Flaming Red (1998)

About this title: Patty Griffin's Living with Ghosts was an impressive debut, but its spare acoustic arrangements occasionally made it sound more like a sketchbook than a completed album. Shortly after its release, her label commissioned a new version of "Let Him Fly," which matched her vocals to a full live band. Satisfied with the results, Griffin decided to flesh out the instrumentation on her second album Flaming Red and the results are revelatory. Griffin didn't stick with traditional rock arrangments -- she also recorded country-rock, folk, catchy pop and even trip-hop songs, as well. Instead of ... read more

Tracks:

1. Flaming Red [Griffin]
2. One Big Love [Griffin/Angelo]
3. Tony [Griffin]
4. Change [Griffin]
5. Goodbye [Griffin]
6. Carry Me [Griffin]
7. Christina [Griffin]
8. Wiggley Fingers [Griffin]
9. Blue Sky [Griffin/Joyce]
10. Big Daddy [Griffin/Joyce]
11. Go Now [Griffin]
12. Mary [Griffin]
13. Peter Pan [Griffin]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.