Draw Them Near [Extra tracks, Import]

Jess Klein | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 23, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Video
• ASIN: B000051T4O
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,579,099 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Jess Klein has a few things going for her that might help her emerge from the glut of young, female singer-songwriters flooding an already saturated market. For one, her little-girl voice has an engaging edge to it, much like Julie Miller or Stevie Nicks; for another, her record sports a real band sound that rocks harder than your typical folkie fare. On the down side, she may sound a bit too much like the aforementioned singers to carve out her own recognizable place. Then there are her tunes, dealing with the usual fare of love and loss, minus the powerful melding of lyrics and melody that have made Nicks a superstar and Miller a rising one. Unfortunately, songs such as "I Tried," "I'll Be Alright," and "Love Is Where You Find It" reveal nothing deeper than the clichés of their titles. Only "Ireland" escapes the vagueness that plagues the others, a vagueness that neither Klein's vocal talents nor her muscular band can focus. --Michael Ross

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy This CD, September 20, 2001

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Frank Lemire (Montclair, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Draw Them Near (Audio CD)

The airwaves seem to be full of female singer songwriters. You name the music from toddler pop to gangsa rap and women are finally getting the chance to show the world what they can do. And mostly what they can do is put out the same tired self absorbed junk that their male counterparts have been feeding us for decades now. And then there is Jess. Sweet voice, but with an edge that cuts into you. Lyrics that reveal, hide, allow the voice to play in the music. And thankfully some songs that are just fun, raw little tunes that are not meant to change the world or let us all know that she is a deep thinker who wants to save the world. Jess Klein doesn't take us or herself too seriously and I love her and her songs for that. Some music just makes you smile and smiling is good enough for me.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully eclectic; NOT the typical female-songwriter, June 19, 2002

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Gen Falel "Gen" (Hawaii) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Draw Them Near (Audio CD)

Imagine a female songwriter with a beautiful voice who sings songs that are NOT insipid and tedious, whose music has a touch of the traditional, and who is sincere enough that you'd want to sing her songs to someone you love, or listen to them frequently when alone. Work that comes without pretense of simplicity or depth, and thus achieves both. This describes Jess Klein's _Draw Them Near_, with some ommissions; her work has not yet acquired the cookie-cutter hollywood gloss--which means it's more raw, and certainly more genuine for the lack. For this price, the CD's a better bargain than any you've bought in the last few years. I do urge giving it a try.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The way "pop" music is supposed to sound, October 2, 2000

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I can't believe it (Birmingham, AL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Draw Them Near (Audio CD)

When you think 'pop' in 2000, you usually picture pink and purple shiny things in syncopation. How often we forget what real 'pop' sounds like--well crafted, hard-to-forget albums like Jess Klein's 'Draw Them Near'. Klein has a voice that hovers somewhere between Natalie Merchant and Stevie Nicks, but these songs play like something different, a more aggressive folk-pop that stays with you. The lyrics are introspective and emotional, and make for an interesting contrast against the vigorous, well-produced guitars and rhythm section. If you've been sitting around wondering when that next singer-songwriter talent was going to show up, wonder no longer.