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Title: Something lacking...
Review: Freedy Johnston earned the right to be called "an American original" by Rolling Stone when he released "This Perfect World". It followed on the heels of "Can You Fly", and in tandem, these are two of the best singer-songwriter records you'd ever want to buy. The imagery inherent in the lyrics, the power of the story telling and the melody that tied it all together left you wanting more.Unfortunately, this album doesn't hold up to the standards Freedy set for himself. He almost sounds like he's gotten lazy, ripping off his own, now tired chord changes. The stories sound as though he rushed his way through the lyrics and the New York edge that spun through "Perfect..." and "...Fly" is gone.I love Freedy and wish he'd awaken to his former self.
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