Mary Chapin Carpenter - The Calling
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Music CD Cover Artist: Mary Chapin Carpenter Edition: Music CD Audio: English (Original Language) CD Release Date: 2007-03-06 Music Label: Zoe Records Soundtracks:
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Free Music Notes for The Calling Album
Free Music Review: most songs lacking what makes me a fan of MCC
Hit: 2 Stars
This collection lacks the mesmerizing quality of "Stones", my favorite MCC offering, and the poetic phrasing so typical of nearly every other one of her previous releases. Lines like "jingoistic bumper stickers" and "attention must be paid" clank loudly compared to past gems like "sienna shades of light", "halcyon days", and "lambent wind". The celeb solidarity anthem "On with the Song" is half-baked as well as disingenuous. This is political braying, not the thoughtful eloquence delivered in "Grand Central Station" or the title track of "Stones". Plus, who is being addressed with the line "So do what you want 'cuz I know that you can"? You can't feel a radio backlash when your songs aren't played there to begin with. Still, there are a few redeeming tracks, like "Twilight" and "It Must Have Happened", and MCC's talent for combining imagery and melodies resonates through them.