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What a Gem!
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"Santa Fe boasts some hidden gems like Susan Abod ... her voice is still stellar."
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Santa Fe Reporter
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January
8, 2002
Abod
to Admire
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There's no doubt that Susan Abod's sweet, high and full voice is very easy to listen to. But it's not 'till a few songs in that her CD really kicks in as far as the whole shebang of singing and songwriting ...On " You've Got What It Takes, " with tasty guitar from Rick Harris, Abod's cabaret sensibilities and sense of humor are made clear. Song styles eventually encompass jazz, folk, blues and pop...makes for a welcome recording debut.
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Ed Symkus
TAB Community Newspapers
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A Silky Smooth Musical Road
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Susan is back again with "In the Moment", a beautiful self-produced collection of songs that take us from those funky early days (the aforementioned "You'd Look Swell") to the present. Her impressive background is not a reason to buy a CD, of course, but I'm pleased to recommend it for another reason: her incredible voice. Sassy and brassy one minute, supple and slinky the next, she can cover a multi-octave span with seemingly effortless ease. Organized into three sections, this 16-song collection (available from www.susanabod.com, and locally at HMV, and Rhythm & Muse) is mainly about "what else? love". Love of life in the moment, love of music, love of the goddess/god within and without, and of course, good old down and dirty, high and flighty, romantic love.
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The Women's Forum
by Marcia Deihl
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May
18, 2001
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Watertown based singer-songwriter Susan Abod has had more than her share of problems. Suffering from Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome and multiple chemical sensitivities, she was forced to curtail her career in the 1980's. Now she has returned with a CD titled after an original anthem, "In the Moment", a testament to living each day to its fullest.
The CD has three parts. The first, a two-song set, features the title tune and "Love to Sing" in which she covers styles from jazz to rock plus folk and theatrical (the "lullaby of Birdland" section is terrific). The second, seven-song part tends toward cabaret, including the poignant "Goodbye" and the amusing "The Process Song," one of the collection's few uptempo numbers. In the third part of spiritual songs, Abod shines with a touching, simple interpretation of "Up on the Roof" and her own "Soliloquy", whose lyrics paint a vivid picture of a sick-bed encounter with an AIDS patient. Abod has a soft, sweet voice that wraps itself nicely around touching lyrics."
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Mark Chapman
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May
18-24, 2001
Singing in the Moment
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After a long medical hiatus, singer/songwriter Susan Abod has taken musical stock of her life and is now sharing her story in her original medium. ON "In the Moment", the theatre producer and filmmaker spans 15 years, returning to her first love and returning to her self with a combination of touching and
funny songs about difficult ordeals and getting past them. "I Love to Sing" is a burning torch which reaffirms Abod's passion, a passion which is demonstrated in such tunes as the swoony piano ballad "You've Got What It Takes" (which includes the line, "you got the bagels, I'll get the lox") and the Cole Porter-worthy "You'd Look Swell in Nothing." Among the covers are a comfortably reading of John Bucchino's, "It Feels Like Home," an airy course over Carole King's "Up on the Roof" and a sparklingly descriptive mining of Shawn Colvin's "Diamond in the Rough." Though the three parts of the album are loosely themed at best, the songs are fun when they want to be and serious when they need to be, poking fun at the process of coping while helping Abod cope with a dream differed and hope. |
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| What People are saying... |
"The first time I heard Susan Abod sing, her honest, sumptuous voice carried me.
She sang about facing her fears. About taking small steps and moving slowly through moments of anxiety and doubt. She sang about discovering aplace of courage, promise and peace.
This was a voice I wanted to hear more of."
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Mary Jo Palumbo
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"Susan Abod is blessed with the voice of an angel, a devilish wit, and the soul equal Thict Nhat Han, Billie Holiday and Mae West. Singing her heartout, she touches ours."
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Fred Small
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"Fresh and innovative songwriting. Understated emotional power. Funny. Tender, Well-sung, well delivered- a gift for the listener."
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Rebecca Parris
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"Susan Abod is a singer with a genuine smile in her voice. And I confess, "You'd Look Swell in Nothing" is one of those hook lines I wish I had written."
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Holly Near, Singer /Songwriter
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