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Average Rating: Rating: - Pass on this one Radio station in-house recordings can be hit or miss. The Mountain and others have some really great productions. I wish I had passed on this one. The selections are poor with no production quality. Rating: - Accurate Sampling of the morning show KCRW and Nic Harcourt are part of my morning commute each day. The music is said to represent what cannot be heard elsewhere on the radio. For the most part they succeed in coloring my morning with class, elegance and quality--and that can be found on the CD. But aren't Norah Jones and Coldplay all over FM now? Whats amazing is how clear these recorded versions are; on most you couldn't even tell they were live in-studio performances. I love the station, Nic and the music, BUT the one complaint is that selections are sometimes turgid and try to reach toward intellectualism/elitism. There's not really anything meaty, soulful, street or dance- though Venegas adds a little color. So in the true sense of the word, its not as 'eclectic' as the title would seem to imply. Again, this is what you hear on the show. Still...a lovely selection to add to your collection. Rating: - Fabulous live (unplugged) performances from the best artists This album (the second in the "Sounds Eclectic" series) compiles some of the best works from one of the most eclectic radio shows there is: Morning Becomes Eclectic, which airs from Santa Monica's station KCRW (also catch the streamed version of their programs at KCRW.org). It's hard to pick one of the tracks above others: all in all, the album provides an excellent sample of some of today's best acts. However, I do have some personal favorites: -The version of "Yellow" performed on piano, by Coldplay's Chris Martin; -REM's beautiful rendition of their hit from their latest album, "I've Been High;" -A plunge into the work of one of Mexico's (and Latin America's) best rock acts, Julieta Venegas, performing "Casa Abandonada;" -"Fever," a track that brings to mind Stillwater's "Fever Dog," an awesome road track; -"Jesus on a Greyhound," one of my favorite discoveries from this album, performed by Shelby Lynne; and -Norah Jones' "Feeling the Same Way," wrapping up the selection made by the show's DJ, Nic Harcourt. Get a copy of this album and you will be able to sample the best of today's musical works.

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