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A Masterpiece Of Understatement

Peachy Honduras | 07/09/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Cantos Is without a doubt the most intimate recording to date. It feels like you are sitting in a living room listening to a private concert. The songs have a certain simplicity that is at once sincere, charming and deceiving. While they all have universal themes lyrically, musically there is a raw sophistication that has grown with every release."

A huge step forward

John Van De Mergel | Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen Belgium | 06/24/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Just like many of you I am a fan of the first three records and above all AJ's raspy voice.

But that voice will NEVER come back, so we may as well stop complain about it and focus on the songs and try and get used to AJ's wider vocal spectrum.

On CANTOS, we get lots of piano and classic guitar back, and that is already an improvement over the past two records. Next, the songs are better imo, allthough I do not like that 'Beatles' sound that still pops up now and then .... miss the bluesy/jazzy influences. Because of his great piano playing, every now and then that NO Funk is back in, ie another positive point.

I wouldn't put CANTOS up there with 'Me In The Bar' or 'Fit To Serve', but maybe that is because also I still miss that raspy voice.

The songs are there, the piano is there and so are the guitars .... so let's get used to the 'new' voice.

To me CANTOS is GOOD, and that's why it get's the 3 stars.

Mind that 'good' is still lots better than most releases I have heard this year."