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Title: The Power of Three
Review: This is Jackson's first return to his rock/pop origins in a while and it is superb. His voice is strong and melodic. His piano playing is assured and rhythmic. But it is his rhythm section that deserve a lot of the credit. Graham Maby may be the best bassist since Jack Bruce. he plays the instrument as if it was a guitar and as a consequence what is only a trio sounds like a four or five member band. Jackson quite rightly gives him a solo part. As a team, the trio are very together and capture the drama in all the songs. None are disappointing, but for me the highlight is Eleanor Rigby. Jackson has transformed McCartney's stab at classicism into a heartbreaking and thoughtful classic of pop music. The Beatles are hard to upstage (Cocker did it with his A Little Help), but Jackson does it. This should be a single and a hit.
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