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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Daddy Loves This CD, September 4, 2002
I've been a JT fan for about three years now. I started out with the Greatest Hits CD and have sporatically bought some of his studio albums: Mud Slide Slim, Sweet Baby James, JT, Hourglass and Gorilla. I recently purchased "October Road." I wasn't overy impressed with the CD but it has grown on me ("Mean Old Man" and "Caroline I See You" being early favorites). Getting "October Road" inspired me to continue my JT album collection and I just purchased "Dad Loves His Work." I didn't have grand expectations for this CD because the album cover seemed drab and uninspired. Boy, was I wrong! Dare I say it, this is my favorite JT album and I thought I'd never say that after hearing "Hourglass." After hearing the last track, "That Lonesome Road," I didn't move for about five minutes. JT is a genius and a gift from God. "I Will Follow" is another favorite but to tell you the truth they're all gems. If you're a JT fan, this album is a MUST for your collection. Albums like this remind me why I find JT's music and voice so irresistible.
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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Walking The High Wire Without A Net..., August 21, 2002
When this album was released in 1980, James Taylor had just separated from Carly Simon, his wife of nine years, and was addicted to both Heroin and alcohol. This man was several centuries removed from the author of "Shower The People" or "Your Smiling Face." Perhaps no other marital split between public figures was so well documented. "Her Town, Too," the standout track on this decidedly uneven album, candidly captures the devastation of breaking up: "Some of them his friends/Some of them her friends/Some of them understand" To get the other side of this story, listen to Carly's devestating "We're So Close" (Available on her Spy CD!). "Hour That Morning Comes" masks its message of fear and adiction behind some southern soul music, but still gets its message across. And the desolation of "That Lonesome Road" is as much psychological as it is physical. To balance all this, Taylor does manage to throw in one positive sleeper, "Summer's Here." Although I recommend this CD mainly for James Taylor fans, any fan of the singer-songwriter genre wil enjoy it: Even the worst song here is better than anything on Tracy Chapman's last 2 albums! Give it a listen!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
James Taylor---A Master of Putting Emotion Into Lyrics and Music , June 17, 2007
I cannot say that there is anything Mr. Taylor has recorded that I do not like. Having said this, I must add that Mr. Taylor, a brilliant lyricist and musician, created songs that touched upon most, if not all, of the feelings I went through in my own divorce. Both the lyrics and the music are absolutely appropriate to one another; and, to me they seemed universal to the emotions that tumble over one another as one goes through a divorce. I would recommend it to anyone who is going through a divorce or any sort of loss, but I would also recommend it to anyone who simply appreciates beautiful lyrics and beautiful music, sung and played by a one of a kind artist, a true American treasure.
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