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 | Title : C'mon, C'mon
Author : Crow, Sheryl
Release Date : 20020416
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $18.98
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Editorial Reviews :
Sheryl Crow's first studio album in four years shows a woman if not on the verge of a nervous breakdown, then one who has gone a little off the rails and is in the process of pulling herself back on track again. For her past three studio albums, Crow has been known as the quintessential party girl who liked a beer buzz in the morning, but C'mon, C'mon shows her to be much more than that. Breakup, illness, and loss have tempered her good-time persona, and like other life-altering events, both her character and lyrics are stronger for it. This latest offering might not break any new musical ground--again relying on her retooling of '70s country rock--but she displays an honesty and naked vulnerability not witnessed in her earlier work, honing her pain to a fine, lyrical edge. The brooding 'Weather Channel' shows a rawboned Crow unafraid to display her emotional bruising, but without losing any of her sly wit: 'Just a pill to make me happy / I know it may not fix the hinges, but at least the door has stopped its creaking.' Besides songs reflecting her newfound poignancy are a couple of swaggering rockers that recall middle-period Stones, including 'You're an Original,' featuring Lenny Kravitz, the whimsical and insouciant 'Steve McQueen,' which finds Crow boasting 'I ain't taking shit off of no one,' and the deceptively frothy 'Soak Up the Sun,' which features the long missing-in-action Liz Phair on background vocals. In addition to resurrecting Phair, Crow also has compiled a paparazzo's dream, soliciting the vocal talents of pals Stevie Nicks, Natalie Maines , Emmylou Harris, Don Henley, and inexplicably, the actress Gwyneth Paltrow.
Buyer Reviews :
Sheryl Crow is at her best on this album, showing great arrangments, fantastic harmonies and a newfound maturity in her lyrics.
'Steve McQueen' and 'Soak Up The Sun' are happy upbeat rockers. Not to mention the rollers, 'You're An Original' and the title cut 'C'mon C'mon'. She also develops a very relaxing mood piece on 'Safe And Sound' with the help of a synthesizer keyboard and soft vocals.
There are quite a few guest vocalists, but Don Henley confirms her Eagles influence by dueting on the beautiful ballad, 'It's So Easy'. Her country-western is not forgotton (once again) on 'Abilene', a longful song with slide guitar. The best harmonies on the album exist on the intricately vocal harmonies of 'Diamond Road'. It's a Sheryl Crow classic.
Closing out the album is the raspy, throaty blues number, 'Weather Channel'. What a great finish to a great album. No wonder it's her best seller to date.
(by Marty from SF)
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