The Globe Sessions - Sheryl Crow

This is the third album from Sheryl Crow and is a little different from the others. There is much more of a departure from the Country & Western feel of older albums, to a more rock music style. My Favourite Mistake was her biggest hit from this album, which is also one of the best tracks here. It starts the album off and provides good solid music with guitar led rock music, the vocal is typical one moment and then quirky the next which blends well together. There Goes The Neighborhood is the second track on the album and has an excellent upbeat party rock music style to it. It has a main guitar section which is a mix of background one moment and the ...  Read the complete review

There is an ever-so-slight musical shift evident in this, Sheryl's third album, away from the upbeat, even slightly poppy nature of her previous albums towards a more depressed, rockier note, and this may disappoint some of those who enjoyed those earlier albums. As a stand-alone album it sounds great; but it doesn't really sound like a Sheryl Crow album. The various influences - jazz, hip-hop - have been toned down a lot, so there are now just subtle changes of genre. Even the album cover reflects the same attitude: a more grown-up, wise about the world artist who has seen things the way they really are. That said, some of the tracks here are memorable: the ...  Read the complete review