Jewel: Goodbye Alice In Wonderland
After seeing the video for the first track, Again and Again, I was quite happy. It was good to know that her experimentation with sugar pop from 0304 was just a fad. She's back to her folk-ish, acoustic-guitar driven adult pop. It's not the most inventive, not the most exciting, but she does a good job at what she does best.
With 13 tracks coming in just under 55 minutes, Jewel reminds us what she's good at, and that her soft rock talents have been missed.
Alice in Wonderland has a feeling, a strong "summer" feeling. If albums have seasons, this one belongs in the early summer just as spring turns warmer. It conveys that airy feeling you get, sitting on a porch, afternoon sun streaming in, light breeze across your face. It's no Zep IV, but it's good.
Arguably, the worst tracks on the disc are Again and Again and the title track Goodby Alice in Wonderland.
On the other side, there's the good stuff: Long Slow Slide reminds me, a bit, of a track off of Van Morrison's seminal work, Astral Weeks; Good Day bounces between singing and narration, with a soft beat in the back. It's a bit cutesy, but it really works; something about Last Dance Rodeo sticks with me. It's not the greatest tune, but the lyrics stick with me, especially the use of the "You're no longer human // you're an insatiable hole" lyric.
In the end: This is a great summer album, as I mentioned and it continues in Jewel's tradition of creating soft, somewhat soulful music. It plays nicely in the background, and does not offend the musical sense when it's brought to the forefront.
Tehnorati Tagged: Jewel Kilcher | Summer Albums | Folk Rock
With 13 tracks coming in just under 55 minutes, Jewel reminds us what she's good at, and that her soft rock talents have been missed.
Alice in Wonderland has a feeling, a strong "summer" feeling. If albums have seasons, this one belongs in the early summer just as spring turns warmer. It conveys that airy feeling you get, sitting on a porch, afternoon sun streaming in, light breeze across your face. It's no Zep IV, but it's good.
Arguably, the worst tracks on the disc are Again and Again and the title track Goodby Alice in Wonderland.
On the other side, there's the good stuff: Long Slow Slide reminds me, a bit, of a track off of Van Morrison's seminal work, Astral Weeks; Good Day bounces between singing and narration, with a soft beat in the back. It's a bit cutesy, but it really works; something about Last Dance Rodeo sticks with me. It's not the greatest tune, but the lyrics stick with me, especially the use of the "You're no longer human // you're an insatiable hole" lyric.
In the end: This is a great summer album, as I mentioned and it continues in Jewel's tradition of creating soft, somewhat soulful music. It plays nicely in the background, and does not offend the musical sense when it's brought to the forefront.
Tehnorati Tagged: Jewel Kilcher | Summer Albums | Folk Rock
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