Destination Anywhere (Brenda Kahn album)
Destination Anywhere | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1994 | |||
Label | Shanachie | |||
Producer | Tim Patalan | |||
Brenda Kahn chronology | ||||
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Destination Anywhere is an album by the American musician Brenda Kahn, released in 1996.[1][2] The album was set for an early 1995 ship date, but Kahn was dropped from Chaos/Columbia Records two weeks prior to its scheduled release.[3][4] "Reconcile" was the intended first single.[5] Kahn supported the album with a North American tour.[6]
Production
[edit]Destination Anywhere was produced by Tim Patalan.[7] Kahn started recording the album at the end of 1994; she decided to abandon the folk direction of her previous album in favor of a full band sound.[1][8] Due to record label restructuring, Destination Anywhere was not licensed to Shanachie Records until 1996, with additional recording in Detroit.[1][9] Jeff Buckley played guitar and sang on "Faith Salons"; the demo, cowritten by the pair, was recorded with Kahn in a Brooklyn loft.[10][11][12]
Critical reception
[edit]Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [13] |
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [7] |
The Republican | [14] |
The Wisconsin State Journal wrote that "great songs like 'Spoon' allow Kahn to rock out like a less melodramatic Concrete Blonde, but the album suffers when Kahn indulges her tendency toward heavy-handed poetry."[15] The Republican determined that, "at times a thrashing punk rocker and at other times an enticing beat poet, Brenda Kahn's a pretty complicated character, somewhat reminiscent of Patti Smith."[14] The Chicago Sun-Times stated: "Kahn's gritty rock songs inhabit a world of desperation and disillusion. But there also is salvation in each story."[16]
The Columbus Dispatch opined that "Destination Anywhere sounded so much like Patti Smith's Horses that we were pining for the original... After a blazing start, Kahn's images weren't as compelling as Smith's, yet were still worth hearing."[17] The SouthtownStar concluded that "Kahn sounds a bit rougher, more blue collar bar performer than vegetarian restaurant folkie."[18] The Austin Chronicle noted that "Kahn discovered the rare middle ground between singer-songwriter fare and punk aesthetics."[2]
AllMusic wrote: "The bitter tone of the album might not settle well with some listeners, but the steady intensity of the music and Brenda Kahn's great vocal delivery make this album a minor masterpiece."[13]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Reconcile" | |
2. | "Terrorist" | |
3. | "Lie" | |
4. | "Spoon" | |
5. | "Faith Salons" | |
6. | "Yellow Sun" | |
7. | "Too Far Gone" | |
8. | "Night" | |
9. | "No Cure" | |
10. | "Omaha" |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Brenda Kahn Biography by Steve Huey". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ a b Langer, Andy (March 14, 1997). "Brenda Kahn". Music. The Austin Chronicle.
- ^ Vasicek, René (October 2000). "The Metamorphosis of Hunger: Brenda Kahn & Womanrock.com". Perfect Sound Forever.
- ^ Galvin, Peter (Feb 1995). "Destination Anywhere by Brenda Kahn". Interview. Vol. 25, no. 2. p. 72.
- ^ Wolff, Carlo (November 3, 1994). "Just a Little Variety Could Spell Stardom". The Plain Dealer. p. 10E.
- ^ Thompson, Stephen (13 June 1996). "Also tonight, New York City singer/songwriter...". Rhythm. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 6.
- ^ a b MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 376.
- ^ Cornell, Tom (4 Feb 1996). "Singer sees new label, new album on horizon". The Grand Rapids Press. p. G5.
- ^ Alexander, Randy (November 2, 1997). "Brenda's star still rising". The Times. Trenton. p. BB.
- ^ Reynolds, Anthony (2019). Jeff Buckley: Mystery White Boy Blues. Plexus Publishing Limited.
- ^ Walsh, Jim (June 13, 1997). "Jeff Buckley's Legacy Lives on Through His Friends". St. Paul Pioneer Press. p. 1C.
- ^ Righi, Len (20 Oct 2005). "Brenda Kahn is back on the musical map". The Morning Call. p. E21.
- ^ a b "Destination Anywhere Review by Brian Flota". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ a b O'Hare, Kevin (September 8, 1996). "Brenda Kahn, 'Destination Anywhere'". The Republican. p. E8.
- ^ Thompson, Stephen (13 June 1996). "Kahn Much Better without the Poetry". Rhythm. Wisconsin State Journal. p. 7.
- ^ Houlihan-Skilton, Mary (October 4, 1996). "Brenda Kahn". Weekend Plus. Chicago Sun-Times. p. 5.
- ^ "Uncaged Kahn". Weekender. The Columbus Dispatch. December 5, 1996. p. 8.
- ^ Everson, John (12 Sep 1996). "Brenda Kahn 'Destination Anywhere'". SouthtownStar. p. 10.