Title: Still waters don't always run deep
Product review: In response to those who think that the less than favorable reviews of Lakeville are somehow tied to expectations of a recycling of Carinval Love -- I say baloney! (though I never eat the stuff)At least in my case, I'm giving this album two stars because it is dull, dull, DULL - and I'm a guy who likes dull. Heck, I read Thomas Hardy for FUN. I expected the unique arrangements and the fascinating storylines of songs like Carnie's "The Bike", but they are almost entirely absent. In trying to sand off the rough edges, Lakeville leaves us with a pile of dust. I love her voice, and gosh knows I have listened to Lakeville several times over the past few months, hoping it would grow on me the way Carnival Love did (an album which I disliked so much the first time I heard it that I darn near tossed it out the window). I don't mean to be, well, mean, and I fully expect that she will not disappoint with her future work, but I was not at all taken with this album.
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