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- Summary: 'Shine' is the first solo album in more than a decade for Daniel Lanois, best known for his production work for artists such as U2, Peter Gabriel, Emmylou Harris, and Bob Dylan. Harris guests on vocals here, as does U2's Bono.
- Record Label: Epitaph
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative, Adult Alternative
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Top Track
| I Just Call You Mine | |
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| I pinch myself sometimes to make sure I'm not in a dream. That's how it seems, I close my eyes and breath in the sweetes moments I've ever known It... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 11 out of 14
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Mixed: 3 out of 14
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Negative: 0 out of 14
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Here, everything is balanced; the scope is small, close, and textured by pedal steel guitars, very organic percussion, and Lanois' voice way up front.
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More interested in enveloping listeners than overwhelming them, Shine lets hushed, reflective songs fade into accomplished instrumentals that hearken back to his early collaborations with Brian Eno.
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He's much too quiet and intricate to ever seize a great deal of attention, and Shine runs the risk of being lumped in with adult-contemporary slush with its gentleness, but even half-hearted listens to the better tracks here show more than enough substance to elude such a crass categorization.
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Shine is a record meant to be heard on headphones, providing Lanois' signature warm and smudgy vintage sound.
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MojoShine is an intriguing portrait of a civilised chap in turmoil. [Apr 2003, p.110]
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The limitations of Lanois’s vocals lend an engaging frailty, leavened with bleak, lonely, instrumental interludes.
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BlenderOnly the fuzzy reggae of "Power of One" is lively enough to rouse a dozing listener and hint at what the record might have been with a little less midnight meditation. [May 2003, p.121]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 4
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Mixed: 1 out of 4
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Negative: 0 out of 4
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kingstoopJun 29, 2005what a refreshing sound. for any time- hi fi lo fi tenderdelia
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PattyWMay 30, 2003Daniel's music comes with emotional baggage, giving it a real edge. Power of One is my favourite.
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[Anonymous]May 28, 2003Daniel's songwriting is creative and provocative, however he repeats some words over and over becoming tiresome eg Shine
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WierHMay 26, 2003
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