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Title: 2 stars only because I'm in a nice mood.
Review: I guess the big questuin is: can he sing? He is technically proficient, but that's not enough in my book. He's just another cookie cutter singer in a sea of mediocrity. He's got the chops but there's no feeling or passion behind it. The music he's given doesn't help matters either, but then again the cliche lyrics suit his voice just fine. What makes artists like Bob Dylan and Tom Waits so endearing is not their vocal prowess (or lack thereof), it's the personality they infuse their music. Give Clay "Visions Of Johanna" or "Blue Valentines" to sing (I know, Don't give him ideas) and the songs would be rendered lifless and as exciting as a used kleenex. Songs like that you can't merely sing. You have to give it something special and I don't think Clay would be able to hack a real song like those. He's just another singer.
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