Kenny Loggins: How About Now - Only at Target

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Making Art Out of Life, May 6, 2007

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The JuRK (Our Vast, Cultural Desert) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kenny Loggins: How About Now - Only at Target (Kitchen)

I've been a Kenny Loggins fan for most of my life (I'm a little too young to remember much about Loggins & Messina) and what I've always appreciated about his songwriting was his willingness to reflect so much of his personal life in his music.

In his last CD, "It's About Time", he sang about the everyday clutter that erodes passion in the song "I Miss Us" and the distance that grows between parents and their children dealing with divorce in "The One That Got Away." (It wasn't all bleak: the title cut is another fantastic collaboration with Michael McDonald--It's About Time they started making music again!).

I got to meet Kenny backstage while he was touring for the last CD and he seemed distracted and down. Then I heard he was getting divorced.

He's always been an artist who can turn his most personal pain into great music. On a recent tour last year, he sang "How About Now" and said that this new CD would be released in '07. Listening to it, you can hear a powerful voice of experience behind the songs, an authentic struggle to deal with problems and situations that a lot of us are in right now. Instead of trying to take the pulse of what's popular, Kenny has always tapped into a truthful vein by confronting his own experiences.

I remember a quote from the 1993 film of SHADOWLANDS: "We read to know that we're not alone." I thought of that while listening to Kenny's latest CD: I definitely know that I'm not alone while listening to these songs.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of his best, May 18, 2007

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Josef S. Olsavsky - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kenny Loggins: How About Now - Only at Target (Kitchen)

Actually, from my perspective, this is Kenny's best overall solo effort. While I've known his music seemingly forever, I've always found him to be a bit inconsistent. I was always more of a Messina fan, having previously been a fan of Buffalo Springfield and Poco. Sometimes Kenny has actually bored me; I was glad that he reunited with Messina because it provided new life for both of them. This cd was a gamble for me; surprisingly, it was a good gamble. He has a variety of styles on here, some upbeat and some more reserved, but he seems to be drawing from a wide variety of influences on this one and it is the only cd I have by him without Messina which I enjoy from beginning to end. The title track sounds so much like Poco that I would not have guessed it was Kenny had I not already known. "That's When I Find You," is a solid gospel number reminiscent of Vince Gill. "Too Much (Never Get Enough of Me)" has a similar feel to "Footloose." "Truth Is" and "One Last Goodbye" are reminiscent of some of his best sentimental songs. I never thought I'd have a desire to write a review of A Kenny Loggins cd, but this one has me hooked. It is a genuine surprise and a true joy.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best album in a long time, April 29, 2007

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D. Mccoy - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kenny Loggins: How About Now - Only at Target (Kitchen)

After playing this new Kenny Loggins release just a few times, it becomes

obvious that the man still has talent to burn after all these years.

At least half the tracks on this album could be hits if they were handled

right. Try out "I'm A Free Man Now", "That's When I Find You", "A Love Song", "This Too Will Pass", "If You Never Been There" & "How About Now"

just for starters. For long-time fans, there are no surprises here, they

already know Kenny can alter his vocals and musical styles however he likes.

For the curious, don't hesitate. You will not regret the purchase and probably wonder why you forgot how good Kenny's music truly is.

The only shame is that this release should be placed with a major distributor so it reaches fans all over the world as soon as possible.