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 | Title : This Way
Author : Jewel
Release Date : 20011113
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
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Editorial Reviews :
It's easy to see that Jewel wants to lighten up. With two previous multimillion-selling albums (and a couple of much-scorned but popular books) filled with earnest, clueless revelations behind her, the singer-songwriter comes a little closer to ground with This Way. 'Give it hell 'til the end,' a former compatriot urges her on 'Till We Run Out of Road,' her version of Jackson Browne's 'The Load Out.' Could that be a hard-bitten road warrior deep inside the woman who makes a point of pronouncing the O's in the opening line ('Mirror, mirror') of this CD's 'Serve the Ego'? Maybe. But despite her icky streak's spread to cutesy jokes ('Jesus Loves You'), Jewel hasn't quite abandoned her old judgmental ways (in 'I Won't Walk Away,' she spies a couple 'resisting being one') and ambitions to, you know, really say something, as in the 'Desolation Row'-lite 'The New Wild West.' Still, with some nice, if bland, arrangements set around her, This Way is the Jewel album most likely to appeal to Jewel non-fans.
Buyer Reviews :
I usually listen to artists on an album-by-album basis. Each new album release will either be the last I buy from a certain artist or encourage me to buy the next one. The first Jewel album I purchased (although I'd listened to friends' copies of her debut CD) was 'Spirit', and I loved it enough to buy 'This Way' after only hearing one track. I was not disappointed at all. It did take a few listens to grow on me though. Her style on this CD is definitely different from her other albums, but I wouldn't classify it as pop or country. It's got a little of the folk feel of her previous albums, but it's also somewhat bluesy, and (oddly enough) leans a little toward disco/dance on some tracks. I don't think it could be called mainstream or cliched, because I've never heard anything like it. There are, however, two songs that I normally skip while listening to this CD (although the others more than make up for the lack of those two). First, I don't particularly care for 'Jesus Loves You'. Jewel obviously has very strong opinions and can put them across sarcastically, but you almost can't tell what side she's taking on this song. The lyrics are a little worrisome, so I prefer to skip it. The other song I'm not so fond of is 'Grey Matter'. The song itself is not bad, but I think the lyrics are a little contrived ('I hate you/ I love you/ Leave/ Don't go away') and don't share the depth of most of her other lyrics. It's also a little slow which is kind of a let-down compared to the upbeat, emotional feel of the tracks around it. All in all though, I give this album four stars out of five, and recommend it to anyone who has liked Jewel before and to anyone looking for something new and different from other artists out there.
(by shannon c)
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