Amazon.com: It's easy to see that Jewel wants to lighten up. With two previous multimillion-selling albums (and a couple of much-scorned but popular books) filled with earnest, clueless revelations behind her, the singer-songwriter comes a little closer to ground with This Way. "Give it hell 'til the end," a former compatriot urges her on "Till We Run Out of Road," her version of Jackson Browne's "The Load Out." Could that be a hard-bitten road warrior deep inside the woman who makes a point of pronouncing the O's in the opening line ("Mirror, mirror") of this CD's "Serve the Ego"? Maybe. But despite her icky streak's spread to cutesy jokes ("Jesus Loves You"), Jewel hasn't quite abandoned her old judgmental ways (in "I Won't Walk Away," she spies a couple "resisting being one") and ambitions to, you know, really say something, as in the "Desolation Row"-lite "The New Wild West." Still, with some nice, if bland, arrangements set around her, This Way is the Jewel album most likely to appeal to Jewel non-fans. --Rickey Wright
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Rating: - Not Pop Not Country Not Rock Just JEWEL
Original is the only word I have to describe Jewel's style. She stands alone as the very best singer/entertainer today. This is one of her very best albums and there is nobody out there today who has ... Read More
Rating: - good
This is really good music. My favorite one is Serve the Ego. I can listen to it all day.
Rating: - The parts are better than the whole
I put this on infinite repeat whilst doing housework. My wife came home and asked why I was playing country music.
That's right, Jewel's gone back to her folk roots (not country) with this ... Read More
Rating: - Very Nice Work!
This could be construed as the album that made Jewel a crossover star. Standing Still is the catchy first track that appealed to the masses, even the country crowds as she opened for Garth Brooks here and ... Read More
Rating: - one of my favorite albums
It rocks, it swings, it's cute, it's passionate. I listen to this album over and over again and it never gets old. Jewel has a refreshingly wise yet innocent outlook on life and a great voice. She's not afraid ... Read More
- Not Pop Not Country Not Rock Just JEWEL
- The parts are better than the whole
- Very Nice Work!