Rickie Lee Jones

"The Evening Of My Best Day" 

Rickie Lee Jones' famous childlike siren sound provides an amazing context for this profoundly mature CD.  The tender thinness of her voice in some way lends more power to the social - political commentary of the protest songs on this album.  Jones identifies and speaks for the frightened child in all of us living in the reality of a world at war.  She beautifully expresses our communal anger, fear and sense of loss in "Ugly Man" and "Tell Somebody".   Jones displays a sort of  militant maturity that affords her the clout to say what's on her mind and it mirrors the thoughts and concerns of many moms and dads living in the world today. 

But you don't have to agree with her political or philosophical views to hear resonant emotional ideas in this release.  Jones once again takes us to the pinnacle of "cool" with her songs like "Second Chance", "It Takes You There", "The Evening Of My Best Day" and "A Face In The Crowd"  The music of this new CD is jazzy, complex, and fun to listen to.   It is very reminiscent of the smooth "different world" groove that many fans first fell in love with in songs like "Chuck E's In Love"  and "Texaco" and "Coolsville"