Sheryl Crow - Detours
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Free Music Notes for Detours
Free Music Review: TOILET
Hit: 1 Stars
Well Sheryl, since you quit buying toilet paper (I don't even want to ask how you manage!!) at least you can use this CD packaging instead! Advice... stay out of politics, buy and USE toilet paper, and worry about writing good songs.Free Music Review: Politics
Hit: 3 Stars
I love the musicianship of Sheryl, but I can live without the political problems we face on a day to day basis. Music is my escape- why do I need to be reminded of life through someone else's colored eyes? I understand that that is kind of the genre she belongs to- but it is a bit overwhelming. There are some fun songs included as well.
All in all, I do not believe it is as strong an album as some of her previous work. Maybe with some more time I will feel differently.
Free Music Review: A Somber (Yet Wide Awake) Crow DETOURS Into Adulthood
Hit: 5 Stars
"Gone is the girl who wanted to have some fun/Gone is the girl who just wanted to soak up the sun." Those words could very easily have been lyrics from Sheryl Crow's brilliant new CD, the unquestionably dark, yet satisfyingly deep, DETOURS. After a very public romance (and break-up), a bout with breast cancer and the adoption of a newborn baby boy, Crow has upped the ante, resulting in an album that may be her most diverse to date, both musically (touching upon influences as varied as The Beatles, Prince, Steely Dan, Bonnie Raitt and Carly Simon, but never copying them) and lyrically (stepping out of both her own head/comfort zone, and succeeding around 90% of the time). Things kick off with the sweetly acoustic "God Bless This Mess." Almost playing a character in a mini-musical movie, Crow seems to be channeling this young girl as she attempts to make sense of an increasingly crazy world around her: "My brother came home yesterday/From somewhere far away/He doesn't look like I remember/As he just stares off into space/He must have seen some ugly things/He cannot seem to say/Oh God bless this mess." Backed soley by her own acoustic guitar playing, the arrangement is sublime, the vocals touching. All in all, a wonderful note to open on. Up next is the rocking "Shine Over Babylon." Granted, the lyrics may be a tad bit heavyhanded, but the soaring chorus in undeniably catchy, and the last couple of lines really hit home ("If everything in life was free/You'd float in your own reverie/The things that you can't seem to see/Seal the gap between you and me"). Then there's "Love Is Free", or as Crow lovingly refers to it, the "Instant Grat Track." This spirited ode to New Orleans could easily be written off as a fun little ditty, what with it's hand claps, Rickie Lee Jones-esque opening groove and Mardi Gras party vibe, but there's a lot more to it than that. This is one of those classic Crow songs that may seem one way on the surface, but dig a little deeper and you'll come up with something entirely different. One of DETOURS' best cuts! Ditto "Peace Be Upon Us", probably my favorite cut off of the album. There's something both ethereal and intoxicating about this track....it's Middle East vibe, soothing vocals, clever arrangement. Add some poetic lyrics ("Pick the key up off the floor/Put the key into the lock/Turn the lock, open up the door/Look at all you've got, look at all you've got") and you have an instant Crow classic! "Gasoline" is proof positive how strong DETOURS really is....even it's weaker cuts are still fun! Yes, once again, the lyrics are a little over the top and preachy, but the bluesy arrangement is hypnotic and tight, the vocals sassy and sexy, the visuals stunning (I mean, c'mon, who CAN'T picture the "gangs of Mini Coopers" or the pumps being dragged "out of the ground with a big vintage John Deere?!?"). "Out Of Our Heads" has a nice, sing-songy groove to it, but once more there's more going on than what appears on the surface....only by getting "out of our heads/And into our hearts" does the world stand a chance...of coming together, of surviving...well, you get the picture! Hmmmm.....heady thoughts, anchored to a pop beat...I believe they call that....oh, ROCK 'N' ROLL!!! The album's title track is another (bitter)sweet moment. We've all been there....our heart broken, our parents trying to console us, their words only partially working A) because we just can't see the light at the end of the tunnel and B) maybe, just maybe, a tiny part of us resents their wisdom and, yes, maybe even their own happiness. Crow captures all of this in a way that is equal parts understated and intense. Very nice! "Now That You're Gone" has a gorgeous Steely Dan - meets - Prince (those little guitar flourishes...!!)vibe, as sung by Bonnie Raitt. Seriously....this song would have fit perfectly on any one of Raitt's first seven albums. Oh, what the heck, she should STILL consider covering it! Toss in the atmospheric cello and soulful backing vocals and you have yet another winner! "Drunk With The Thought Of You" has a cool "Norwegian Wood" feel to it, while "Diamond Ring" is downright painful in it's honesty and rawness. Not since Carly Simon's "In Pain" (from 1980's classic COME UPSTAIRS) has an artist so ravaged both her vocal cords AND heart to get her story across. Haunting, intense, nakedly vulnerable.....this is an artist cracking open her soul. Far lighter ~ but just as enjoyable in a far different way! ~ is "Motivation." Buoyed by a pulsating, percussive beat, Crow nails the young Hollywood crowd and second generation wannabe's who feel they're entitled to it all ("Got no grease on my hands/Got no serious plans/Whole world's waiting for me/'Cause all I gotta do is get it for free"). Amen, Ms. Crow.....amen!! "Make It Go Away (The Radiation Song)" is achingly honest...from the metronome beat of an implied chemo drip to the raspy, pleading vocal, this is the bada** rocker transformed into a quivering, scared little mess ("I crawl into my circumstance/Lay on the table/Begging for another chance/But I was a good girl"). By the time we get to the last verse ("Sometimes I wonder/Which hurts the worst/Was love the illness/And disease the cure/Make it go away")it's like a musical punch in the gut. Chilling and powerful. Much like "Gasoline", "Love Is All There Is" is album filler, albeit smooth, sexy and fun, while "Lullaby For Wyatt" is a lovely, understated ode to new parenthood. So....while some fans might have a problem with her new, more worldly attitudes and views, you better get used to it....DETOURS represents the new, more adult Sheryl Crow, and she's here to stay. Yeah, I get the feeling she still wants to have some fun, but I also sense she now believes that there's more to life than just a good time. And I say, good for her! (As with all my reviews, I'm giving the disc an extra half a star for including the lyrics). Free Music Review: Good but not like the first one.
Hit: 4 Stars
I've only listened to it a few times, and it's pretty good. It's classic Sheryl Crow. It's not as good as her first album though!Free Music Review: great return for Ms. Crow
Hit: 5 Stars
Sheryl Crow's latest effort, Detours, is a return to everything I love about her as an artist. She lost me a little with Wildflower (which I enjoy - just not as much as other records), but she's back in top-notch form with Detours.
Dealing with relationships gone sour, life-changing health issues, the adoption of a new child, the current state of the world/politics, Sheryl unleashes a wide-range of songs in both theme and sound - there's even one song with a middle-eastern flair!
Highlights for me so far: Gasoline (an awesome song that reminds me of her second, self-titled record), Make it Go Away, Shine over Babylon, Love is Free, God Bless this Mess, and Diamond Ring.