Wow. This disc’s sleeve has so many splashy things on it, such as “Produced by Grammy Award Winner Will Ackerman” and “Guest Performance by Luka Bloom” to gushing quotes from T-Bone Wolk and Bob Ludwig that you get the feeling you should really, really love it before hearing a note. So why, then, is it so damn ho-hum? Ah, maybe because Hawkins is another in a long line of pianists who crank out faceless albums in which to listen while you do other things, like sit in a dentist’s office or work the Sunday crossword puzzle. Listeners are also told that this is “WORLD FUSION PIANO.” That doesn’t really mean anything other than Hawkins is employing other artists to throw some “non-traditional” sounds into her mix. No, this isn’t Richard Clayderman, but it’s about as captivating. And at 22 tracks it’s nothing short of ego overkill. Definitely for a certain type of audience. Could possibly be good to put your newborn babies to sleep at night. (Little Hartley Music)
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HI to the Reviewer, Considering the album was reviewed and charted as the best New Age album (Album of the Year) and quoted by Will Ackerman (Windham Hill Records) as being the album he is most proud of in 35 years of Grammy winning albums……….., was an ARIA Finalist in Australia and made the finals of every award it was entered into……. you are the only reviewer who gave it a bad rap – I think you are a complete idiot. If you don’t like New Age music – don’t review it. Your opinion on something you don’t know anything about is what is egotistical here, not my music. You are a fu%* head.
fiona
Wow, and it only took you over two whole years to find the review and leave a comment. Bravo, miss Joy, bravo. I would think a talent as great as yours would have no time on her hands to waste on peons such as myself. Le sigh.