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"Burn"
After the popular breakthrough of 1998's
I'm Alright, Jo Dee Messina returns with another testament to
the power of positive singing. Practically every song on her
third album plays like the musical equivalent of a self-help
book, from the postbreakup recovery of the album-opening "Downtime"
to the "be anyone you want to be" affirmation of the
title track. The Boston-bred, Nashville-based Messina is a younger
generation's Reba, with the conviction in her conversational
phrasing redeeming the clichés of her material ("Live,
love, seize the day") and transcending the mechanical schlock
of so many of the arrangements. The duet with coproducer Tim
McGraw on "Bring on the Rain" is an album-closing highlight.
--Don McLeese |
Customer review from Amazon
Reviewer: Graeme from Glasgow, Scotland
I'm just back from the States on vacation and I'm so glad I bought
this CD at the airport - it made the journey fly in!! I was totally
impressed with the new album. All the songs are so uplifting
and positive - its the sort of album to listen to when you need
to get out of a bad mood. I love Thats The Way - hope it reaches
No1 soon, but my real favourites include Burn(this should become
her anthem, if you like), Saturday Night and Bring On The Rain.
Burn talks about 'be anything you want to be' and I love it for
that very reason. Saturday Night is a fun song about going out
and having a great time - I'm sure this will be another No1 for
JoDee, and Bring On The Rain is again a very positive song -
'tommorows another day', 'I'm not going to let it get me down',these
lyrics combined with the echoing voice of Tim McGraw make this
song standout amongst the others. Brilliant.Messina has really
struck a high chord in me with her new album. Well Done! |
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