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Caroline Aiken has outdone herself. Again. After the 1997 acclaimed album Butler Field, fans have come to expect a lot from this Atlanta songwriting powerhouse. Her 2002 release, Unshaken, delivers exactly that. To her base of southern acoustic folk she adds blues, rock, attitude, heart, and a nursery rhyme for good measure.

The album begins with a cover of Traffic's "Forty Thousand Headmen," a tune that suits her style. The mysterious, haunting journey gives the listener a taste of both her sensitivity and her power. This mood gives way to the irresistibly sweet "Susan's Eyes," followed by gentle, introspective "Train Ride." "Tower of Babel" is a balls-out rock song, flavored with Caroline's punchy acoustic and an even more aggressive electric guitar.

"Ground Zero" was a highlight of her last CD. Once rapid and upbeat, Caroline softened its tone after visiting the real ground zero in NYC. The song takes on a whole new meaning, and is included on this album as a tribute to those lost September 11. For a complete change of pace, there is "Mama Louise's H&H," an acapella children's rap extolling the virtues of one woman's southern cooking.

Her fans mean the world to her, which is obvious from her liner note thanks to whomever might play her CD, "for the honor to be where you are."

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