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RS: 3of 5 Stars

2003

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On Bare, her first album of new songs in eight years, Annie Lennox offers few surprises -- and that's fine. She has claimed a brand of stylish, postmodern soul singing -- pained but detached; theatrical yet spare -- as uniquely her own, and she presents it here with all the confidence her experience has earned. As always with her, the ballads (e.g., "A Thousand Beautiful Things") work best; searching for hope amid heartbreak is the essence of her art. And when she gives her desire for deliverance a metaphysical spin on "Oh God," she's both moving and convincing. There are missteps: The thumping funk chorus of "Wonderful," for example, sounds forced. But Lennox knows her strengths and her limits -- and, most important, how to satisfy her audience without pandering.

ANTHONY DECURTIS
(RS 925, June 26, 2003)



(Posted: Jun 3, 2003)

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