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- Summary: The Wallflowers' lead singer releases his debut solo album.
- Record Label: Sony
- Genre(s): Rock, Pop, Alternative
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Top Track
Will It Grow | |
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I made a promise to not let go Our tug of war has only made me want you more Steeped in hard luck and doomed to roam My love is braver than you... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 16
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Mixed: 4 out of 16
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Negative: 0 out of 16
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In Rubin's hands, Seeing Things plays like a songwriter playing his newest songs in your living room--a seductive feeling that no Wallflowers record ever captured, which is an excellent reason for Dylan to step out on his own.
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Lyrically, this is clearly Jakob’s strongest material to date.
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MojoHe's beautifully world-weary in songs such as 'Valley of the Low Sun' and 'Will it Grow.' [Sep 2008, p.102]
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Treading his father’s path, he’s never sounded so comfortably himself.
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With material this naked, a stumble or two is expected, but Seeing Things possesses enough newfound emotion to make even Bob Dylan proud.
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Melodically, Jakob could've dug a little deeper here, even if he was consciously avoiding radio-ready 'One Headlight' territory. But Seeing Things does manage a few unexpected moments of timeless grace.
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While his lyrics are as enigmatic as his father's (eg "I was born in the summer of Sam"), it's hard to care about what he's on about.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 11
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Mixed: 2 out of 11
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Negative: 0 out of 11
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ToddH.Jul 15, 2008I love the album. It's a step away from what he did with the Wallflowers and I like it. Great song writing and very listenable.
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SanitraD.Jul 11, 2008
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[Anonymous]Jun 11, 2008
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MaddiL.Jul 12, 2008I saw him in concert and he sounded exactly the same as in the album, which means awesome!
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RiedC.Jul 1, 2008It's great. Easy to listen to. Good lyrics.
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MarkS.Jul 17, 2008
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AlexF.Jul 10, 2008How does this album get 81% when not a single critical review is over 80%/
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