Although this album won a Grammy for "Best Rock Album" in 1999 it has met to mixed reviews. If you look up the album on amazon.com you will see a really scathing one about how all of the songs lack sincerity. I'm not saying it's the best album ever but I've always thought this album was kind of cool and thoughtful. I read somewhere that she made this album after a period of depression -- why do songwriters always put out their best stuff after being depressed?
"My Favorite Mistake" is rumored to be about an affair she had with Eric Clapton. Hmmm. It has a really nice guitar hook -- does that incriminate old Slowhand?
The harsher critics have a point -- some of the songs come off like she's trying to hard to be street-smart when she's really not -- but it still sounds real for us wanna-be white people who once went to a Denny's in Austin, TX at 3:00 a.m. "There Goes the Neighborhood" indeed.
I like "Anything But Down" and "The Difficult Kind" and the little jam on "Part 2" of "Am I Getting Through", but I really can't say anything profound about this album.
What does that say about me? And my place in society? Am I lame? Why do I feel like I have to keep justifying myself for liking Sheryl Crow?
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haha. I can see why you are having difficulty coming to terms with your long love affair with Sheryl. The super hook driven songs, in tune vocal range, and uncanny ability to play the bass and sing are all great reasons to lover her. But. keep in mind the nostalgic familiarity of her art. Too familiar? Almost redundant? Maybe, but I have a feeling she might be trippin' up the sisters on the scene with her popularity. Now, what I would recommend is taking a trip to the google search engine and looking for some new female rock vocalists and songwriters. I should probably do the same, because I am damn tired of my own musical sphere. On that mix I gave you, the jazzy song about love is by a super cool lady, Madeline Peyroux. She might be good. Good review.
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