Artists:Michelle Shocked
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“The Lord works in mysterious ways,” writes Michelle Shocked in her “womanifesto,” a tract written in conjunction with her newest recording, ToHeavenURide . “Or at least that’s been my experience.”
In the beginning, Shocked writes, “I was moved by the power of rock ’n’ roll. And if you follow the trail from rock ’n’ roll, it always leads you back to the blues, sweet soul music and finally to the churches and gospel music.” In Shocked’s case, it led to the West Angeles COGIC mass choir in the heart of South Central Los Angeles, from whence she has come to the point of “living by the Good Book, and putting out a gospel record.”
The recording's title is a play on the fact it was digitally captured at the 2003 Telluride Bluegrass Festival—and this despite the fact that Shocked’s contract had specifically stated “no recording.” But because that year’s festival was being documented for a projected DVD by a production crew with no knowledge of the contractual stipulation, Shocked’s entire set just happened to be captured for posterity—assuming it was ever unearthed. The recording would have continued to be hidden away in binary limbo had it not occurred to Shocked’s new manager to inquire about the possibility of its existence, and there it was, preserved in the virtual amber of a Pro Tools file. When she heard this group of songs, Shocked realized how perfectly they connected with her present musical and spiritual direction. Hallelujah, y’all.
What makes the performance contained on ToHeavenURide even more intriguing is that, in marked contrast to the act of “preaching to the converted,” as most gospel recordings tend to do, Shocked and her musical cohorts were putting the Good News out there not for a congregation of worshipers but rather for a crowd of people who had no idea they were about to witness an act of spiritual elevation—so in a very real sense, the album documents the progressive coming together of two widely divergent (if not necessarily antithetical) mindsets. It was its incongruous setting that led Shocked to describe this provocative musical statement as a manifestation of “the politics of preaching,” as opposed to preaching per se. And that may well be another first.
The marriage between the spirit of gospel music and the crisp Rocky Mountain air has resulted in a performance that is inspired in more than one sense of the term. Accompanied by a fittingly diverse crew made up of her Bay Area rhythm section, pedal steel player Nick Forster (Hot Rize, etown) and the Dancys from the New Greater Circle Mission Church in South L.A. on backing vocals and keyboards, Shocked delivers 11 songs ranging from the explicitly devotional to what she refers to as “secular gospel.” read more.
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Michelle Shocked was a pleasant surprise. I am most comfortable with traditional styles of music including bluegrass, folk and old country music. I went to this show thinking her music was going to be a stretch for me. As it turns out, she is a fantastic performer and I discovered I really like her music. Never hurts to push your limits, you never know what you might find. Cub Driver 19:44, May 12, 2008 (AKDT)
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| Song | Album | Length | Played | Overall | You | Tags | Single Request |
| Jump Jim Crow - Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah | Arkansas Traveler | 3:33 | 17 |  8 votes |
You have to login to give your opinion about songs. | Dance / Folk | The Hard Way | Rochelle Bytes | 3:35 | 4 | 4 votes |
You have to login to give your opinion about songs. | (Making The Run To) Gladewater | Short Sharp Shocked (Disc 1 Original 1988 Remaster) | 3:06 | 19 | 7 votes |
You have to login to give your opinion about songs. | Boogie baby / Boogie baby / Dancing like you were 21 / Upbeat / Toe tapper / Electric / Band |
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- Spotlighted: Wednesday, March 30th 2005
- Songs on WWR: 39
- Total plays: 721
- Total requests: 417
- Total listens: 16362
- CDBaby referrals: 2
- CDBaby sales: Deep Natural (with Dub Natural) (Sold 2 copies)
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