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99.9 F°
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0731454000529
Label: A&M
Manufacturer: A&M
Number Of Discs: 1
Publication Date: 1992
Publisher: A&M
Release Date: September 08, 1992
Studio: A&M
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Editorial Review:
Import pressing of her 1992 album that is out-of-print domestically. Suzanne Vega makes it clear from the cover inwards that she's up to something different on 99.9 F. Her fiery red and yellow photo-manipulated hair and bandaged finger stand in stark contrast to the orderly mysticism conveyed on the front of her previous release, DAYS OF OPEN HAND. Producer MitchellFroom surrounds her strong songs with surprises in instrumentation, arrangement, and mix. The set opens smartly with a couple of selections that stand in stark contrast to the more traditional folk bearing of her previous output. By the third song, "In Liverpool", things break open to reveal a lushand popish heart. The title song is a dazzling groove of fuzzy and staccato guitar chords cast over layered percussion and her lilting vocal. An array of superb players, includingdrummer Jerry Marotta, guitarists David Hidalgo and RichardThompson, and bass player Bruce Thomas accompany her. While it represented a bit of an unexpected turn at the time of its release in 1992, 99.9 F is one of Vega's finest albums. Universal.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Different and exciting...
What makes Suzanne Vega such an interesting artist is that she's not just one of the best rock poets out there but she's prepared to push things to the edge. Usually, it's in her subject matter which deals with unusual, occasionally disquieting issues - prostitution, child abuse, death, divorce, even lesbianism - delivered, very cleverly, via strong often ecstatic melodies and driving, tightly metered lyrics that make the impact of what she's actually singing about so hauntingly effective.
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Rating: - musical poetry in motion
Love this cd... have had it for years... always a joy to listen to. To the few who criticize Suzanne's departure from her earlier folk styling, her venturing toward lyrics which are more mood/image evoking rather than narrative are missing one of her finest talents... ie., as a word smith and poet. My favs on this disk are the very songs that are more abstract. I also think the band did a great job with these songs.
Rating:  - Another Vega CD Easy On the Ear
Nothing remarkable but several nice tracks. If you like Vega you will like this CD.
Rating: - Vega's Mechanical World!
Suzanne Vega's fourth album "99.9F" was produced by her husband Mitchell Froom, and his completely different approach to recording brought new life into her music. After the releatively pale album "Days of Open Hand" new inspiration was needed; and Vega really do sound inspired on this album. Many tracks feature odd mechanical sounds and noises, and there is an overall greater variety in style and moods than on her previous albums.
The odd sounds on tracks like "Rock in This Pocket", "Blood ... Read More
Rating: - A whispering ghost in the machine that haunts but may not move
Having rhapsodized about Vega's "Nine Objects of Desire," it's interesting to go back and listen to this precursor. As several people have noted, this was where Vega moved away from folk into a more industrial sound, with an emphasis on machinery and a harsh, metallic background/underscore. The creative friction results from this inhuman setting interesecting with all-too-organic lyrics that contain numerous references to blood, illness, and the frailty/fragility of the human body, especially in regards ... Read More
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