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Exit Strategy of the Soul

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When i read that Ron sexsmith was to use Cuban musicians in the making of this album i was a bit worried, i always preferred "Still Crazy" to "Graceland", 25 listens later i needed worry, this is another sublime sexsmith album, the use of Cuban brass is subtle and delightful giving the album a soulful and heartwarming ( a typical sexsmith trait) feel, his bittersweet lyrics and melodies are consistently superb, just listen to "traveling alone" a lesson in songwriting.

This is the best sexsmith album since, well, the last one and another wonderful entry to his superb back catalog, how can someone be so consistently good is beyond me.
I just say thank you.

The incomparable Mr. Sexsmith has come through yet again with another set of superbly crafted, wonderfully sung, heartfelt, and memorable songs. There are some fine singer/songwriters out there, but I am unaware of anyone who has created so much beautiful music over the past ten or fifteen years. Personal favorites from this collection include Ghost of a Chance, One Last Round, Thoughts and Prayers, Chased by Love, and Music to My Ears, but every song is a winner in its way. In fact, every song on each of Ron's ten albums is a winner. (Honestly - though some take a little longer than others). Truly one of the finest and most unique popular music artists around. If you haven't checked him out, by all means you owe it to yourself to do so. You can begin with this album, with the eponymously titled first album, or anything in between. It all makes your life better. The kind of music that makes you feel grateful.

What Andre said! It's incredible! If you are a Sexsmith fan, don't hesitate to buy this album. It's definitely Ron's music but a little more ethereal as befits the title, I suppose. If you are new to Ron's music, try the album Retriever which is a little more crossover. If you like that then you will try the other albums like this one. If you want to download some sample tunes in addition to "Brandy Alexander" you can try "This is How I Know", "Poor Helpless Dreams" and "Brighter Still" to get you hooked. I like to say "We're Travelling Alone" with Ron Sexsmith on our iPods.

Encore une fois Ron ne désapointe pas avec sont nouvelle album. Il est incapable d'écrire un mauvais album. Il n'a aucune chanson sur l'album qui laisse a désirer. Pour moi il y a toujours certaine chanson sur tout c'est album que je n'aime pas autants, mais cette album est remplie de chanson superbe. Incroyable. Sa version de Brandy Alexandre est meilleure que celle a Feist a mon avis.
Un album incroyable c'est tout!
I love you Ron!

This music is, uh, poetic, spiritual, deeply pleasurable. Musically interesting and penetrating--poetically sublime--Sexsmith's art answers to the heart's most profound hankerings, and reassures you that you aren't quite completely alone on your soul's lonely, short, sharp, bruising journey through this "Impossible World." And, at the risk of turning off some snooty sophisticates, one might mention that several songs have some pretty clear Biblical references, which many listeners will not recognize since the allusions are so subtle that they come across just as sublime poetry if you don't know the references, so you can easily ignore the Biblical content if that sort of things bothers you. This is one of those rare collections of music that make you glad to have lived, that helps you understand what it means to live and to be mortal, that helps you to reconcile yourself to that mortality. Connect fully with this music and you'll experience a calm euphoria that is so intense as to be painful. Or, to put it another way--not to be morbid about things--but this collection is such a fine "Exit Strategy for the Soul" that I won't complain (How could I?) if they play this at my funeral.

Ron Sexsmith, one of the best singer/songwriter these days. On this album you can see that his music grows with him. A magnificent variety of emotions done with superb and sensible musicians. I'm thankful that he still makes music for my life!

Listened to the album once and it wasn't bad but wasn't compelled to listen again.