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4.0 out of 5 stars Good...but over far too soon, October 9, 2009

By	ViBu "Striderhayasa" (Philly) - See all my reviews

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It took me a few listens to wrap my mind around Devil's Halo. Being a big Meshell fan I understand how she changes from one release to the next but there were two things that felt weird about this one. 1) It's short 2) the default track order didn't work for me. The first issue is particularly shocking because the actual instrumentation is great. The selection starts with "Slaughter" which begins hauntingly subtle and turns dark and a bit chaotic with the chorus. Very interesting and not surprising in itself to any Meshell fan that has listened to Bitter or Comfort Woman. What is surprising is that when the listener gets to Hair of the Dog, Devil's Halo or even Bright Sunny Morning, the tracks are beautifully produced but are too short. This wouldn't be a problem if the CD as a whole was longer. If Devil's Halo was a crappy release then we could take solace in the ear bleeding torture being over in short order. But the music presented here is beautifully played...Blood on the Curb is a very catchy, mellow tune that comes to mind. Die Young has a great old school 80's feel with awesome use of s synth bass that really pronounces the song at the half way point. Devil's Halo lyrics are true Meshell (as the song titles suggest) but it's ironic to hear them over such beautifully play music.

Personally I had to change the track order. The default setup just didn't feel right with Die Young and Crying in Your Beer ending the CD. Moving Die Young to track 3, Love You Down to Track 2 and Hair of the Dog to track four seemed to have better flow to me. Once I did that I was able to enjoy Devil's Halo a lot more. Changing track orders may seem like nit picking but I have every Meshell CD released and I've never felt the need to do this with her music before. With that in mind I thought this was worthy of mentioning.

In short...great music from a great musician that's hindered because it's over too soon. It would be 5 star otherwise.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Awwww Meshell, October 14, 2009

By	W. BROWNLEE "Luv2Write" (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: Devil's Halo (Audio CD)

I pre-ordered my copy of Devil's Halo. I waited with great anticipation. Let me put it this way...have you ever not eaten anything ALL day and finally you go check out this 'new' restaurant..because rumor has it that the food is excellent? You order your food, sit down to eat and when the waiter brings your food you want to say WTF??? Not only are the portions meager, but you realized you could have went to your old familiar place to eat and it would have been much MORE satisfying!!! That's DEVIL'S HALO in a nutshell. If you are a huge fan of Meshell (like myself), then pull out her old cds (Peace Beyond Passion or Cookie) and don't waste your time on this one. Sigh. I must say I'm disappointed with her on this cd. Yes her funky bass line still sends shivers down my spine...but 2 minutes? Puh-leeeeeez, don't tease us Meshell....deliver!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Genius, November 8, 2009

By	Xolani Madlala "X" (South Africa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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See artists come and sometimes go too soon due to lack of consistency but then you get the likes of Meshell, Erykah, etc. Then you wonder how they always rise while others encounter difficulties. See Meshell in this regard is always high up there with every one of her releases. i love her style - it's constantly growing all the time, i honestly don't believe i have to listen to her album samples anymore- i just got to buy her cd without reviewing it. that is how excellent she is.

Keep on Keeping on Meshell