After a long wait, I thought The Bedroom Tapes was going to be the first Carly self written album I did not like. It usually takes me at least 4 listens before an album sinks in and I usually decide it is the best they ever id. This time tho I had to listen many more times. It was not what I was expecting at all. However, it did sink in and I really love this album. of course it is different. How could it not be considering the changes within herself since LNS? Cancer changes people. It changed her and she wrote about it. The only song I really dislike is the last one, In Honour Of You,George. Scar is beautiful. We Your Dearest Friends is excellent and not about JT. Rather it is about fairweather friends. I particulalry like the edge to her voice on this track. Actress is funny and again not about herself totally(it is based on an overheard converstion between two young hopefulls). She has lost none of her wit or song writing ability. As often her words are cutting, bitchy, amusing, sad. This is not a light album and I think it couldn't be expected to be. I also can't really compare it to her earlier works as it is so different. I like the fact that this one is not so full blown, production wise, and there are no belters on it. VChristpher, i think, spoke of LNS and his two favourites being Like A River and Touched By The Sun. I'd add Lost In Your Love to that. Touched is one of my all time favourite songs by anyone. Coming Around Again, whilst it contains dsome good tracks, is too commercial pop for my taste and her least personal in my view. It will be interesting to see where she goes from here. I read a review by a pratt who had obviously not listened to it as he said there was no melody(!) and was full of self pity. he just didn't get it.(mind you this same person wrote reviews of other cd's and films and was negative about all them-trying to boost his own self in the wrting of them). -- bw colin [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/tantra_apso/index.html
