Track Listing

1. Winterblue
2. Walk This World
3. Island
4. Heart and Shoulder
5. Paper Cup
6. London Rain
7. Not Only Human
8. Doubled Up
9. Truth And Bone
10. I'm The Girl
11. Heal
12. Make You Mine
13. Sugar
14. I'm On Fire

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8451 in Music
• Released on: 2000-08-29
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Live

Amazon.co.uk Review
The main problem with live albums is the fact that, more often than not, they don't really add much to the original material, and are therefore destined to be a mere curio for the completist fan--rarely played, but an essential companion to the studio fare. Wonderlust is one of the rarer breed that actually adds something to the studio sound, taking the gentle, soft, well-produced sounds of the studio and giving them a rougher, more urgent sound. In a similar vein to The Corrs' MTV Unplugged, it breathes new life into the tracks, stripping away all the studio flourishes and bringing the vocals and instrumentation to the fore. Combining most of the best tracks from Oyster and Siren, including exquisite tracks like "Winterblue" and "London Rain", this is how folky pop was meant to be heard: raw and rootsy. --Helen Marquis

Customer Reviews

Excellent
Excellent live album of the excellent musician. In her intensity, her sensitivity and her joy in making experiments Heather Nova is only comparable with Lou Reed. She likes equally letting every song sound new again and again, which makes a live album especially interesting. Contains all of my favourite songs of the both of her first studio albums „Oyster" and „Siren". The final song is a mind-blowing version of „I'm On Fire" (by Bruce Springsteen). After my valuation of „Oyster" and „Siren", at least twelve stars should be adequate here.

Musical pick and mix
I am usually a bit wary of live albums, and normally prefer the quality and content of studio recorded albums. I think that live versions can sometimes sound a bit flat, lacking the effort that is manifest in studio albums, this album however, is an exception. Having first bought 'Oyster' and then 'Siren' I already had some firm favourites, some of which appear on 'Wonderlust'. Here,the anthemic 'Walk This World' and 'London Rain' are not too dissimilar from their studio counterparts. The album kicks off with the gorgeous 'Winterblue' accompanied by dramatic guitar sounds and a great harmonising backing vocal , it's beautiful and Heather sings asthough she means every word. 'Heart and Shoulder' is moving and sparked with feeling, 'Paper Cup' works much better on this album than on 'Siren' it's musical composition sounds more catchy. However, the usually achingly beautiful ballad 'Doubled Up' is a real disappointment, Heather sings it in a superficial way, and it does the song no justice, it also misses the spectacular musical arrangement that is so strong on 'Oyster'. I wasn't that fussed with 'I'm on Fire' either, but on the whole, this album is a good mixture of some of Heather's most popular and gifted songs.

Even better than her studio albums
I already had Siren and Oyster and was fairly sceptical about buying this, as in effect I already had most of the tracks. However I certainly haven't been disappointed. It has replaced those two albums in my playlist. If I had to recommend one of her albums, I would recommend this one.