29, 2001
vics (SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I first fell in love with Davids expressive voice when hearing Moist for the first time- Push. When he released Little Songs, I just had to get it! Living in England didn't stop me, I ordered it from this site, along with Moist's new album -Mercedes Five and Dime, which lives up to the same standard! If I can take a chance and buy Davids addictive album with only hearing samples of the songs, then SO CAN YOU!
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