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• 26 - Lana

  Oct 29, 2007 at 7:53 pm

  This is a very thoughtful review. Thank you. You cannot put Bice’s music in a certain box. Close-minded people will certainly try to do it, but it will be their loss. I think that this is ridiculous to say that if music does not belong to a predetermined radio-format like pop, mainstream rock, or country, then it is not good.
  
  Bice’s music is very complex. Every piece of his music can be seen as a whole (you might call it genre), a part of a whole (genre if you insist) or as a complex compilation of smaller wholes. It is a reflection of the world we are living.
  
  My favorite Bice’s lyrics are “It’s the chaos I understand and it’s the calmness in my rants of anger” from Sinner In A Sin. I wonder if Bice knew anything about the mathematical model of chaos theory when he wrote these words. However, it sure is a very poetic and beautiful description of a phenomenon known as fractal, when randomness, is interleaved with order; and number of discrete destabilizing events while non-destructive to the status quo when taken singly, may mount until they cause shift in the nature of things.
  
  I enjoy this album tremendously.
  

• 27 - zoomzoom

  Oct 29, 2007 at 8:17 pm

  Rumor has it that if you are an outstanding member of AARP, Walmart gives deep discounts to purchase STL and Ken doll clothes.

• 28 - Lana

  Oct 29, 2007 at 9:07 pm

  Should I be upset that retirement is not in my near future? Oh well, I do not need discounts.

• 29 - SLD

  Oct 29, 2007 at 9:20 pm

  I bought the CD and there is not one bad song on it. I am a fan of Southern Rock and that is exactly what this CD is! I love every note of it from beginning to end. It's a little rock and a little country (again Southern Rock). The musical arrangements are an interesting mix and Bo's voice comes through beautifully. I like Bo's soft ballad voice so I appreciated the slow songs thrown in with the high vibe rock. The review was on the mark.

• 30 - Shirley

  Oct 29, 2007 at 9:24 pm

  I had no idea that Bice put the Bo in Fibonacci. Now it all makes sense.

• 31 - Gillian

  Oct 29, 2007 at 9:30 pm

  I love SEE THE LIGHT and I'm so happy that Bo Bice finally got to make the album he was destined to make. It's not some old record executive's idea of what he should sing, or who he should be.
  Not everyone loves or understands Southern Rock, and some of the comments here make that pretty apparent.
  

• 32 - Camille

  Oct 29, 2007 at 9:57 pm

  This is the album Bo should have been allowed to put out from the first.....Southern Fried Rock! If you are too young for Lynyrd Skynard, The Allman Brothers, The Black Crows, etc., then you probably won't "understand". Rock with a little bit of country equals SOUTHERN ROCK! This is a great album! Thanks for the review!

• 33 - 2D

  Oct 29, 2007 at 10:11 pm

  Ahhh, the long awaited cd with the true Bo. I must admit that I am glad that he is able to go back to his roots and enjoy the type of music he can perform. However, the cd doesn't live up to my expectations. With the exception of WW&T, Sinner is a Sin and Witness, the cd crashed. Those three songs we've all heard before, so it was such a disappointment to not like any of the unheard tracks on the cd. Maybe the third cd will finally hit the mark. IF there is a third cd.

• 34 - Crazy as a Luloon

  Oct 29, 2007 at 10:30 pm

  Being British, I feel that this cd has not properly met my expectations. I would like to see Bice bring back his growly, sexy side, the side I saw on the Idol show. This new CD is just too common for my tastes but then again, being British and not having grown up here, it just might not appeal to me because I'm not American. I wonder what other Brits think about it? It's not my cup of tea though. Sorry.

• 35 - SAE

  Oct 30, 2007 at 7:50 am

  This album is great! I'm raving. It's what I was hoping for when his 1st album came out. At last!

• 36 - JD

  Oct 30, 2007 at 9:32 am

  Thanks for the review. I never watch idol but am so glad I did on season 4 or I would have missed the phenomenon known as Bo. Stunning vocals, brilliant performer, talented writer. I don't love EVERY song on this album but 8 out of 10 is pretty damn good. Most albums I'm lucky to like half the songs.
  Geez, this guy sure brings out strong emotions in people!

• 37 - JMN

  Oct 30, 2007 at 10:13 am

  I was suprised, when you compared the album to so many other people, not to hear the Black Crowes. That's what I hear most of all in See the Light.

• 38 - LindakayA

  Oct 30, 2007 at 12:45 pm

  I love this CD and have been listening to it now for 1 week and enjoy it more and more every time I hear it... Bo Bice has a unique voice and energy that comes through when he does Southern Rock! I have been to see him live and he puts on an incredible show...and I can't wait to see him perform these songs from See The Light!
  

• 39 - sharon

  Oct 30, 2007 at 6:43 pm

  Good review and fair. After reading some of the negative comments, I was shocked. I have followed Bo's career since AI (boo) and watched while Clive Davis forced Bo into singing pop music. Some of the songs on the The Real Thing were great but only the ones that Bo wrote or cowrote, like Valley of Angels. Now that he has been able to produce his own style music there are some people who just have to say something negative, rude and down right untrue. Bo doesn't sound like any other performer that ever existed. He is soooooo talented and a true musician that can play five different instruments. Every song on STL is excellent but my favorite is This Train and Witness. Once I listen to the cd about 50 times I'll probably like the other songs as much. God love our Bo.

• 40 - Kathy/KKat

  Oct 31, 2007 at 12:36 am

  Thanks for the well-written review!
  
  The music world bored me for quite a few years until I heard Bo Bice on American Idol one fateful night when I accidentally came across that channel while he was performing "Whipping Post." Holy Cow!
  
  I eventually saw him live (electrifying!) and met him several times (a humble, sweet, funny guy). He is a complex and fascinating man... a hard worker. Even through tremendous obstacles (and near deaths) in the past couple of years, he retained his optimism, gratitude, and sense of humor.
  
  As much as I admired him, and thought he did a fantastic job on his RCA pop album, "The Real Thing," I was disappointed that it was not him at all. With the exception of "Remember Me," the only songs I really liked on it were the songs that Bo wrote. They rang true and were more interesting than the others. RCA tried to disguise Bo's magnificent voice with all that over processing in an attempt to homogenize it to sound like everything else you hear on the radio. But that wasn't the Bo the world had fallen in love with.
  
  That's why I'm so thrilled with "See the Light." It DOES reflect Bo's genuine southern rock roots and the recording process lets his amazing voice shine through. The songs are a good mix--to make it interesting, entertaining, and downright fun! By the way, I've noticed this album getting a lot of male approval!
  

• 41 - Nathalie

  Oct 31, 2007 at 6:16 am

  JMN - You're absolutely right. Black Crowes influence is evident on the whole CD. Very foolish of me not to mention it. I should probably stop writing reviews at 3 am.
  
  Thanks to everyone for all the great comments
  

• 42 - Love Love Love See The Light

  Nov 22, 2007 at 10:26 pm

  Please don't cast an opinion until you actually LISTEN to See The Light. I never much cared for country or southern rock style music, but I do now! I think of Lenny Kravitz when I hear WITNESS, and I think of "Feel Like Makin' Love" when I hear "I'm Gone".