Bethany Dillon - So Far: The Acoustic Sessions
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Music CD Cover Artist: Bethany Dillon Edition: Music CD CD Release Date: 2008-04-01 Music Label: Sparrow Records Soundtracks:
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Free Music Notes for So Far: The Acoustic Sessions Album
Free Music Review: Bethany Unplugged Meets Bethany Unhyped - And Better For It
Hit: 4 Stars
This is a better-than-average "unplugged" offering by one of CCM's young stars on the rise. And as the name implies ("So Far: The Acoustic Sessions"), it's a kind of "greatest hits thus far" collection for her, featuring several of her most popular songs to date including my favorites "All I Need", "Beautiful" and "Dreamer".
Many of her strengths - her voice and guitar style - are enhanced here. A previous reviewer mentioned that she was "overproduced" at times - I'd agree, or at least amend that comment by saying she seems to particularly shine with less production as heard here in this CD.
That said, there are a couple of qualifications. If you've not been a Bethany Dillon fan in the past, you won't like this CD either. It isn't a "new" Bethany, but simply a "stripped down" Bethany, in terms of production. And if you tend to not like artists to "mess with success", you probably won't like this CD either. It definitely "messes with" her success in terms of how her albums have sounded/been produced previously.
I'd agree this is Dillon at her best - her voice and guitar style are strong and it takes that kind of strength to sound engaging (rather than somehow empty) on an unplugged offering. Bethany Dillon not only succeeds at engaging us, she seems to thrive in the setting.
So, grab a cup of coffee and a good book and let this play in the background - I think you'll like it!