Marcie Brown's 'Reflections Over Brandy' album

Marcie Brown, music teacher, former cellist for Cirque Du Soleil, and member of the InStep String Quartet, brings us an album that has a very European essence, mainly with a Spanish flare. Her album, Reflections over Brandy gives her fans extremely dance-able music.

The album has been in several top 10 lists all over the United States, including California, Maine, and New York, but has even been played all around the world in places like Japan, Denmark, and Poland. If you listen to Brown’s masterpieces, there is no doubt in my mind that you will understand why.

I have to admit, I am a sucker for any cello music, but what Brown can do with a string instrument is simply godlike. It is beautiful, flowing, and sounds like pure audio bliss. Honestly, I wonder how Brown thought of the name, since it is clear that not one single person will have to be reflecting over brandy in order to realize that this is a stunning piece of work.

Brown’s music does not have any real depth to it compared to other music; however, the way she phrases the lyrics is captivating. Her voice is soft and airy (in a good way) and I think it is a great complement to the strong rhythmic cello. The lyrics are so-so for me, except for one track’s lyrics. “Music of Changes” is one of the best tracks, in my opinion. It has depth and the lyrics are just astounding. This track is completely different from the others because it does not have a strong European influence like the others, but I am not saying that the others are not good because of the worldly aspect to them.

If you are looking for something different and something good at that, this album would be an amazing addition to any music collection, no matter what musical taste you may have.