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In a similar fashion to yeah, really, as is was also recorded in more than one studio and even more than one country. New York played the biggest part with three studios and Ireland came in second with just the one. The material contained on as is displays a fantastic range of influences and musical abilities. This album will take you easily from the distorted electric guitar driven rock opener of Not About You all the way to the delicate Deserve You where elaine's vocals are accompanied only by sparse guitar and cello, all in seemlingly unoticeable moves. The album also contains two live tracks taken from NYC gigs where elaine's by now critically acclaimed live energy translates forcefully onto these recordings. Honorable mention must go to track #7 Lucky, a song dedicated in the booklet to "the survivors in nyc". This track has touched many all across the world for its bare, raw and honest emotions that shine through from a writer living in NYC during recent times. On the same record lies the provocative yet beautifully peaceful "I Will Not Fight Your War" which touts almost childlike lines like "I still believe in love and peace". The writing is breathtaking, the performances honest and real and the result is simply well worth owning. Give it a spin and join the growing numbers...