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Terry Dexter has a lot going for
her. Apart from being raised in
the birthplace of Motown and a
slinky look designed for video
presentation, Dexter has a voice
that can wail with Whitney Hous
ton or scratch like Mary J. Blige.
Unfortunately, one of the few
things she doesn’t have a gift for
is the process of selecting produc
ers.
Her songbird voice is reduced
to pop blah against a backdrop of
Muzak-generic instrumentals the
rest of the industry left alone long
ago.
Despite her producers’ com
plete inability to step out of the
pack, Dexter makes the album a
showcase of her ability to croon
with the best of them.
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for a ballad, such as on “Alone”
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heart-wrenching delivery con
vinces.
The only two up-tempo tracks
on the album are a dramatic state
ment of “I’m Every Woman” pop
sensibility.
It is a shame this lovely talent
is not backed up by musicians of
the same calibre.
Until she is, she will never get
the attention she deserves.
(Grade: C +)
— Stephen Wells
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Trauma Records
JACT can easily be described
as a poor imitation of a whiny
British rock band.
Music fans should not be
forced to put up with any other
Oasis-style band.
Every single song is a slow,
melodic rock tune with the same
annoying singer and uninspired
lyrics.
The current single “(Through
With) Excuses,” which can be
heard overplayed on the radio, is
a perfect example of how the en
tire album sounds.
The band never experiments
with style or tries anything origi
nal, but keeps the same depress
ing beat song after song.
The only interesting song on
the album is “Magic #3,” which
takes a stab at trying something
different from the rest of the
mediocre album.
The lyrics are uninspired and,
for the most part, unintelligible.
This is a band that should
have never left touring coffee
houses and never should have
been payed to make music.
With all the talented artists
out there today making innova
tive and original albums, this is
a band that can be overlooked
and easily forgotten. (Grade: C-)
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