Title: Disappointing compared to Smitty's previous work
Product review: I've been a huge Smitty fan and bought all his albums since hearing his 'Live the Life' CD in 1998. I've always been impressed by his work, until 'Healing Rain.' I was expecting something on par with 'Live the Life' or 'This Is Your Time,' and I came away very disappointed. It took me years to get tired of those CDs (and even now I still enjoy them), but only a few days for 'Healing Rain' to get old. It doesn't even compare. A lot of the music is very repetitive, and/or the tune never really seems to go anywhere. It doesn't sound like he uses many real instruments in this one, and the lyrical and musical quality seems uninspired, at best. I like 2 or 3 of the songs, but overall it seems clear MWS just didn't put his heart into this album the way he normally does. I hate to say it, and I'm surprised it turned out this way, but there are a lot of other albums out there that could be money better spent.
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