Carly Simon
This Kind of Love
Starbucks Hear Now
2 Scoops of Bosco (out of 5)
Reviewed by Allen Bacon
Editor
Bosco
I always root for Carly Simon. I remember those great albums of the early 70's like No Secrets, Playing Possum and Hot Cakes where she was at the top of her game and I want her to find artistic success once again.
I just listened to her latest, This Kind of Love, and I am heartbroken. I found absolutely nothing to like or recommend about this new album.... her first of all new material since 2000 and her 24th album . It is also the first album on the Starbucks Hear Now label. Her voice is out of control. The songwriting leaves a lot to be desired (She had a hand in writing eight of the thirteen songs) and the music sounds like one of those drum and rhythm machines at a floor show of a Brazilian restaurant but that would be an insult to anybody who makes a living doing floor shows at Brazilian restaurants. And this happens under the guidance of the legendary Jimmy Webb which is also very hard to believe
Here's what I think should happen with Carly. First, get out of Brazil and then hook up with a great producer like Terry Britian and pull off a Tina Turner-like comeback or reunite with Richard Perry. I know she still has it in her somewhere.
Ironically, the album comes off like a cup of Starbucks Brazillian coffee...Overroasted.
3 comments:
The cd is perfect. Listen to it again. 6 or 7 of the most beautiful songs she ever recorded.
The thing that makes me sad is that she is capable of much more. She needs some guidance from a good producer who is going to challenge her to do more.
The Editor
That's too bad. She is a goddess. I will have to listen to her newest album.
Onanite
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