ALBUMS THAT SHOULD EXIST : Natalie Merchant NY 1998

 

Natalie Merchant - VH-1 Storytellers, Manhattan Center, New York City, 9-14-1998

Paul says: "I just posted a couple of albums of the band 10,000 Maniacs. Natalie Merchant was that band's main singer and songwriter. She left for a solo career in 1993. I have plans to continue with more albums of Merchants doing cover songs in her solo career. But before I get to that, I figured I'd post an album of her original material. 

This is from her appearance on the TV show "VH-1 Storytellers." The main idea behind the show was for the musical act to tell stories behind the songs they played, and she did definitely that here. 

This is unreleased on audio, but I believe it has been released as a video.

I believe the last four tracks weren't actually included in the original TV show, but were included in the video later. There also was a second take of the song "These Are Days," but I didn't include it since it was virtually the same as the version here.

The timing of this concert is excellent if you're just a casual fan. She had two really popular albums in 1995 and 1998 ("Tigerlily" and "Ophelia" respectively), then her sales went way down. So this captured her at the peak of her popularity, and includes most of her best known solo songs, as well as a few from her 10,000 Maniacs era."

This album is 51 minutes long. 

01 These Are Days (Natalie Merchant)
02 talk (Natalie Merchant)
03 Carnival (Natalie Merchant)
04 talk (Natalie Merchant)
05 What's the Matter Here (Natalie Merchant)
06 talk (Natalie Merchant)
07 Kind and Generous (Natalie Merchant)
08 talk (Natalie Merchant)
09 Break Your Heart (Natalie Merchant)
10 talk (Natalie Merchant)
11 Wonder (Natalie Merchant)
12 talk (Natalie Merchant)
13 Verdi Cries (Natalie Merchant)
14 talk (Natalie Merchant) 

15 Life Is Sweet (Natalie Merchant) lie Merchant)