Mid-life Clarity<\/a> says it is her best album – ever. I’m not willing to go that far. In fact, I don’t think I can put it in the top three. A few of the songs on it are excellent but the whole album – her best ever? Nah. That’s still Valentine Heartache, I think. (Leaving out Skinnier, Faster, Live which is REALLY the best because Melissa live can’t be beat.)<\/p>\nIn no particular order – just as songs pop into my head:<\/p>\n
Glycerine – love Melissa’s version.
\nHouse on Fire – LOVE.
\nHypocrite – makes me laugh my ass off because that is so Melissa.
\nJohn’s Field – really nice work with this one Melissa, I wasn’t sure I’d like it on an album that wasn’t live. I do.
\nBad Habit – I don’t love this version. I’ve heard her do it live several times and like it better in the old “still a work in progress” version.
\nReal – I’m surprisingly happy that this “old” song is on this “new” album. I think it works well with this mix.<\/p>\n
The other songs on the CD, I’ve got thoughts about them but they aren’t the songs that pop into my head quickly when I think about Goodbye Youth – ok fine, except Goodbye Youth – this one had a lot of potential but something is missing. I don’t know what that something IS, but it’s something. I’m betting I’ll like it better live, I’ll let you know in a few weeks. And something tells me I’ll like it better in the live versions she performs a year from now. She’ll twist it just enough to find that “whatever it is” that’s missing. That’s what she does and part of why I love her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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