Title: regretfully
Product review: i am a ballad-lover as well, and so i really *wanted* to love this cd. and it does have its moments. "cannonball" and "blower's daughter" are both lovely. my general complaints are that the songs are overdone. i think rice's strengths are in his honest, real sound. the orchestration on some of the songs are overblown to the point that his voice is totally obscured. and some of the songs are just too long, as in the one song where he says "i can't take my eyes off of you" like 6 times each verse. i wouldn't be writing this if i didn't feel conflicted and disappointed. i think rice has some amazing songwriting talents - i just hope his next album is a little more taut and simple.
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