Patience - George Michael

Patience is a very apt title for this latest offering from George Michael. The fans have had to wait 8 years since the last original material on the album Older was released in 1996 and the CD itself has taken 5 years to record, produce and get onto the shelves of the record stores. George himself is very pleased with the end result, but what about from a fan’s perspective? Over the years George’s music has been increasingly and heavily influenced by jazz and he seems to favour piano-led songs with his own distinctive, lilting voice putting the meaning into his well-written lyrics. This album is no different with some of the slower tracks being quite jazz ...  Read the complete review

I don?t think there is an album that I have eagerly anticipated as much as the new release from George Michael. Having purchased every album that he has ever made, it was a foregone conclusion that I would buy ?Patience? as soon as it was released earlier this month. For the past few years George has courted controversy, not least with his ?toilet episode? and the release of his last single ?Shoot the Dog? received huge criticism from the media, so many presumed he would be taking a huge gamble with the release of this, his fourth solo album. To coincide with the release of the album, George publicly stated ...  Read the complete review