Potter's Daughter
and Annie Haslam - Blood and Water (vinyl single)
Review by Gary Hill
This is a new single from an act I've not heard of before. Of course, the appearance of Annie Haslam brings this more toward familiar known commodities, though. There is a real classical music edge here, furthering comparisons to Haslam's band Renaissance. With Haslam's vocals presented here along with vocals from Dyanne Potter Voegtlin there is an almost wall of vocals vibe to this. This single is release in both CD and vinyl format, and I've reviewed both in this issue. The two reviews are nearly identical, for the sake of consistency, since the music is the same but there are some small differences. To me, having the release on vinyl is an extra level of magic because vinyl is more of an experience. That said, while this record sounds great, and looks cool, if you don't have the CD single, you won't be sure what is on the second side. I mean, it's obviously another version of the same song, but not only are the sides not labeled on the record, it never says what the title is for the second version. Still, it's a great release, either way.
This review is available in book (paperback and hardcover) in Music Street Journal: 2019 Volume 5. More information and purchase links can be found at: garyhillauthor.com/Music-Street-Journal-2019.
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