Album Review

I must begin this by saying that Celine Dion is simply an amazing singer. She can express power and emotion more than any other female solo singer I have heard. Her 1996 album, Falling Into You, is one of my all time favorites. While not at the same level as that previous album, One Heart is still a decent album. Some songs stand out, some songs are just average, some songs feel lacking. The album seems to have roughly the same number of songs in each category.

The one song that stands out the most is the A Cappella version of I Drove All Night. If anyone doubts Celine’s singing ability, just listen to this song. As an a cappella song, it lacks background music so all there is to listen to is her voice, and wow is it impressive. Her amazing vocal range is demonstrated by the crisp high notes reached with such seeming ease. As the final song to this mostly mid range album, it just seems to prove all she can do to those that may doubt.

The handful of the “stand-out” songs that are present on the album are certainly worthwhile to listen to, but like most of her albums, other songs don’t feel as strong & just aren’t worth the listen. Even still, given Celine Dion’s ability to express such uplifting feelings in her songs, it would be a shame to overlook the good ones present here.

Album Review

“Music From Big Pink” starts off with a sad sounding first song, and never really lets up. Every song has a slow, saddened, bluesy, southern feel to it. The music is very good for what it is, but there is very little “rock” here. “The Weight” is an excellent song, one which I highly recommend to all; this was the song which made me listen to the entire album in the first place. “Lonesome Suzie” is not bad listen either. Overall, the songs are very emotional and mellow, perfect for laid back background music that doesn’t require much mental work.

Album Review

Further along on my Eric Clapton musical album tour, I took a listen to “Fresh Cream.” Released in 1966, it most definitely has a 60′s sound to it, which I can only best describe as “strange.” As is typical for this era of music, the guitars sounded great. There are many excellent solos throughout many of the songs, but none of them really dominate the song, nor are they very memorable afterward. The album may have been noteworthy at the time, but now it simply sounds like generic 60′s music. The band is most definitely talented, and certainly distinguished themselves from the other “pop” artists at the time, but listening to it now in 2008, there isn’t anything here that amazed me.