Annie Lennox - Bare (Limited Edition w/ Bonus DVD)

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Music Review: "Unlimited" intelligence, elegance, and talent on 1 CD!
Rating: 5 Stars

"A Thousand Beautiful Things" is a lovely, lush, warm, and absolutely shimmering acoustic jazz track. Annie Lennox sounds absolutely lovely on this track but then again, she sounds so on just about all of the songs she has done on all three albums. This song even seems to have a bit of a Celtic touch to it as well. "Pavement Cracks" is a marvelous song and one of the strongest tracks on this incredible CD. It starts off with a somewhat haunting ambience at the beginning, almost reminding me of the elegance of "Why" from over 11 years backs but instead morphs into an awesome and danceable track with awesome driving rhythm and intelligent lyrics that bring up memories of those aggressive but superb melodies of when Lennox did with the Eurythmics (Before they broke up for ten years before reuniting in 1999). "The Hurting Time" is an odd but hypnotizing and soulful ballad that perfectly suits the icy warmth of Annie's voice. "Honestly" is another great mid-tempo and soulful song with superb arrangements. Not much more to say about that one except that it's great, just like every song on this album. "Wonderful" is one of the center points on this CD. At first it seems like it's going to be a somewhat downbeat ballad especially with the odd guitars and light beat at the beginning but then later it blasts into an intense, but highly uplifting Gospel-tinged song with incredibly dynamic chorus and is erupting with passion. "Wonderful" is an absolutely `wonderful' song. The title for the song is absolutely perfect. "Bitter Pill" is the perkiest track on the album. This track is an awesome, beautiful mix of dance, sophisticated pop, and soul. "Bitter Pill" needs listening to know what it's really like but I can easily say that it's a truly amazing song. "Loneliness" is one of the best songs on this CD. It starts with somewhat 80s sounding guitars but then the song eventually blasts into a passionate rocker with Annie doing incredible dynamics with her voice combined with the awesome arrangements. "Loneliness" brings back memories of the haunting melodies of "Why" from Annie's debut album from over a decade ago. The odd 80s sounding keyboards during the last few seconds merge into the dark undertones of the next track entitled "The Saddest Song I've Got". This one is a very sad but wonderfully textured ballad with haunting ambience, a very sad undertone and a sense of grief from personal turmoil. Those who loved "The Gift" from the "Diva" album will absolutely dig this track. The ending of the song is absolutely eerie and haunting. "The Saddest Song" is a gorgeous future classic. However, the album picks back up into the more upbeat territory with the upbeat "Erased" which is a wondrous blend of soul, pop, dance, and even some jazz all meshed up into a classy and unforgettable track. Just the first few notes of the keyboards in this song alone will stick with you for a long time. The song eventually becomes a highly upbeat jazzy-pop classic. The song goes through an odd fadeout. When the song itself fades down, an odd amplified beat comes in during the last 30 seconds and then also fades out as well. This is another song that needs to be heard in order to know what it's really like. Still, it's an absolutely amazing song. "Twisted" is classic Annie and could fit well on either one of her previous two albums. "Twisted" is a highly upbeat and uplifting blend of dance, sophisticated pop, and soul laced with awesome keyboards and incredible vocals. Everything wraps up with the downbeat and melancholy "Oh God (Prayer) which has Lennox singing up close and haunting keyboards and a relatively sad undertone to it. This is a wonderful closer to this incredible CD.

You know, there is just not enough I can be able to say about how great that "Bare" really is. As I might have said earlier, it is difficult to rank this CD against her other two but standing alone, "Bare" is now on the verge of becoming the shining star for the landscape of music in 2003. Even with the ups and downs that pop has gone through over the years, there's no doubt that Annie Lennox can update her sound but lose none of the artistic integrity that she has carried throughout her career, both with Eurythmics and solo. Annie has never sounded better than on here. This album might have been just a good album that would've been a step down from "Diva" and "Medusa" but instead, Annie created a masterpiece! Keep up the incredible work and please give Madonna and Janet Jackson a phone call and show them how mature music is done right!

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