0304
CDN$ 12.94
- Stand
- Run 2 U
- Intuition
- Leave The Lights On
- 2 Find U
- Fragile Heart
- Doin Fine
- 2 Become 1
- Haunted
- Sweet Temptation
- Yes U Can
- U & Me=Love
- America
- Becoming
Had it for a year and just love it - Bought this CD about a year ago now and I must confess that it was been my most listened to album in my car. I just love the percussion and tone. A real quality production.
Alright CD, definately not Jewel s best - I ve always been a pretty big Jewel fan, and I first bought this CD without really hearing any of the songs, except for a bit on Intuition, which I thought sounded like a much edgier Jewel, and thought the CD would be like it. I was pretty disapointed. As a big fan of Jewel s previous songs, such as Foolish Games and Who Will Save Your Soul, I found that this CD was a far stretch from them. And while I m definately not berating Jewel for changing things up, and trying out new styles of music, I really don t like this CD. Her previous songs were so melodious and soulful, each song was like a poem and I always connected with them. But this CD just feels like a mish-mash of pop collaborations, made up on some mixing board. It sounds more like low-grade (if it s possible) Jessica Simpson than folky Jewel. If you were a fan of Jewel s previous acoustic-rich songs, this CD probably isn t for you. But if you like popish music, you could give it a try, I still think Jewel sold out a bit on this CD.
Amazing album from Jewel - This is an amazing new album from Jewel. Alot of people have slated it because she s gone too dancy and left her folky roots. Thats totally untrue because for a start the most of the tracks are soft rock rather than dance with folk elements, therefore going just a bit further than the direction her previous album ",This Way", went in. 0203 is heartfelt and look out for the slower songs such as 2 Become 1 and Becoming. They will take you away. Sweet Temptation is faster yet equally mesmerising with great lyrics. The album is very feel good, just listen to Run 2 You and Doin Fine, and has alot of variety. There s the political America and Haunted which as an Evanesence feel to it. Theres really a song for everyone and you should get it if you like female soft rock with a twist!
****Jewel Now Sparkles**** - Awesome!!!!!!! I kept listening to it over and over (and still do!) Intuition, 2 find U, America, and Stand were my definate 10/10 songs. The rest were all 9 1/2 /10. You will love this album. I didn t care much about her folk songs,but this is my favorite album in the world!!! I love how she is realistic with her songs, EXMPL: America- she tells it how it is, Stand- Mothers weep, children sleep, so much violence ends in silence. Awesome!!!!!!!
Different yet the same! - I was hesitant to buy this album because I hadn t heard too many good things about it. For one, the Amazon.com review said, ",Why pick on a girl for taking a chance?", Why would anyone pick on her? This is a great album that takes her Jewelness to a new level. Her lyrics, while mostly pertaining to love, are still hers in the sense that she puts poetic thought into them. She also has some great message-bearing songs, and then just some fun ones with no need for substance!",Stand", is the first song and is a great way to kick off the album. It talks about the sadness of the world we live in, how some poor people spend money on drugs and alcohol, there s a lot of violence, and other horrible things. She also mentions how we can come together and make a change!I really liked ",2 Find U", because it talked about the problems of relationships. Though there are mistakes that we make with our boyfriend or girlfriend, we have two choices when fights or things like that happen: 1) we can let the pain win and walk away forever, or 2) we can give eachother a clean slate & start over. Jewel asks for a clean slate in this song, it s very bittersweet.Her voice is so cutesy in ",Fragile Heart,", it s funny! She uses simple sentences and the childlike sound of her voice makes it amusing to me: ",If you want my heart, you have to promise not to tear it apart, cause my heart has been hurt a lot.", It s a cautionary song letting someone know she s had lots of pain in the past and doesn t want that now.I must say that ",Haunted", gave me goosebumps when I first heard it, and still does!!! Though Jewel s liner notes say it s about a stalker (which makes sense if you look at the lyrics), I like to think it s a very dark song about someone who Jewel wants revenge against. She describes how she will ",come to you in the still of the night", and ",crush you with the burden of sight.", The music is very creepy and slick, adding to the frightful feel of the song. There s also a little clock ticking in the background, making it all the more paranoid and intense! Remind me not to make her mad! :-)",Yes U Can", is a song that really doesn t have much meat to it lyrically, but is very fun to listen to! It describes a club scene with cowboys and naughty girls. It s tongue-in-cheek I think, kind of playing on words and stuff. Very good song!I think ",America", might be my favorite song on this album. It talks about the imperfections of our country, from the fact that our president wants us to shed blood in the name of liberty to the deteriorating quality of TV shows. She doesn t just blast America, though, she admits that although she wants to change it she wouldn t leave it if she could.Yes, Jewel s sound is altered here on this electronic album. But don t think it s crap because of that, like I said, in my opinion it enhances her greatness. Though there are some very computerized songs, there are also ones that are closer to her acoustic style on ",This Way.", I would strongly encourage every Jewel fan to give this album an honest listen! I think it ll be worth it!