I lost the original WordPerfect file that contained my first review of this record, so I had to review it again... But I didn't mind. It gave me an excuse to listen to it again! This is the kind of stuff that gets a coffee shop jumping. Not just the expected girl-with-acoustic-guitar-format, Ramsie's music actually rocks, in a rootsy Janis Joplin/Bonnie Raitt/Deborah Fatow kinda way, with a strong hint of a Larry Norman vibe. Besides the expected instrumentation of electric guitar and bass, there is also well-placed use of instruments like violin, Hammond organ, etc. Ramsie's voice and songwriting are both much stronger than expected.
Other coverage for this album
The Phantom Tollbooth 2002Reviewed by Dave KerschbaumThe liner notes of Ramsie Shick's CD Sinner's Serenade readily admit this offering as "lo-fi," and explain that the disc was recorded "the old way," with singers and players circled around some simple recording equipment in a warehouse. There are pluses and minuses that come with this approach. One assumes this was a step taken out of necessity due to the inexpensive nature of this type of…Similar sounding releases
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