Customer Reviews
Outstanding Quality - By: Dogtooth, 07 Apr 2008 
The warmth of KD Lang's voice combines with skilled musicians & first division songwriters to create one of the best albums you'll ever hear.
Smooth as silk, warm as chocolate - By: Walter, 14 Jan 2008 This is a lovely album, one which I have put off buying for years thanks to less than fulsome praise for itin the quality music monthlies at the time of its release. k.d. lang's career has been patchy & varied, moving from the torch & twang of her early country flavours & reaching a high point of chanteuse sophisticationin Ingenue. This is her best offering since then; perfectly chosen songs with a Canadian songwriter theme that suit the effortless rise & fall of her voice. Close your eyes, or turn out the lights, & the music bathes you & relaxes you. Somewhere out there is a full Neil Young covers album waiting for k.d. lang to make it; meanwhile, the perfect choice of 'After The Goldrush' & 'Helpless' will have to do. Other standouts include versions of Joni Mitchell's 'A Case Of You', Jane Siberry's 'The Valley' & especially Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah'. The album breaks no new ground; but why should it, when the music & voice are this good. At the current prices quoted on Amazon, you have little to lose.
Hymns of the 49th Parallel - By: joheward, 11 Apr 2006 I bought this after reading a couple of the reviews on Amazon. I had never heard it. I am glad I did! Superb! Beautiful! I didn't think she could carry off the Joni Mitchell number, & it did take a bit of getting used to, but that is my only teeny criticism of this album. Her voice carries you to somewhere else. Poignant, it will tear you apartin places. This is my first K.D Lang album, though I have long admired her. Thank you to the reviewers who recommended this stunning album. BUY IT! Don't miss these vocals that will wrench your heart out! Bliss.
new to k d lang ? immerse yourself here... - By: davidr_128, 28 Jun 2005 Something of a return to form for kd lang, this is her best since ingenue, or even her best to date. her voice & expression are fantastic, she isin excellent form, this is a moving album of songs from a diverse range of quality canadian songwriters, some well known, others less so.
Its an album that needs to be appreciated on a decent music system - at least some of the time - to appreciate the depth, feeling, & sheer musicianship. And yet, yes you can play it as background / easylistening while you get on with your day or if you are entertaining friends.
It's hard to pick a favourite, but for me After the goldrush, Valley, Helpless, & Love is Everything are the standout tracks.
Those reviewers who are weary of the nth cover version of hallelujah have a point - ys, k d lang could/should have chosen less familiar songs from leonard cohen's oeuvre - but hey it still sounds good.
5 stars ... & it deserves a far, far wider audience that it has had to date!
wonderful hymns of the 49th Parallel - By: Ella, 09 Jun 2005 K D lang is probably the best white female popular singer around. Sure she no longer hits the charts like she didin the 80's but that is no indication of a dropin standardsin fact its the opposite. She has a beautiful voice & although she is interpretating other singer/songwriters songs I can't think of anyone I would rather hear sing them. My personal opinion is that her version of 'hallelujah' is better that the original the orchestration works & it now has just the right amount of contemporary feel. 'A case of you' has some of the most gorgeous lyrics she sings 'I could drink a case of you' & you really believe her it makes you shiver (in a good way).
Wow she great. enjoy!!!!!
