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The Awakening
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The Awakening
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by Melissa Etheridge
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on 9-12-2008.
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These past few months have created a glut of gorgeous music much to the dismay of my credit card. I've vowed--due to space and ecological considerations--to start buying singles instead of whole CDs, but "Awakening" is very much worth having in its entirety. Besides, in this case, the samples are way not enough to get the feel of the entire song. This isn't easy music to listen to. Melissa Etheridge has learned some hard lessons in her life and "The Kingdom of Heaven" is probably the hardest to listen to. It's Etheridge's cut-to-the-bone take on the war. So, is "What Happens Tomorrow." There's no 'us' in them. But what Melissa Etheridge is doing best on "Awakening" is sharing much of the deepest parts of herself--both good advice and hard-fought lessons learned. It takes a lot of guts to do this, but the lady's one of the bravest and strongest in the business. "An Unexpected Rain" apologizes for her regrets--the lover who tried suicide because of their breakup, the meaningless encounters. It takes a strong person to make those kinds of admissions public in the hopes to make others stronger. "Heroes and Friends" is the message that you need to continue to dream and try despite pain and failure: You can't take a trip if you don't first say goodbye You can't find a star if you don't look in the sky You can't find the light if you don't know where the dark is "The Universe Listened" is probably the strongest song (we don't start living til we've almost died). This haunting story song will stay with you for a while. I could go on writing about this CD for pages, but what it all comes down to is what you feel when you hear the music. Listen, but be prepared to be swept into the songs and possibly shed tears.
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