7 songs for the price of 10!?!Not sure that's a deal
Posted October 05, 2007
By dragonflyfr33,
I'll admit that I had high hopes for this CD. I've loved her other CDs, and they've always been so diverse, but this one sounds like every song I've ever skipped. To make this further depressing, there are only 10 songs on the whole album, and two of them are hymns ("God Will Take Care of You" and "Children of the Heavenly Father") which aren't treated vastly different from the treatment they would get straight from a hymn book. Of the remaining 8, one ("Sleep") debuted on Chaotic Resolve, I skipped this song then, but for this album it's one of the better. I'm not sure what's happened to Plumb. Plenty of other musicians have come into motherhood without losing ground, after all being a parent is supposed to be one of the greatest challenges and inspirations ever, but for some reason this CD just doesn't have it. I don't think I'll buy this CD. I think I already own it.
"My Sweet, My Lovely" has some clever lyrical imagery.
"In My Arms" catches some beauty and a lot of sentimentality. "Always" seems somewhat blah, never really offering any variety.
"Blink" finally conveys something memorable and touching, a mother's desire to remember every moment with her child, in a way that doesn't sound like all the other songs she has released.
"My Child" follows along the same theme as the previous adding some ambiguity to allow the song to be transposed from a mother's perspective to that of God, but isn't quite as successful in leaving a lasting impression.
"Me" would stand out beautifully if it had any variance in the backdrop to paint across, the lyrics demonstrate some originality, it's unfortunate that it has no contrast to back it.
"Sleep" I thought it was strange that she would release a song with the same name as a previously released track. Don't worry though you don't have to struggle to keep the two songs straight. They're the same song.
"Solomon's Song" was simple and sweet, but still added no depth. Meant for a mom and her baby, not much going on for the rest of us who listen in. View All Music And Book Reviews By dragonflyfr33 | View dragonflyfr33's Profile
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