Complex sentence: Allmusic reviewer Thom Jurek said about "The Gathering" that while Shuur maintained her signature singing style, "It's clear that while she wanted to be reverent toward the material, she was also interested in omitting the twang".
Split into simpler sentences: Allmusic reviewer Thom Jurek said about "The Gathering" that Shuur maintained her signature singing style on the recording. He stated, "It's clear that while she wanted to be reverent toward the material, she was also interested in omitting the twang".