always by my side!!

This is one of my FAVE CDs. It's one of those cd that is just wonderful to crank up or to listen to in headphones.I love it! from track 1 thru 14 it's amazing. the sound she has created for this album is so well done, she just keeps the sound flowing into your ears(or/and your heart). I also like how she put 2 live tracks on this album. Live traks by artists that CAN sing/play etc. is the best. There is seriously NOT a single song on this cd that i DON'T like! they are all amazing or wonderful in their own way. It is quite an achivment. and the lyrics... GREAt lyrics. In most of these songs (if not all) she creats fantastick mental imagies. Some songs are sweet/lovable others are funny.



this cd is not quite like her previouse work. It's the same great lyrics and the same great voice, but the sound it a bit altered, but i don't see that as a negative, it's rather exiting to hear her work growing and changing like this.



i think this Cd is her best so far, casue every song is so well done... every song gets 5 stars in my book.



Lovly

Love it, love it, love it...

Great cd. I like each and every one of the songs - and find myself singing them even after hours of last hearing them. Well written and a great balance of upbeat and soft melodies both. Another "gem" from Jewel!!!

This Way

Here it is. The cd that marked Jewel's departure from her normal beautiful, deep music. The cd that marked her path into mainstream America and eventually led to 0304. That aside...this is great! I love this cd. Yeah, it's feel-good music, but it still has that unmistakable-unforgettable ingredient: essence of Jewel.



Standing Still: Radio material...with great guitar and a beat. Lyrics, somewhat cliché. "Do you want me, like I want you?" 4/5



Jesus Loves You: The old Jewel in her new package. An attack on blind fundamentalism...I love it. "They say abortion will send you straight to a fiery hell. That is if the fanatics don't beat Satan to the kill." 5/5



Everybody Needs Someone Sometime: Simple, and annoying at times, but fun. "Mary heard boys talking in voices low, said she weren't no spring chicken." 3/5



Do You Want To Play: Possibly one of the best on this cd; great lyrics and an irresistible arrangement. "She said `Are you only half alive or have you always been this inarticulate?'"



Break Me: Oh yes, it gets me right in my cliché heart every time...I can't resist it. "So break me, take me, just let me feel your love again." 5/5



Till We Run Out of Road: Let me make it simple: really, really good. "Expensive cabs and sh*tty food, washed down with canceled flights." 5/5



Serve the Ego: One of my least favorites. Too pop, but good lyrics. "Who says a woman cannot serve?" 3/5



This Way: Ick. Just a little too detailed there, Jewel... All the same a catchy rhythm...as it were. 3/5



Cleveland: I love this. Great all around. "It's just an inch from me to you...depending on what map you use." 5/5



I Won't Walk Away: Not sure what it's about, but I like it anyway. "Rush home to your arms, you soothe my weary soul." 5/5



Love Me, Just Leave Me Alone: Good, western, get-away-from-me song. "Your sister was a stock broker, but you ain't nothing but a turtleneck." 5/5



The New Wild West: Pay attention, America! Really good--the old Jewel shines through. "As you drive glittering highways and beaten up byways that straddle and girdle our great and many-faced nation." 5/5



Gray Matter: Annoying and really typical. "I hate you, I love you." 1/5



Sometimes It Be That Way: Fun. "And Romeo was a very nice man, he said `Jewel, I don't think you quite understand." 5/5



Don't call me a blind fan just yet...I really want the old Jewel back. But this is *good* music. So I turn it on when I need a lift. Heck, you can't always be dead serious and deep! God I love that stuff, but This Way is still a nice break...a really nice break...