Clint Black Hard Way Contemporary Country Music CD Review

Hard Manner is the up-to-the-minute Contemporary Country cadmium released by the extremely talented Clint Black who once again have delivered a superb aggregation of tracks. I'm confident Clint Black fans, and Contemporary Country fans alike will be pleased with this one.

Clint Black have been a ace star in the Contemporary Country genre for quite some clip now and Hard Manner is an first-class illustration as to why.

Hard Manner have a nicely varied, premix of 10 paths that are very well written songs by this clearly brilliant artist. With many of the songs displaying a batch of the sort emotion that brands for a really great listen. Seemingly drawing from what I can only conceive of are him have existent life experiences. At different points touching on the most existent emotions like love, heartbreak, pain, failed human relationships and unachievable romance. They're all here.

I'm of the sentiment that Hard Manner is certainly Clint Black's best work in a few years. A totally gratifying cadmium and an outstanding release. What I name must have got music. I give it two pollexes up because it's a aggregation that even the insouciant Contemporary Country fan can appreciate and enjoy.

While the full cadmium is really very good some of my favourites are path 1 - We State Ourselves, path 3 - Something To Shout About, and path 5 - When My Ship Comes In

My Bonus Pick, and the 1 that got Sensitive [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is path 7 - There Was Never A Train. It's a great track!

Hard Manner Release Notes:

Clint Black originally released Hard Manner on February 24, 2004 on the Collectables label.

CD Path List Follows:

1. We State Ourselves

2. Hard Way, The

3. Something To Shout About

4. Buying Time

5. When My Ship Comes In

6. Woman Have Her Way, A

7. There Was Never A Train

8. Good Old Days, The

9. Burn One Down

10. Aftermath Up Yesterday

Keiko Matsui Whisper From The Mirror Smooth Jazz Music CD Review

I can describe the latest release from Smooth Jazz sensation Keiko Matsui for you with just one word… Outstanding!

This one literally grabs your attention right out of the gate with Whisper From The Mirror and doesn't let go until the very last note of the very last song Trees, which by the way is another great track.

Smooth Jazz music fans will recognize some of the well known contributors on the project including Kazu Matsui and Bob James plus a few other notables as well.

Overall Whisper From The Mirror is an outstanding release. What I call must have music. I give it two thumbs up and is most definitely a worthy addition to any Smooth Jazz collection. Truly an outstanding Smooth Jazz CD. One of those that is completely void of any wasted time, as each track is simply superb.

While this entire CD is outstanding some of my favorites are track 1 - Whisper From The Mirror, track 3 - Tears Of The Ocean, and track 6 - Torches On The Earth

My SmoothLee Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 4 - Between The Moons. This is a great track!

Whisper From The Mirror Release Notes:

Keiko Matsui originally released Whisper From The Mirror on Mar 27, 2001 on the Narada label.

CD Track List Follows:

1. Whisper From The Mirror

2. Invisible Wing

3. Tears Of The Ocean

4. Between The Moons

5. Beyond The Light

6. Torches On The Earth

7. Dimensions

8. Savanna, No Problem

9. Midnight Stone

10. See You There

11. Ever After - (with Bob James)

12. Trees

Personnel: Keiko Matsui (piano); Kazu Matsui (shakuhachi); Bob James (piano); Derek Nakamoto (synthesizer, programming). Recorded at Bindu Studio, Santa Monica, California and Remidi Studio, New York, New York.