Feels Like Home - Norah Jones > Reviews > Norah Jones - Feels Like Home

Author's product rating:   

Originality	Definitely a cut above the rest
Lyrics	Thought-provoking
Quality and consistency of tracks	Mixed
Value for Money

Advantages:	Warm, soothing, sound over startling lyrics
Disadvantages:	Packaged down the mainline towards MOR

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

This is not really a review of the full album. Originally, I simply wanted to direct people to the live session which she recorded for aol (www.aol.com.. then search for 'sessions' in their music section) which was definitely worth viewing - but has since been taken down. How annoying is that?

Anyway, 'Feels Like Home' is the latest album so if you were lucky enough to see the session and liked it, maybe you might like to go look at the more detailed reviews on ciao giving you the full gen on the whole album.

OK, Norah Jones. She's kinda cool, isn't she? She exudes integrity. Her beautiful, breathy voice could take you anywhere. Kinda takes you by the hand and leads you… To the back room of your heart? The piano sound is crisp and mournful, the percussion is heard as if from across the bar. The overall effect is of a warm hand stroking you.

Lyrically, the songs are complex and startling. The theme tends to return to existential loneliness. I loved lines such as ‘I wonder who I am without the warm touch of your hand’. And ‘money's just something we throw off the back of the train.’

She has a strong vocal range and a distinctive, honest approach to her music making.

If you like Lyle Lovett, Jamie Cullum, dinner jazz, Tina May - you'll probably love this.

If you're looking for fireworks but can't see too deep into the sky, you might not.

By the way – for the record, the latest album, released on Blue Note, contains the following tracks:

Sunrise
What Am I To You?
Those Sweet Words
Carnival Town
In The Morning
Be Here To Love Me
Creepin’ In
Toes
Humble Me
Above Ground
The Long Way Home
The Prettiest Thing
Don’t Miss You At All

A great gift idea for a partner. It'll make your toes curl in the bath.