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Whistle Stopper - Detours
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List Price: $13.98
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Manufacturer: A&M
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0602517570030
Label: A&M
Manufacturer: A&M
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: A&M
Release Date: 2008-02-05
Studio: A&M
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Summary: Sheryl and Bill Back Together (on vinyl, folks,not in love)
Comment: I really admire both Sheryl Crow and Bill Botrell so i thought it was cool to hear that they collaborated on this album. Like Stevie Nicks to his Lindsey Buckingham, Rickie Lee Jones to his Tom Waits, anyway....my point is....these two are brilliant musicians. And Detours is brilliant. I think it is her best since her masterpiece, the Globe Sessions. I hadn't been listening to Crow for awhile and when i heard the first two songs, it was like seeing an old friend. What great sounds, words and images. That's enough, just get it!
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Summary: Almost a 1960s Political Album
Comment: I love Sheryl Crow's music and watching her journey. This album starts with the surprising political song, "Bless this Mess" recorded to emulate a scratchy 50s or 60s protest song and the effect is excellent. The album continues with great political songs that will be upsetting to some like "Gasoline" which is really over the top to almost funny.
Unfortunately, she doesn't have enough material for a full folk/political album and reverts to many types of songs. Some I really like. But the album becomes uneven and doesn't have good flow. I'm not saying this is a bad album, in fact, I liked it very much. But I would prefer that their be more symetry in the album. That is the only reason I didn't rate this very enjoyable item with the highest ranking possible.
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Summary: CD Review
Comment: Loved the CD!! Every song, reminds me of classic Sheryl Crow-- would highly recommend to all longtime fans and even "younger" new listeners- it's unfortunate this is not given more airtime because it's truly some wonderful music for present day!
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Summary: Vintage Sheryl Crow
Comment: Great CD!!! Sounds a lot like Tuesday Night Music Club, so if you like Sheryl Crow music from the early 90s, you'll really like this!
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Summary: Great Tracks
Comment: Sheryl's newest CD is her best yet. Great lyrics and fantastic music. Buy this right now!
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Editorial Reviews:
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Thematically, Detours may not seem like much of a detour to Sheryl Crow fans. Her politics pour out of these songs the way you might expect them to if you caught wind of her epic cross-country bus trip, with the activist Laurie David, to promote environmental awareness months prior to this release. From the quiet, faraway-sounding opener "God Bless This Mess"--a novel in a song--to the catchy but thought-provoking "Gasoline," it's clear that Crow has more on her mind these days than soaking up the sun or having a little fun, à la the Tuesday Night Music Club era. Yet there's not a groan-worthy song on this standout rock/pop/folk/blues album. If the themes are heavy (in addition to the political songs, there's an almost painfully tender lullaby for her son Wyatt and one, "Make It Go Away [Radiation Song]," that touches on her breast-cancer experience), the mood is cathartic, determined, hopeful at times and sad at others. "Now That You're Gone" grabs at clarity through the clouds of a devastating love affair and gets it, and "Peace Be Upon Us" picks apart pettiness and arrives at a wide-minded beauty. George Harrison seems present in some of these songs, especially the more personal ones ("Drunk with the Thought of You," "Love Is All There Is"). And that may be the highest compliment that Sheryl Crow, who seems to admire his gentle soul and shares his big heart, could ask for. --Tammy La Gorce
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