Jewel is still unknown in France
BlahBlahNews, Mar 26 1999
"Jewel is still unknown in France. This girl came out of a bubble, sprung from
another age, come from a parallel universe. Jewel hangs far over the
underground excitement of new musics made with the plunder of others'. Pretty
and sensual, she runs neck and crop in a second album. Spirit only appeals to
senses, tears, emotion. It might have been forgotten in a fold of the
seventies or imported from a planet where the year doesn't work out in 365
days. Her first album made as much damage as a twister in the States. Her
music seems to be made for all the quadras who are on command of the north
american life. For Jewel, far from being run-down, only does what people like
Francis Cabrel and Jean-Jacques Goldman are doing in France. Just pop or rock
songs. Among the people who came in studio with Jewel, there are musicians
like Tom Petty, Dwight Yoakam and a huge songwriter unknown here John Prine.
If one had to sum up her influences, one might share in 3 equal parts between
3 ladies : Joni Mitchell, Ricky Lee Jones and Tori Amos."
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