![]() Or has it? Yes, Jewel has a new album out today called Perfectly Clear, which is being billed as the singer-songwriter’s first foray in country music (her dad was a cowboy, after all), and it’s supposedly a little more Nashville twang than “Who Will Save Your Soul?” But not so fast-this doesn’t mean Jewel actually made a good album. Her career has been reduced to ironic snippets on VH1’s I Love the 90’s. What can we say about Jewel? She’s blonde. Is that a droned out cover of “When You Were Mine” we hear? Well, one can dream!ĪH, JEWEL. 8 and 9 in Jersey City, N.J, they’re headlining the inaugural All Points West festival, the east coast version of Coachella. All three songs are on the new Radiohead Best Of, a two-disc collection that compiles 29 songs from the band’s seven releases, and which comes out tody just in time for Radiohead’s extensive summer tour. “Creep?” “Fake Plastic Trees?” “The Bends?” Hell. (Best headline goes to Stereogum for, “ Prince Is Being A ‘Creep,’ Radiohead Tell Him He’s A Loser.”) But the brouhaha also served a more useful purpose by reminding us how friggin’ good early Radiohead was. ![]() Da allora, il suo secondo album ha sorpassato sei milioni di copie.Yorke added: “Well, tell him to unblock it. Nel 1998 Jewel pubblicò anche il suo primo libro di poesie diventato anche un best-seller (la prima raccolta di poesie di una ragazza di 23 anni a raggiungere il primo posto dei best sellers). Hands, Down So Long e Jupiter furono hits tratti da Spirit, un disco meglio prodotto e più coerente. Who Will Save Your Soul, You Were Meant For Me and Follish Games furono tutti grandissimi successi. Sebbene mancava di una ben definita spinta creativa e venne quasi tutto registrato dal vivo, Jewel, che era appena 21enne, s’ispirò alle personalità hippie soprattutto quella dell’icona dei Sessanta Joni Mitchell di cui ricorda anche la voce per il superbo soprano. L’esordio, che venderà 11 milioni di copie in 5 anni, è stato solo una collezione delle sue migliori composizioni scritte durante gli anni. Debutta con un album prevalentemente acustico Pieces Of Two (Atlantic, 1995) che risentiva dei suoi anni passati suonando il pianoforte nei piccoli cafes. Jewel (Kilcher) è una cantante nata in Alaska ma cresciuta a San Diego. (Translation by/ Tradotto da Francesco Serini) Perfectly Clear (2008) is a country album. Goodbye Alice In Wonderland (2006) suffered from Rob Cavallo's Opener Stand works as a bridge with Jewel's former life. The music belongs more to the producer (Lester Mendez) than to the singer. Intuition, Leave the Lights On, and U Can Leave the Lights On sound like the average MTV teen idol. This Way (2001) was a lighter and more superficial album.Ġ304 (Atlantic, 2003) is trivial dance-pop that sounds like an insult to her intimate beginnings. By that time, her second album hadĪ Night Without Armor (1998) and Chasing Down the Dawn (2000) are In 1998 Jewel also released her first book of poetry, which also becameĪ best-seller (the first poetry book by a 23-year old to climb the best-sellerĪnd in 1999 she debuted as a film actress. Spirit (Atlantic, 1998), a more coherent but also darker album. Hands, Down So Long and Jupiter were the hits from Who Will Save Your Soul, You Were Meant For Me and ![]() ![]() Jewel, then barely 21-year old, manufactured a pseudo-hippie persona akin toġ960's icon Joni Mitchell and her proud soprano. While the album lacked focus and was recorded mostly live, Of her best material written over several years. The album, that willĮventually sell 11 million copies in five years, was really just a collection Jewel (Kilcher) is an Alaskan singer songwriter who grew up in San DiegoĪnd debuted with the mostly acoustic Pieces Of You (Atlantic, 1995),Ī reflection of her years playing in small cafes. ( Copyright © 1999 Piero Scaruffi | Legal restrictions) Jewel: biography, discography, reviews, best albums, ratings
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