Spirit by Jewel

Pros: Decent lyrics, Good voice, Good musical diversity
Cons: Middle of the album is mush

As I continue to burn through the albums of Jewel, I find myself considering what makes an album average versus above average. One of the occasionally irksome things about the way Epinions is formatted is that it encourages one to consider things like ...

Pros: Great Music to Play While: Bleeding from your ears
Cons: Um, presumably, some other artist was waiting to use the studio

The cool thing about living in a place like San Francisco is that there are lots of neato used recor ...

Pros: Jewel
Cons: Doesn't top her earlier release "Pieces of You"

Yes, my favorite artists are women. I just think there is something inherently better about it. Maybe I like the idea of being sung to by these women. OK, so they aren't singing directly to me, but I can fantasize can't I?

Jewels' CD...

Pros: Some nice lyrics lodged within songs.
Cons: Comes across as hollow and repetitive. More fragile flames and empty hearts, anyone?

O.K., the title may seem a bit blunt, but it's true. I got the title from reading something about Canadian cities (sorry for all of you Canadians, I love the country, by the way) and I thought "Perfect", for this title at least. Those three words ...

Pros: comforting. Good nursery music.
Cons: trite. if you like high school poetry with open mic style music, she's your girl.

She's a platinum snowqueen who seems to think her stint spent living in her van makes her qualified to spin advice on how we can save our souls.

When will they learn?

Jewel has been called a neo-Joni Mitchell, but what separates...

Pros: Sensual, spiritual song writing, Jewel's patented breathy vocals
Cons: Some tracks lack masterful refinement

Jewel's smash 1995 debut album, PIECES OF YOU, reinvented the folk singer image, moving from the flower-draped hippie to full-fledged sex symbol. Now Jewel, who embarked on a film career late last year with the Ang Lee-directed "Ride With the...

Pros: sensual, creative, wonderful range, unabashedly optimistic in lyrics
Cons: last track is appended to "Absence of Fear", not for the pessimistic

Overview
This magnificent, moving collection of melodic, creative lyrics by Jewel is exactly what her fans have been waiting four years for. Following up her smash debut "Pieces of You" with "Spirit", Jewel takes no break in showcasing her...

Pros: She seems to have matured a great deal musically and it shows here.
Cons: She still has this penchant for sounding like a whining little girl.

I was pretty much unimpressed with Jewel's debut. The only song that I thought was any good was foolish games, and there is even a better version on the Batman soundtrack. Then I saw the video for the song Hands, and then heard the song on the radio...

Pros: very soothing,Jewel's vocals are very mature,full of depth
Cons: not as good as "Pieces Of You"

The genre of folk rock has changed a lot over the years.Back in the 1970's,there was Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell.30 years later,we have Jewel and Michelle Branch.I don't know if you could classify Michelle as folk,but just for comparison's sake,I will....

Pros: Got more airplay for Jewel?
Cons: Everything else. VERY overproduced. A 'sell-out' sort of album. Disappointing

I am pretty much an instant fan of any girl-with-guitar-playing-live-in-a-coffeeshop type scenario so of course I was an instant fan of Jewel. Yes, I really loved Jewel. I bought her first CD and was no less than inspired by it. I even bought her...

Pros: More Jewel, Hands, Down So Long, Life Uncommon
Cons: None!

I purchased this cd way back when it was released in late 1998 because I was a fan of Jewel's first album Pieces Of You. I had heard Jewel's song Hands several weeks before Spirit came out and the moment I heard Hands I knew I was going to love this...

Pros: easy-listening, nice voice, great harmonies, good songwriting
Cons: gets boring and annoying easily, reminds you of Christmas the whole year long...lol

How you can already see from the title, "Spirit" by Jewel is from my point of view the absolute suiting Christmas-Album.....

By any means we're offered the typical Jewel sound, we're already used to, which means slow Pop/Rock...

Pros: Relaxing, melodic, nice background music, great to have sex to
Cons: Lyrics don't always make sense, songs can be repetitive

When I first got this album, I was obsessed with it. I bought two of them just so I could have one in the car and one at home to listen to. Being a big fan or her first album, Pieces of You, I thought this one will be even better. Now I like them...

Pros: She really does sing with feeling.
Cons: I can't sing like her.

If you listen to the words of Jewel's songs, they are very creative and forth coming. She seems to sing with all she has, and I admire her for that. When I first listened to the Cd, my favorite one was Down So Long. That song says a lot. And from my...

Pros: Jewels amazing vocals
Cons: Some of the songs have similar lyrics

I bought this album as soon as it was released after being a long time admirer of her debut album 'Pieces Of You.' On this album Jewel has worked with producer Patrick Leanord (famous for his work with Madonna) and various musicians. This is a...