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As a writer she's never been stronger.
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"Goodbye Alice in Wonderland" returns Jewel to her folk/pop roots, serving up her usual host of poetic metaphors for lessons learned and observations on humanity.
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Entertainment WeeklySomewhere beneath the Lilith earnestness glints something sharper. [28 Apr 2006, p.135]
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What's changed is that maturity has granted Jewel, now in her early 30s, greater perspective.
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A surprisingly substantial return.
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Unfortunately, Jewel... chooses to revert to the soppy musical formula of her 1995 debut, Pieces of You.
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UncutFortunately, the sturdy rock instrumentation of Green Day producer Rob Cavallo serves to tamp down her pervasive air of self-importance while minimising the cringe factor in her lyrics. [Jul 2006, p.98]
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Q MagazineWhile these acoustic poems are often twee and contrived, the woman remains ultimately unpretentious. [Jul 2006, p.114]
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Paste MagazineAlthough Goodbye winds down after the brilliant power pop of "Only One Too", Jewel never appears to be going through the motions. [Jun/Jul 2006, p.131]
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We find Jewel going through the motions rather than providing us with a noteworthy movement and in the end these songs here are less artistic pronouncements and more the conclusion of a specific product line.
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Rolling StoneA handful of songs... work up some palatable L.A. pop, but those moments are surrounded by singer-songwriter cliches and painfully precious asides. [4 May 2006, p.59]
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While Goodbye Alice In Wonderland is a return to form for Jewel, said form is bland, mostly colorless, and devoid of any truly memorable cuts that elevate the album to a disc worth spinning more than once.
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BlenderThe new songs are excessively polished and precisely drawn, and relentlessly deliver an uplifting message. [Jun 2006, p.145]
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SpinHer insights plumb poetic shallows. [Jun 2006, p.81]
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New Musical Express (NME)The sort of glossy folk-pop that makes you want to usher Alice down the rabbit hole, and roll out the cement mixer. [10 Jun 2006, p.41]
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MojoMany are banal love songs, devoide of narrative impact, or even identity. [Aug 2006, p.90]
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A lilting acoustic-y record with ethereal leanings, plenty of canned, overproduced studio gloss and occasional dangerous forays into mild rock.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 18 out of 23
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Negative: 5 out of 23
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Jun 18, 2016
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GKOct 24, 2006Back to her best.
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DianeBJul 28, 2006