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The edges have all been sawed off of Lynne's sound by producer and co-songwriter Glen Ballard, and she appears as a positively wimpy adult.
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Things sometimes tip too far into conventional rock cliché -- "I Can't Wait" is too obvious a power ballad -- but for the most part, this is another display of Lynne's surprisingly agile range.
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Seems slickly over-produced and a little forced.
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May not be as postcard-perfect as I Am Shelby Lynne, but it comes pretty close.
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Q MagazineContinues in the same vein as its predecessor, matching Lynne's soulful vocals with an array of catchy tunes. [#184, p.140]
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Mostly all manner of shiny, happy pop.
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The disc's 10 tracks blur into a dispiriting, middle-of-the-road mishmash of lite pop, lite country, lite rock, and lite adult-contemporary.
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Finds the sexy singer too often wading in the oversimplified pop influence of heavyweight producer Glen Ballard, her country sass and personality replaced by hackneyed and bland musical doodles.
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She keeps shifting gears in an ill-advised attempt to please too broad an audience.
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BlenderExceptional, exemplary grown-up rock. [#4, p.120]
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Entertainment WeeklyEmbarrassing.... It's hard to tell if [Ballard's] hyper-slick style is to blame, or if Lynne has simply hung herself. [16 Nov 2001, p.172]
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SpinIt's sad to see the rocker side that Lynne has unveiled in her live sets turned into histrionic failures like "Trust Me," "Star Broker," and "Jesus On A Greyhound." [Dec 2001, p.154]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 4
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Mixed: 0 out of 4
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Negative: 1 out of 4
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RobMMay 23, 2005I was disappointed in this when it came out, but listening again recently I was surprised at how good it is.
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RobNov 30, 2001It's actually really good!
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StephenH.Nov 30, 2001