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Free Music Notes for Tuesday Night Music ClubFree Music Review: Please make it stop!! Hit: 1 StarsI read recently that Sheryl Crow's song "Good is Good" a song from her new album, was nominated for a Grammy award. Seriously,how much time and effort could it possibly take to come up with that. TNMC, also won a Grammy when it was released. I still can not understand why, but I do have a theory. Simply put, the music industry is more interested in image than musical talent and integrity. While only a mediocre talent at best,Sheryl Crow is deified. I realize that this is only my opinion(and I have a right to state it) this type of music nauseates me. There is so much music throughout the world to be explored and appreciated. Do not let some in the music industry to bombard and assault you with this type of musical drek. I do have a solution: all the record producers and industry personnel responsible for the above-mentioned "crimes" should all be sentenced to a jail term for however long it takes them to recognize true talent and get some "SOUL." Peace.
Free Music Review: First and Best Hit: 5 StarsLike so many chart toppers, Sheryl Crow came out with a great debut album. She seperated herself from the rest by contiunually putting out solid albums. However, I still believe her first album is her best and I don't believe she's had a bad album to date. I bought this CD when it came out and here it is Fall 2005 and it is currently in my CD player as I write this; a timeless album you will not tire in listening to.
Free Music Review: Modern Classic Rock, and Still Her Best. Hit: 5 StarsSome records catch magic like lightning in a bottle. There is a mood, a vibe to the album that goes beyond simply musicians gathering in a studio to record a bunch of songs. The Cowboy Junkies Trinity Sessions is one such album. Tuesday Night Music Club is another. And 12 years after its release, Crow is a big star and this remains her best, quintessential record. If you see her live, these are still the songs that pull the most applause.
What makes this record so special? A clue lies buried in the title. Every Tuesday for about a year, Crow and a group of LA musicians-- notably including the late Kevin Gilbert, who was instrumental here, as well as David Baerwald-- would gather and play music and record. At some point this activity got directed into the making of Crow's debut. Indeed the process of making TNMC was more of a group effort than a solo one; Crow has the strongest supporting cast here she has ever had, before or since.
You will see below one reviewer state that this record is not representative of Crow's later work, and that is probably true; you will see another reviewer give much of the credit to Gilbert, and that too is probably fair (although make no mistake, this is a Sheryl Crow record).
But the bottom line is that a confluence of factors-- Crow's undeniable talents and taste, the mix of the players, the loose communal vibe, Gilbert's influence and pop songcraft-- combined to make a special record. If it is not representative of her later work, I would think that would be because the later work is generally not as strong. "Leaving Las Vegas," "Strong Enough," "Can't Cry Anymore," and "I Shall Believe" remain among her best, and best-loved, songs. "All I Wanna Do" gets a bum rap because it was so ubiquitous during the summer of 1994; but when I bought this album for the first time in 1993, that track was so good and immediately likable that it made my personal "Best of '93" cassette.
Crow said of these sessions that they were loose and collaberative; someone might have been given a writing credit if they'd brought a joint that night. I think her subsequent records, while all having a few standout tracks, are not as consistent or cogent as a whole as this one. I do agree that if you like this record you might be disappointed in the two that followed; lord knows I was. But none of that dims the crisp special vibe here, where you almost feel like you are eavesdropping on something special as it is created.
If you ask me, with Sheryl Crow it starts right here.
Free Music Review: Good Debut and Great Songs! Hit: 5 StarsI first got introduced to Sheryl Crow by watching a promo video of some alternative acts when the "Leaving Las Vegas" video came on. I was immediately blown away by the video and especially by the music. I thought this new girl with the great voice will go far and I wasn't wrong. The sound is well produced on this disc and every track is capable of being a hit single. Highly recommended!
Free Music Review: Tuesday Night Music Club Hit: 4 StarsThis is one of the best debut albums by anyone. Everybody knows the big hits All I Wanna Do and Strong Enough, but EVERY song on this album is good. If fact, I think several of them could have been big hits if they had been released as singles. My favorites of the non-hits on here are The Na-Na Song, What I Can Do For You, and I Shall Believe.
Hard to believe this album is over 11 years old. 11 years and I still don't get tired of playing it. That sure doesn't happen too often with debut albums.
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