Revenge of the Geek
It's probably not a good idea to take literally singer-songwriter Lisa Germano's claim, "In the beginning, I was thinking I was going to do a happy record." After all, her terrific 1993 disc Happiness balanced gallows humor with material that was about as upbeat and chipper as your average funeral...
November 9, 1994
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Lisa Germano: Happiness
During a moment of musical epiphany in "Around the World," the first song on Happiness, Lisa Germano's voice takes on a child's sense of wonder
September 30, 1993
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Lisa Germano: Happiness
Compared to Germano's self-financed debut, On the Way Down From the Moon Palace, Happiness is a more cohesive and evenly listenable work, but with all the experimental quirks left in.
September 1, 1993
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Lisa Germano: Happiness
On her first major-label release, John Mellencamp violinist Lisa Germano plunges into that abyss of misery, alienation and screwed-up relationships we all know and love.
September 1, 1993
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Lisa Germano: The Pursuit of Happiness
"I've never been a good player," insists rockin' fiddler Lisa Germano. "I can't come up with hot licks and jam. I have to write my parts."
August 6, 1993
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Mellencamp’ Fiddler Goes Solo
Lisa Germano has worries, lots of 'em, the most pressing of which is finding a new place to live.
August 1, 1993
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Lisa Germano: Happiness
Listening to Lisa Germano's smart and subtle lyrics on Happiness, it's hard to imagine that this 29-year old violinist once backed Bob Seger as he wheezed lines like "love to watch her strut."
August 1, 1993
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Germano Stays in the Game by Playing It Her Own Way
Lisa Germano got her start in rock ‘n’ roll jumping around her house in Mishawaka, Ind., with her five brothers and sisters, strumming on a tennis racket for an imaginary band called the Jack Beany Benny Club.
June 3, 1993
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