Steve, excellent album. I have never once been disappointed by a Vai recording. Vai is what happens when a man uses his gift to it's fullest potential and allows no limits, no boundaries. Self-admittedly striving for the diversity of the Beatles, Cornell has succeeded in making music that breathes the same kind of emotion with a healthy '90s updating. There is a difference between being an inspired musician and an informed musician.
Sting is the latter.
Brand New Day exhibits about as many musical styles are there are tracks, all encased in dense, meticulous production. The album begins promisingly. Melodic, late-night jazz ballads dominate the middle portion of the collection. But Sting's preoccupation with odd-numbered time signatures prevents the songs from grooving, while the choruses are yawns. Lenny Kravitz - 5 Lenny Kravitz , the crowned prince of soulful rock and rocking soul, continues to blur the lines separating the genres on his new album named 5.