Meredith Herald
December 1,1999
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Campus Extras
Jewel’s holiday album a gem
Leslie Maxwell
Editor in chief
Just when you thought the
end was near, that another pop
artist could not possibly put out
a Christmas album, it hap
pened. This fall, Jewel released
her newest album, Joy: A Col
lection of Holiday Favorites.
For Jewel fans, this release
came as a pleasant surprise.
For others, though, the disc
may have seemed like just
another way to make money, to
keep up with the crowd. And
non-Jewel fans may have
expected folky twists of
favorite carols.
For all three groups, howev
er, the album is perfect.
Though Jewel does not always
follow the traditional route,
this time she does.
From religious songs like
"Joy to the World” and ’‘Silent
Night” to more secular songs
like “Winter Wonderland" and
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Rein
deer.” Jewel covers a wide
genre of songs and, therefore,
reaches out to a wide audience.
Of course, she has not com
pletely abandoned her folk
roots that most fans adore.
Jewel is one of the few artists
who has recorded "Winter
Wonderland" with a yodel in
the middle of the song.
And how many people have
heard "Rudolph” performed in
a jazzy, two-part harmony?
While Jewel begins the acap-
pella song traditionally, she
and her mother split into har
mony and melody for a second
time through.
In the way of original songs.
Jewel includes four, including
a new Christmas arrangement
of last year’s top 40 hit,
“Hands.” In this new version,
she changes the arrangement
and background slightly. And
of course, the chorus, “In the
end / only kindness matters,”
fits the Christmas theme of the
album perfectly.
Another new song is “Face
of Love.” which expresses
most of what Jewel usually
sings about. The listener can
tell that Jewel earnestly
believes what she is singing
about. The song itself is quite
fitting with what (he audience
expects from the author and
performer of “You Were Meant
for Me.”
In addition. “Gloria” is
another new song that has a
classical, aria-like quality.
Jewel’s voice sound like a pro
fessional classical singer.” Her
voice has this same distinction
in the traditional “Ave Maria.”
The only part of the album
that seems out of place is a
medley containing “From a
Distance.” a song made popu
lar by Bette Midler. It seems
out of character for a folk artist
such as Jewel Kilcher to per
form a sentimental, almost
sappy, song.
The medley also includes
“Go Tell it on the Mountain”
and Jewel’s original “Life
Uncommon.”
Joy: A Holiday Collection is
Jewel’s third album with
Atlantic Records. Her other
two albums. Pieces of You and
Spirit, are well-known and
have reached the top 40 lists.
Other songs on the album
are “O Holy Night,” “O Little
Town of Bethlehem,” “Hark!
The Herald Angels Sing” and
“I Wonder as I Wander.”
Whether you are a Jewel fan
or whether you just love
Christmas music, Joy is perfect
for you. Jewel’s album perfect
ly exudes her own eclectic per
sonality, yet at the same time,
she does not steer too far away
from the traditional music that
many people value.
Dave Matthews Band
delivers double whammy
Tanesha Williams
Sian whtef
November 23 was an excit
ing day for all Dave Matthews
Band fans. It was the day of the
band’s latest live release. Lis
tener Supported. This is the
third double compact disc
released by the band, and the
old adage is true, the third time
really is the charm. The discs
were recorded at a concert in
New Jersey during September
1998.
Along with old fan favorites
such as "Jimi Thing,” “Crash
(Into Me),” ‘Two Step” and
“Warehouse,” the band adds
three newly-released songs,
including Johnny Cash’s
"Long Black Veil,” “True
Reflections” (sung by Boyd
Tmsley) and “#40.”
Like all of Dave Matthews
Band's live albums, the CD
brings the actual concert to
your personal cd player. With
the rhythmic blows of Leroi
Moore’s saxaphone and the
perfect beats of Carter Beau-
ford’s drums, it is hard not to
get up and start dancing.
If you like Dave Matthews
Band then you will love this
CD, which carries the best
from all of their albums.
The double CD runs any
where from $17 (at Best Buy)
to about $20. So, if you’re just
dying to buy a new CD or are
searching for a music-lover’s
Christmas gift, I highly recom
mend Listener Supported by
Dave Matthews Band.
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