滾石有評, 但是沒有給星星
AMG EXPERT REVIEW: There was a gap of about five years between Loeb's second
and third albums, which is enough time for some sort of significant growth or
stylistic alternation to have taken place. There's not much of such things on
Cake & Pie, however. Loeb remains an above-average major-label
singer/songwriter, given to pensive self-reflection that doesn't quite cross
the line into self-absorption. The emphasis is on intense examination of the
motives that drive, maintain, and sometimes erode relationships, passionate
without boiling into a rage. Perhaps she should get a little more uncoiled
once in a while, though, as the hardest-rocking numbers here, like "Payback"
and "Too Fast Driving," deviate enough from her established
brainy-yet-emotional persona to command a little more attention than usual.
On the more expected acoustic-colored numbers, "She's Falling Apart" is,
again, a standout in that it strips down the production to enough basics that
the arrangement has an unguarded edginess on par with the wary uncertainty of
the lyrics. Otherwise the melodies and playing tend too much toward average
modern rock, albeit with more heart and intellect than most. As a singer, she
remains pleasant and confident, but not so unique or fiery that she burns
into the synapses as well as the best storytelling songwriters do. — Richie
Unterberger
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gender is just an excuse, relationship shouldn't just be an excuse,
love is often an excuse, although sometimes these excuses are all
we have to hold onto,
death is the reason and living is the celebration
- Beth Orton
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