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UMC.org Music Reviews: Kenny Chesney: Lucky Old Sun
The pull of mediocrity’s powerful tide ultimately prevents Lucky Old Sun from reaching the shores of true artistry, though Chesney—who hits a few high-water marks here—deserves credit for rocking Nashville’s boat.
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UMC.org Music Reviews: B.B. King: One Kind Favor
At age 83, iconic bluesman B.B. King might be excused for coasting. But his latest release, One Kind Favor, asks no such indulgence on the part of the listener, as King injects remarkable vigor into a dozen decades-old blues tunes, creating perhaps the most defining statement of his latter-day career.
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UMC.org Music Reviews: Darius Rucker: Learn to Live
If Rucker isn’t overly ambitious with his angles on country’s time-tested themes, he does take a big chance by stepping confidently into new territory on Learn to Live, which contains evidence that he’s taken his title’s advice.
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UMC.org Music Reviews: Jackson Browne: Time the Conqueror
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UMC.org Music Reviews: Jenny Youngman: Glimpse of Glory
UMC.org music reviewer Steve Morley interviews singer/songwriter Jenny Youngman and talks about her new CD Glimpse of Glory.
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UMC.org Music Reviews: CeCe Winans: Thy Kingdom come
CeCe Winans' latest album, Thy Kingdom Come, is expertly assembled and thoroughly non-secular, though it’s not the original album she set out to make.
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UMC.org Music Reviews: Yael Naim & David Donatien
Despite the Western world’s increasing cultural diversity, there are still many who have preconceptions about the package in which they’ll find an indigenous treat. Singer/songwriter Yael Naim confounds preconceptions like these on the self-titled release she created with co-producer David Donatien.
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UMC.org Music Reviews: Irma Thomas: Still Grand
Amid a young crop of female singers who consider technique and flash to be the highest virtues, Thomas’s no-frills delivery on Simply Grand is, while not consistently grand, always superbly simple.
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UMC.org Music Reviews: Sugarland: Love on the Inside
Sugarland’s third album, Love on the Inside, collects emotions and life lessons while avoiding the oversimplification of much mainstream country.
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UMC.org Music Reviews: Various Artists: Big Blue Ball
Perhaps the most inspirational aspect of Big Blue Ball, aside from the heavenly notion of “every tribe and tongue” it represents, is the suggestion that peaceful coexistence—especially during a time of such global discord—might be more than just a beautiful dream.
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UMC.org Music Reviews: Amos Lee: Last Days at the Lodge
Singer/songwriter Amos Lee creates music that shares the quality of his unpretentious name. Accordingly, neither of his first two albums left any footprints on the Top 40. But with the release of Last Days at the Lodge, it becomes evident that Lee’s unassuming style is one of his strengths.
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UMC.org Music Reviews: Jon Foreman: Spring and Summer
The eclectic menu on Spring and Summer neither fully supports nor belies its title, other than through symbols of regeneration. As much as anything, it’s the second harvest of a prolific but reluctant rock star whose career is experiencing a fruitful change of season.
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UMC.org Music Reviews: John Mellencamp: Life Death Love and Freedom
On Mellencamp’s 23rd outing, he trades his anthemic, sing-along choruses for bare bones blues- and folk-influenced fare that explores the ills of American society.
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UMC.org Music Reviews: Alanis Morissette: Flavors of Entanglement
Its examination of human failure and dysfunction leaves Flavors of Entanglement with some bitter moments. But, provided you find its digital textures appetizing, its aftertaste is one of healthy possibilities.
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UMC.org Music Reviews: Emmylou Harris: All I Intended To Be
The culmination of her rule-breaking career’s various phases on All I Intended To Be is proof, if anyone doubted it, that Harris’s vision remains every bit as sharp as her roots are deep.
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