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"455 Rocket", also written by Welch and David Rawlings, was as Mattea puts it, "a relief" in all the seriousness of life imparted on this project. (Mattea explains, "You've gotta have some relief on a record like this, I mean, everything can't be about angels.") "I'm On Your Side", written by Jim Lauderdale, is meaningful, but don't let 'em spoil our fun. We'll turn around and talk about them, too." "Further And Further Away" is a ballad by Cheryl Wheeler which features Kathy's friend, Suzy Bogguss. (Of this song, Mattea said, "I cried when I heard that song. I still have my parents with me and so does my husband. So there is this sense of dread that creeps in as you get older and realize that they're not going to be around forever. The song is so emotional. "The Bridge" is simple, yet soulful, bring fourth its message of impossible love...... |
Talking About Love Travels "Love Travels" is an uptempo piece paying homage to love which travel across time and distance always on target. "Sending Me Angels" is a ballad that proclaims an accepted truth - we are never given more than we can handle. "If That's What You Call Love" written by Lionel Cartwright, calls for a higher love, one that runs deeper that the fickle kind. This piece is highlighted by the wail of the pedal steel. "All Roads to The River", by Janis Ian and Kathy Mattea's husband, Jon Vezner, is about stepping right into the middle of the river we call life. "The End Of The Line" finds love waiting patiently after all the conflict and fighting. "Beautiful Fool" is about Martin Luther King, Ghandi, Jesus and the beauty of those who preach to the resistant flock. "Patiently Waiting" is from the Pen of Gillian Welch, allows Mattea to cut loose with the message of "good things come to those who hit the road when they know what they want", (Mattea says of this song, "Anytime you can impart that message and encourage people to really live their lives, you should do it. I've always said that life is like a blank canvas and at the end, you don't want to have nothing on it."
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A Few Revealing Questions and Answers Q: If you joined the circus, what would you most want to do? A: Trapeze Q: If you could have one super power, what would it be? A: Healing Q: What person would you most like to meet (dead or alive)? A: Jesus Q: Who did you want to be while growing up? A: Lucile Ball Q: What is the most interesting fact that people might not know? A: I skipped first grade. Q: What is the greatest lesson in life you've ever learned? A: I'm still learning it - to love through pain. Q: If you could wake up fluent in any language, which would it be? A: Italian, so I could converse with my dad. Q: In the dictionary, where would 'Kathy Mattea' be found? A: Under gregarious. Q: If you could visit another planet, which planet would you visit? A: Saturn, to see the rings. |
