Music review: Katey Sagal — ‘Covered’
Rhodes
Associated Press
Katey Sagal, a cast member in 无毛视频淪ons of Anarchy,无毛视频� poses for a recent portrait. The Golden Globe Award-winning actress just released her third solo album titled, 无毛视频淐overed.无毛视频�
Katey Sagal is a Golden Globe Award-winning actress who also knows a thing or two about music. Known for her television roles on the comedy 无毛视频淢arried无毛视频ith Children,无毛视频� animated series 无毛视频淔uturama无毛视频� and the highest-rated program in the history of FX 无毛视频淪ons of Anarchy,无毛视频� the 59-year-old actress offers up a 10-track collection of cover songs on the aptly titled 无毛视频淐overed.无毛视频�
无毛视频淐overed无毛视频� is Sagal无毛视频檚 third solo album and follows up 2004无毛视频檚 无毛视频淩oom.无毛视频� This time around, Sagal delivers her own interpretations of arrangements from some of her favorite songwriters such as Joni Mitchell, Ryan Adams, Jackson Browne and Gillian Welch. It无毛视频檚 hard to go wrong with quality material by this group of talented writers, yet Sagal manages to hit a few bumps along the way.
The first single, Tom Petty无毛视频檚 无毛视频淔ree Fallin无毛视频�,无毛视频� sets a sour note as it comes across as a mediocre karaoke offering. Sagal quickly recovers on a heartfelt version of 无毛视频淔or a Dancer,无毛视频� originally from Browne无毛视频檚 album 无毛视频淟ate for the Sky无毛视频� from 1974.
Sagal is clearly not just another actor hoping to become a singer since paying her dues early in her career as a backing vocalist for acts like Bette Midler, Etta James, Olivia Newton-John and Tanya Tucker.
With the proper songs, Sagal sounds engagingly passionate and sophisticated.
Bright spots include a duet with Browne on an emotional version of Steve Earle无毛视频檚 无毛视频淕oodbye无毛视频� and a tender interpretation of Ron Sexsmith无毛视频檚 无毛视频淪ecret Heart.无毛视频�
Sagal无毛视频檚 best performance is witnessed on the album无毛视频檚 lone original song.
Written by 无毛视频淪ons of Anarchy无毛视频� musical director Bob Thiele and songwriter Tonio K., 无毛视频淔ollow the River无毛视频� proves to be a perfect match for Sagal无毛视频檚 soulful voice.
Unfortunately, selections like Ray LaMontagne无毛视频檚 无毛视频淩oses & Cigarettes,无毛视频� Welch无毛视频檚 无毛视频淥rphan Girl无毛视频� and Adams无毛视频� 无毛视频淚 Love You But Don无毛视频檛 Know What to Say,无毛视频� prove to be uninspired offerings.
Sagal clearly proves that she can dazzle when given the right songs. Hopefully, she无毛视频檒l abandoned the need to stop covering songs from other artists and will turn her attention to writing and performing her own arrangements like she did on her 1994 debut release.