Audio CD review:
Jane Wiedlin - Kissproof World

Jane Wiedlin - Kissproof World

Band: Jane Wiedlin Title: Kissproof World Rating: Release Date: 31 October, 2000 Media: Audio CD Tracks:

Customer Reviews Not Jane's Best Unlike everyone else I have to say this isn't Jane's best album. Like the other reviewers here I've been a big fan of Jane's for a long time -- both as a member of the Go-Go's and as a solo artist. Lyrically it's a great album -- Jane was always the best wordsmith in the Go-Go's (sorry folks, but Charlotte Caffey was and always will be the best musician). She definitely knows how to work a phrase, but unfortunately the music and the lyrics don't often click or left me feeling let down. "Feeling Like Flying" has a fab Middle-Eastern feel at the beginning, but it's just an intro and quickly lost my attention. Other songs sound like throw-aways from That Dog's "Retreat From the Sun", which shouldn't be too surprising as Petra Hayden from That Dog appears here and Caffey produced That Dog. The exception to all of this is "Good Wife" about the breakdown of Jane's marriage. It's a stellar track and possibly one of the best she's ever written. I was lucky enough to see the Go-Go's this past summer and they performed a few of their new songs so I know Jane still has the magic. Maybe (hopefully) that album will showcase Jane's best work. Jane Wiedlin rules! Some artists write great music, while others have something to say; Jane melds both gifts into something that is much more than the sum of its parts. The current state of mediocrity in pop music makes Kissproof World shine all the brighter. Her melodic ear is unerring; always has been. But what rises to the surface here is the raw emotional honesty of some of J's lyrics, particularly on "Fallen" and "The Good Wife. " Throughout, there's an air of integrity and love for the music itself. It speaks volumes--to me, at least--that Jane Wiedlin is not a major star. Anyone looking for something really rare and rewarding should get this instant classic post-haste. Wow! Jane, where have you been? Well, I guess I shouldn't complain if her sabbatical made it possible for "Kissproof World" to be made. She was always the best Go-Go, and had the most satifying solo records -- I therefore cannot fathom why Jane Wiedlin disappeared for nearly a decade (aside from her "froSTed" side-project and the three new songs on "Return to the Valley of the Go-Go's"). Most of the other reviewers have already singled out the stong songs on this disc, and I'm in complete agreement with them. . . . . Viva Wiedlin!. . You can see a complete list of all Jane Wiedlin discography, or go back to the Jane Wiedlin tabs