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A few decades ago, when the release of a
album was an event for either
guitar or
vocal enthusiasts, his projects indeed lived up to the album title he employs here. While the new collection probably won't be an essential part of the
enthusiast's library, it's fun to see him trying to stay in the post-millennial
groove hip with some of the younger generation's top songwriter/producers like
(who's produced for
,
, and
) and
. Those who wish he'd remember his prowess as a
guitarist have to content themselves with its general background capacity behind pleasant
vocal textures and easy grooving
shuffle grooves. Fortunately,
's in particularly fine voice, and most of the hooks are catchy from the get go. Conceptually, the best tunes are
(which we soon realize is a love song to his six-string) and
which postulates the idea that God and our late loved ones are accessible by wireless. There are a few stylistic deviations from the basic
formula here, most notably the
-tinged
and the lush, gently exotic,
-flavored
tune
The hope is that
's collaborations with the hipsters will expose his legendary talents to the kids who might otherwise shy away from the charms of an elder statesman. ~ Jonathan Widran