Solitude Standing by Suzanne Vega

Pros: Some outstanding songs, some lovely lyrics, interesting performance style...
Cons: Sometimes much too melodramatic...

Tom’s Diner is the kind of song that grows to be the bane of an artist’s existence. On one hand, it helped lead Suzanne Vega to her best selling album yet. On the other hand, it yielded an apparent hit in an unapproved remix which ...

Pros: "Tom's Diner" and "Luka" are amazing, Good lyrics
Cons: Musically limited, Overall album does not leave as much of an impression on the listener

I have a thing for ambitious debut albums. There are artists who come out of the gate with an impressive and daunting level of quality to their musical work that makes the listener immediately sit up and say "wow!" In fact, Fiona Apple's debut "Tidal" ...

Pros: A well written album with a few top class tracks.
Cons: A couple of weaker links.

I've been a fan of Suzanne Vega since I first heard her haunting voice on the radio in the late 1980s. I didn't know who she was and asked around to find out what the song I had heard was called and who the singer was. I discovered the song was called ...

Pros: even better than the last!
Cons: not enough songs to satisfy the appetite

This is Suzanne Vega's second album. It continues the simple style and sounds of the last release, yet it shows that she has grown and matured even more so compared to the last album. If you liked the last album, you'll love this one!

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