Author Topic: Jewel Returns to Folk Roots on 'Picking Up the Pieces' Album (Read 88146 times)

Sandy · « **Reply #100 on:** September 04, 2015, 10:13:09 AM »

Welcome!

Javo · « **Reply #101 on:** September 04, 2015, 10:23:38 AM »

Thanks for your welcome!

I wanted to know If the golden package would still be available after preordering was done. Because than I can order a few more articles and things can be shipped together. I heard nothing (even checked my spambox several times).

If it's not the case I would like to pre-order and order other stuff normal as 2 several orders, that will cost me, but that is better than missing it.

I'm off now, but will log on later. I have to babysit 3 children and drive 20 minutes first to the home of my friends.

Jessica · « **Reply #102 on:** September 04, 2015, 10:28:14 AM »

Oy, babysitting. >.<

The gold bundles are 1st come 1st serve, but I'm sure the items in the bundle will stick around for awhile - they're still selling stuff from the previous bundles on the jeweljk store, BUT, it's not all being sold as a bundle anymore - only as individual components.

Jessica · « **Reply #103 on:** September 04, 2015, 11:18:51 AM »

Quote from: Alan Bershaw

You've only seen the front cover [of Picking Up the Pieces] and I think you'll be pleased when you get your hands on it. It's a cool package actually, with more photos from the Matthew Rolston cover shoot. Designed like the gatefold covers on 2 record vinyl albums, only miniturized to CD size. The cover opens up with the right side housing the CD and the left housing the lyrics and extensive liner notes - which folds out to poster size and includes a bunch of new poems that continue from the ones in the original POY liner notes. Much nicer than a plastic case and a lyric booklet!

Javo · « **Reply #104 on:** September 04, 2015, 11:27:56 AM »

Hmm..I think I will order it in advance then.
Can't wait to hear it on vinyl.

I just have a tiny problem, I can't concentrate on lyrics anymore, every time I try my concentration won't hold up longer then 30 seconds. I 've got that problem with music for a few years now. with other things my concentration is a littlebit better. It's becoming a handycap especially with Jewel-songs, I love her voice, but the combination with her lyrics make it really beautiful, I hope I can find my concentration back for this album.

I really like the duet with Dolly Parton by the way, I've read different opnions here and can imagine a lot of people like it better without, but I really like Dolly Parton her music and voice as well, so this is a unique song for me.

Jessica · « **Reply #105 on:** September 04, 2015, 11:31:45 AM »

Oh, that reminds me - those of us who have already pre-ordered got an email from Jewel's people that the vinyl won't be ready until November now.

Mr. Joe · « **Reply #106 on:** September 04, 2015, 01:36:27 PM »

Quote from: Jessica on September 04, 2015, 11:31:45 AM

Oh, that reminds me - those of us who have already pre-ordered got an email from Jewel's people that the vinyl won't be ready until November now.

Jess, what is so great about the vinyl, it cost more, is easily damaged, bulky, and you need a good turntable to listen?

Album cover art and inserts are larger and easier to read and frameable for display.

opinions?

any views welcome

Jessica · « **Reply #107 on:** September 04, 2015, 01:38:51 PM »

If you have a baller stereo system, then vinyl sounds great to audiophiles. I am not an audiophile.

Vinyl used to come with bonus tracks, but that's not really the case anymore. The vinyl POY had five bonus tracks.

I frame them. Both the mister and I have a few vinyls and we put them up on our walls. It's the classier version of a teenagers rockstar poster

Garf · « **Reply #108 on:** September 04, 2015, 01:48:53 PM »

I still have a This Way poster in my home office.

Mr. Joe · « **Reply #109 on:** September 04, 2015, 01:50:42 PM »

Jess I preordered the Silver pkg. because I no longer have a turntable and it made no sense to buy Gold Pkg. with vinyl LP, unless there is some bonus or extra material only on LP.

Jessica · « **Reply #110 on:** September 04, 2015, 01:56:39 PM »

If there's anything extra on it, I'll let you know!

SMP · « **Reply #111 on:** September 04, 2015, 01:57:15 PM »

:thumbsdown:

LONG LIVE VINYL

Jessica · « **Reply #112 on:** September 04, 2015, 02:02:26 PM »

EDIT: team cassette tape!!

SMP · « **Reply #113 on:** September 04, 2015, 02:07:54 PM »

Nah, I'm a snob when it comes to certain things. I admit it. I had to order the POY vinyl from an import store, 20 years ago.

So really, there's the copy you listen to, the sealed copy you keep mint, and THEN colored vinyl, picture discs or special pressings or foreign prints.

Javo · « **Reply #114 on:** September 04, 2015, 02:09:57 PM »

I just love vinyl, the sound is nice and I'm a collector. And because I have to turn and switch the records on the turntable I'm really occupied with the music. I take more time for it and get less distracted doing other things. So if I really want to listen putting on a vinyl record is the best way.

From Jewel I even collect different versions of albums, singles, EP's. even if they have the same music on it. That's why I love discogs.com, does anyone have his/her collection on that website?
By the way: I'm still searching for the greatest hits and this way on vinyl.

Jessica · « **Reply #115 on:** September 04, 2015, 02:10:07 PM »

I have a radiohead album on clear vinyl. It's p cool. Played it once, but I didn't realize you had to adjust the speed on the record player, lol, so that was the end of that adventure.

I did a direct rip of the POY vinyl bonus tracks, but the internet did a better job ripping those than I did, so it was for naught.

Jessica · « **Reply #116 on:** September 04, 2015, 02:12:21 PM »

Quote from: Javo on September 04, 2015, 02:09:57 PM

By the way: I'm still searching for the greatest hits and this way on vinyl.

I have no idea where one would get This Way on vinyl or Spirit, but I know people who are seeking both.

There are a million GH vinyls on Jewel's website - for awhile, she was giving away signed copies with orders over $ 75.00 ... is she finally sold out of them?

I've had three of them. I can't remember if I kept them all or gave them away or what... I do remember a few people complaining that they were damaged and couldn't be played properly. :/

EDIT: yeah, plenty: https://store.jeweljk.com/greatest-hits-autographed-vinyl.html

SMP · « **Reply #117 on:** September 04, 2015, 02:34:38 PM »

Quote from: Jessica on September 04, 2015, 02:02:26 PM

EDIT: team cassette tape!!

Those too. But I'm a fan of reel-to-reel, too.

I guess for me, it's like Javo said - you get sucked into an album and you listen to it start to finish. I always thought there was a warmth to the sound of vinyl, but it is a pain to "keep" properly so it doesn't warp and so on. I'd rather listen to music through headpones too - especially if it's something like Jewel and she's getting emotional or breathy...I waant to hear it as clear as possible.

I was bummed that iPod classics went away. They had the best compression (IMO)

Jessica · « **Reply #118 on:** September 04, 2015, 03:32:30 PM »

Jewel Chronicles Personal Growth In Latest LP

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She continues to be a favorite here among the staff at Sensible Reason, and her latest LP, Picking Up the Pieces, is the latest masterpiece Jewel Kilcher has graced us with. A knack for poetic storytelling, Jewel has crafted many gems in the past, and her gift of weaving intimate tales continues on. With raw vocals and expert craftsmanship, the singer returns to her roots. Serving as a bookend piece to her debut album, Picking Up the Pieces connects the young girl that released Pieces of You to the woman before us. The songs come from an honest place, and Jewel seems to know we’re listening to her, waiting for her songs to truly connect us to her life.

Immediately I fell in love with “Love Used To Be.” The song is a remembrance of how love could be once upon a time, the foundation on which it was built. The heartache is truly felt when she bids goodbye to love. “A Boy Needs A Bike” is one of Jewel’s solo penned tracks, crafting a tale of family issues and the urge to run away from it all. Twenty years later, Jewel returns to a song that seems to echo the hurt in love. “Everything Breaks” was originally a B-Side to Foolish Games in 1997, but this time its production is more refined. Jewel sounds as young as she did back then, and the song echoes what could have been done but that sometimes, “everything breaks.”

Once more, Jewel’s thoughts on family can be found in “Family Tree,” expressing hope that a child will learn how to do better than her parents. Rodney Crowell features on “It Doesn’t Hurt Right Now,” giving the impression of a love triangle occurring and both unsure of what’s happening. “His Pleasure Is My Pain” combines Jewel’s gift of poetry with her songwriting, where spoken words transition into Jewel airily singing about it, even referencing “I’m Sensitive.” Leaving someone you were once close with, someone you spent your life with, it can still feel like they are with you. “Here When Gone” is a step back in time, channeling the tone of This Way, inducing a retrospective on knowing that it’s time to move on.

I believe we all have lost friends due to illness. Having lost a friend many years ago to cancer, “The Shape of You” has been one of my favorite songs that I sing along to. Hearing Jewel revisit it, giving it an even more acoustic approach that it already was, turns the song into a hurting and bittersweet reminder of those gone. “Plain Jane” was a favorite on first listen. The minimalist nature of the tune has me softly stampin’ my foot along to it, while Jewel delivers a barrage of snarky comments on oblivious and materialistic individuals.

I try not to think about the one that got away, but Jewel manages to get the best of me. “Pretty Faced Fool” is a light, acoustic song where Jewel lets her lover know that their indecisiveness proved fatal for their chance at a relationship. Even though it hurts, Jewel is a beacon of hope, admitting she will be back and that it will not get her down. “Nicotine Love” is a song that eluded being recorded for an album for ages. Finally it makes its appearance officially on a studio album. Its haunting lyrical content provides gruesome imagery, likening it to hurting and crushing one.

Hurt has always been a theme in music, and Jewel makes it know that even she herself doesn’t always know best. “Carnivore” is a love letter to not only those who have hurt her, but to herself, acknowledging she shouldn’t trust her “pink fleshy heart.” One of the greatest songs recorded is a duet between Jewel and Dolly Parton. “My Father’s Daughter” is an autobiographical song, detailing the two’s similar experiences growing up. Closing out the album is “Mercy.” After confronting many emotions, you might feel as broken as Jewel sounds. But every breaking point has a silver lining, and depending on how you get through it, Jewel acknowledges the longing for mercy, aching to see release from misery. Acknowledging is just the beginning.

The tagline on the album cover reads “what we call reality in actuality is our perception of it.” Though it bares resemblance to the tagline on Pieces of You, it holds true. What we choose to view is our own choosing, and maybe no one else can see it. I can say I relate to this album on a personal level, but who else but me who could see it as that. Kudos to Jewel for releasing an emotive and thought provoking album.

Pre-order Picking Up The Pieces (available September 11th) on Jewel’s site along with her upcoming memoir, Never Broken, available September 15th.

Simon · « **Reply #119 on:** September 04, 2015, 04:03:31 PM »

Quote from: SMP on September 04, 2015, 02:34:38 PM

I was bummed that iPod classics went away. They had the best compression (IMO)

I still have my iPod classic and continue to use it to this day, and the battery life hasn't decreased at any point since I bought it in 2007 (and it has every right to be on its last legs, based on how much I've used it). If I'd known they were being discontinued, I'd have definitely bought a new one for the day my original finally does kick the bucket.

Instead, I finally gave in earlier today and ordered myself a shiny new iPod Touch! It's not compatible with my old PC's version of iTunes though, so I have the slightly unenviable/never-ending task of transferring some 3,500 songs over to my new laptop! Sheesh.