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...tune (just once), told her simply, "It's in G," and began to record, expecting DiFranco to improvise something on the spot. Says DiFranco: "I thought I could either start crying and run or try and hang on with the song." She did more than hang on--the resulting ballad, I Love U but I Don't Trust U Anymore, was one of the high points of Prince's last album...
...show begins promisingly enough with opening act Richard Lugo, a 15-year-old wannabe Michael Jackson from Miami. His performance is well done, from the very professional dancing down to the perfectly coordinated lip-synching. The ballad in Lugo’s 20-minute set is appropriately accessorized by a sweaty towel, which he flings into the audience shortly after a series of randomly directed pelvic thrusts...
...signature harmonica solos are rare and truncated and many of the songs sound like everyday pop, closer to poor copies of Barenaked Ladies or Dave Matthews than to vintage blues. The notable exception is “Pretty Angry (for J. Sheehan),” a superb blues piano ballad in memory of their deceased bassist. But most of the songs are clearly closer to the pop, and not the blues, side of the rock spectrum. Bridge is a decent album, but somewhat disappointing when contrasted with Blues Traveler’s previous efforts. Hopefully Blues Traveler will go back...
...gives it a futuristic sound. The long instrumental portion at the end of “I Wish” sounds like something from a concert and demonstrates the characteristic electric guitar sound for which the band is known. “Act Naturally” is a dramatic ballad that slows the pace of the album down, with softer, more relaxed drum and piano parts. Though the album is somewhat uniform regarding content and overall sound, the majority of the songs are catchy and, at times, insightful. In its most “basic” form, All About...
...little known Gershwin standard, “Soon.” Perhaps the most compelling diversion was one of Scofield’s elegant compositions, an ode to his wife entitled “Mrs. Scofield’s Waltz.” A lyrical and haunting ballad, it allowed Black to soar over the melody, as he engaged in touching introspective moments in the middle register and soaring to plaintive highs in upper octaves. As such, work provided a fitting counterpoint to the previous “Chicken Dog.” While the former relieved tension by closing...