Sheryl Crow
Detours
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April 6 - 12, 2025
Year of Release: 2008
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God Bless This Mess
Shine Over Babylon
Love Is Free
Peace Be Upon Us
Gasoline
Out Of Our Heads
Detours
Now That You're Gone
Drunk With The Thought Of You
Diamond Ring
Motivation
Make It Go Away
(Radiation Song)
Love Is All There Is
Lullaby For Wyatt
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Sheryl Crow returns this week, with her sixth studio album from 2008, Detorus. There weren't any major hits
from this albums, as songs from her previous five albums had already made her a well-known musical star. Detours
returned Crow to "Roots Rock" - a look to rock's origins in folk, blues, and county music genres. It peaked at #2,
and achieved a total of 6 hit singles. Yet, those 6 singles do not really reflect on her past songs, as "Now that's a
Sheryl Crow song that everyone knows and remembers." However, it's Sheryl Crow, and she has already surpassed musical
greatness. So, it's no doubt that Detours would continue her popularity. Let's find out...
Leading off the album is the mostly acoustic "God Bless This Mess," a song that is definitely defined as
Country. Then, WOW, "Shine over Babylon" kicks into Sheryl Crow ROCK (the first single from the album). "Love
Is Free' is next (the second single), and it continues the Sheryl Crow ROCK we all know her for. "Peace Be Upon
Us" is another good song, and it continues the Rock vibe. Rock and Blues gets "Gasoline," another good song.
"Out Of Our Heads" (the album's fourth single) keeps the album Rocking. Slowing things down has the title track,
(the album's fifth single). It combines both Rock and Country. And Sheryl Crow can easily record good Rock songs (as heard
previous), and this slowed down gem. "Now That You're Gone" (the album's third single) is soulful. It's another
cool Sheryl Crown tune. Another good slow-down tune, "Drunk With The Thought Of You." "Diamond Ring" has a good
Blues/Rock feel. "Motivation" (the album's fifth and final single) is another Rock styled track, yet the previous
singles are better than this one. The acoustic sound returns, with "Make It Go Away (Radiation Song)."
"Love Is All There Is" could have been another single. It fits both Rock and Country Rock. Ending the album is
"Lullaby For Wyatt" - another slow-paced track, and ending another good Sheryl Crow album. It's folkish, and can
be compared to Joni Mitchell.
If the musical style on Detours sound familiar, it's most likely compared to Crow's previous album,
Tuesday Night Music Club -
Bill Bottrell was that album's producer, as he returned with Crow on Detours.
So, as mentioned at the top of this review, "Let's find out..." We find out that Detours is another good Sheryl
Crow album. No standout hits as from previous albums, yet Sheryl Crow can still record good albums. Detours is one
of those. Maybe her best albums were behind her, to recognize any of the songs from her past albums to what she would be
known for, in her career. Detours is good to listen to, and, as before, Sheryl Crow can record a good album.
Detours is another good album by her.
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