LIVE SHOW
November 1999
Importing Easter Bunnies to England in November: Jill Carole and Paul Robinson
By Sylvia Morris

I've had Jill Carole's album "The Easter Bunny, Sex and Santa Claus" for a couple of years now and had been hoping for a while to hear some of the songs performed live.

Recently Jill and her husband /guitarist /arranger Paul Robinson opened for Al Stewart at various places on the English part of his European tour, so I finally got to hear some of this music live. And I did like what I heard!

Anyone who reads the album's lyrics can appreciate that they are well written; but to see them performed by the author at close quarters was something else! I've seen various people open for Al Stewart over the years and this duo were up there with the best.

Jill has a good voice (c.f. Kate Bush? Tori Amos? Debbie Harry?) and she uses it well. Her voice soars and floats around the melody and when she adds a little "dramatic effect" it gets even better.

Particular stand-outs were "Sugarcoated Ways" which really demonstrated the range of Jill's voice and "It Was Paris," a song ostensibly about losing one's virginity and trying to get it back! Both of these tracks will be included on Jill's upcoming album.