Tracy Chapman - New Beginning

Difficult to find music this good anymore

Given that there are usually only 1-2 good tracks on an album anymore, this album has five excellent, high quality songs and the others are not even that annoying like you see a lot of times. Heaven's Here on Earth, The Rape of the World, Tell it Like it is, Give me one Reason, are enough to possibly make this a five star album, but she nails down any idea of making it a four star album with the song "Remember the Tinman". This song that could be called "Who stole your heart" is very subtle and she gives the solution to this cosmic problem at the end of the song, with the "Remember the Tinman" not even mentioning "The Wizard of Oz"; Nope she's far to subtle for this. This and the popular hit "Give me one Reason" make this one of the better albums ever produced in my opinion. September 4, 2008

Repetition, repetition, repetition

Just as in my title, Tracy's songs repeat the same word or phrase over and over again, ad infinitum. After two or three songs like this, the album becomes incredibly boring. If she avoided this technique, her songs would be fine. I bought the album for one song "Give Me One Reason". I do like that song, but I wish I had saved some money and just purchased that one. February 26, 2008

Hands down this woman is one of the best songwriters of our time

This is my favorite album of her's. Amazing songwriting, skilled musician and truly an inspiriation in every sense of this word. October 11, 2007

"The Promise"

My mom is a Tracy Chapman fan and I first listened to this cd of hers before I was about to leave for military boot camp ten years ago. My mom & I are very close and it was so very difficult to leave. "The Promise" spoke to me at that time in my life, it made me weep, and it still makes me cry every time I hear it. Great, great beautiful song. July 27, 2007

Bland bordering on bad

For all that we may want to say about Tracy Chapman, I think it all boils down to the fact that she is one of the most overrated artists in recent memory. Her lyrics cry for a desire to be important and powerful and fall greatly short of such aspirations. The music which accompanies her bland and boring stories are even more bland and boring themself. This CD does more than just put me to sleep, it bores the life out of me. Not one song, besides perhaps "Give me on reason" will stick with you after listening to it. The songs on this cd are adult contemporary at its most basic and least important. Pass on this one May 4, 2007

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