|
 |
Sheryl CrowWildflower UMA The last studio release for the Tuesday Night Music Club girl (aka The Ex-Almost-Mrs Lance Armstrong) was 2002's 'C'Mon C'Mon', a great blend of 60's and 70's rock, (especially on the title track and the sublime Steve McQueen). However, 'Wildflower' sees Ms Crow at 40 and reflecting more on the now, with nary a radio friendly track on offer; although the mid-tempo, Travelling Wilburys-esque first single Good Is Good is likely to cause some head scratching at more than one radio station, with lots of (real) strings washing over her sublime guitar. And that sorts of sums up 'Wildflower': a lushly-produced 50 minute, 12 track release that perhaps signals Ms Crow is seeking more to her life, via intimate-sounding tracks like Chances Are, Letter To God, Always On Your Side and I Know Why (the latter two sounding suspiciously like homages to a certain deadly treadly rider). And is the outstanding Lifetimes a leftover from the 1993 debut? Listen to that underlying signature guitar riff over that loose shuffle and tell me it doesn't immediately signal "Sheryl Crow". This therefore is not an album to jump up and around and dance to; instead, grab a bottle or two of your favourite drop and settle back for an hour or so with the one you love, and escape or contemplate the world for a while.  |
|
The latest issue available now!     |
All content copyright dB Magazine