Alive (Rising Appalachia album)
| Alive | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Live album by | ||||
| Released | September 29, 2017 | |||
| Genre | Appalachian folk, world, soul | |||
| Label | Independent | |||
| Rising Appalachia chronology | ||||
| ||||
Alive is a 2017 live album by American Appalachian band Rising Appalachia. Alive was named an "Album of the Year 2017" by The Arts Desk.[1] The album was compiled from recordings made at live shows over the previous two years.[2]
Critical reception[edit]
Kath Galasso reviewed the album for On Stage Magazine, quoting the band as saying that Alive "...is a collection of songs that are telling of the time. A time where the veil has been lifted and we want people to WAKE UP, to be WOKE, to be ALIVE."[2]
The album was featured by The Spill Magazine, along with an interview with Leah Song.[3] It was also reviewed by Erick Mertz for the UK magazine Bearded, who wrote "In total, the performance is complete. Banter between songs keeps the fire burning. Rising Appalachia allows the performance to take on its own energy, up and down, like the life cycle of joys and sorrows that it aims to replicate,"[4] although he was disappointed at the lack of variety and had hoped for more of a "political edge."[4]
Alive was named an "Album of the Year 2017" by The Arts Desk.[1]
Track listing[edit]
Rising Appalachia (2017). Alive (CD). Independent.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lean In" (live) | 5:09 | |
| 2. | "Cripple Creek" (live) | Traditional | 5:29 |
| 3. | "Medicine" (live) | 8:41 | |
| 4. | "Novels of Acquaintance" (live) | 6:23 | |
| 5. | "Closer to the Edge" (live) | 3:19 | |
| 6. | "Swoon" (live) | 5:33 | |
| 7. | "Wider Circles" (live) | 8:14 | |
| 8. | "Mississippi" (live) | 3:09 | |
| 9. | "Occupy" (live) | based on Traditional spiritual "Soon I Will Be Done"[2] | 4:08 |
| 10. | "Cumberland Gap" (live) | Traditional | 5:01 |
| 11. | "Stromboli" (live) | 6:30 |
References[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b Colombus 2017.
- ^ a b c Galasso 2017.
- ^ Wooldridge 2017.
- ^ a b Mertz 2017.
Works cited[edit]
- Colombus, Katie (December 18, 2017). "Albums of the Year 2017: Rising Appalachia - Alive". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- Frahm, Jonathan (September 22, 2017). "Rising Appalachia – 'Alive' (album stream) (premiere)". PopMatters. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- Galasso, Kath (September 25, 2017). "Rising Appalachia, New Album Comes 'Alive' This Friday". OnStage Magazine. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- Mertz, Erick (October 1, 2017). "Rising Appalachia - Alive". Bearded. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
- Sibley, Ingrid; Hess, Chad (photos) (October 2009). "Rise: Appalachian Troubadors with a global mission". Performer Magazine. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
- Wooldridge, Talia (2017). "Alive with Rising Appalachia: A Conversation with Leah Smith". The Spill Magazine. Retrieved 2021-12-30.