Album Review:
After nine years, three studio albums,
and countless soundtrack and tribute album contributions, Sheryl Crow's body of
work has been so consistent that faithful followers know just what to expect of
her: solid songwriting that glimpses the 60's and 70's without sounding retro,
production that sounds rough around the edges but not unpolished, and
straightforward vocals sung with exceptional pitch (and then layered). For the
most part, Sheryl's fourth studio project, "C'mon, C'mon," gives them exactly
those elements. What's different this time around is a considerable mellowing, a
rounding of those aforementioned rough edges. In one lyric she sings, "I'm gonna
tell everyone to lighten up," and apparently she started with herself...more
