Comments on: CD Review: Ann Wilson’s Hope & Glory

By: Aaron Myers

Aaron Myers — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:28:41 +0000

Not listenable. Bad covers of good songs. When Ann announced in 1984 that she had a solo album under her sleeve I assumed it would have been her own material. This is not the case. Some of the die hard fans may like this but, I really don’t.

By: RealRockNews

RealRockNews — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:23:49 +0000

I guess I could say the same thing about Ann Wilson’s voice. You either get it or you don’t.

I’ll stick to my guns on Dylan — I can’t stand his voice. And since you bring up his music, I’ll have to say I’m not crazy about that either.

I guess if we each listen to what we like, we’ll both be happy.

By: Music Blog

Music Blog — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:25:19 +0000

I’d prefer to hear Bob Dylan sing for a million hours than to hear this lady sing for 10 minutes. It drives me crazy when people complain about Dylan’s voice. For one thing there’s a lot more to music than vocals, and for another thing – He’s got a great voice. His voice has character. It’s interesting. I don’t know… I guess it’s just one of those things you get or you don’t get but… All I can say is you are missing out.

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By: Jean

Jean — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 02:16:06 +0000

I’m listening to this now and LOVE it.

Ann has the voice to sing anything.

Where to now St. Peter had to grow on me and is now one of my favorites.

I love the original Little Problems, Little Lies.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:11:24 +0000

Bless you for calling a rose by any other name…etc etc etc.

Ann does a stellar job on this album. And if you know that Ann Wilson’s strength lies on a live stage, and how much effort it takes for her in the studio – then you will know that this is perhaps the best recorded studio performance Ann Wilson has ever done.

As for the comments from Lala and Dan regarding the street teamers – no one is pushing this album that doesn’t believe in it’s quality and artistry.

Many fans have waited since 1982 for this release. Personally, it was well worth the wait.

Take Heart, GET ANN!

Andrea

By: Beth

Beth — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:27:31 +0000

Lala and Dan’s comment are not taken seriously for this poster, as their views adamantly oppose mine. I think Ann instrument (her voice) is finely tuned and richly seasoned.

By: RealRockNews

RealRockNews — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:53:56 +0000

Very interesting.

I would advise people to avoid taking the two previous comments seriously because both comments do not appear to be genuine, and instead appear to be some kind of effort to trash this album. For what reason I am not sure.

Here’s the reasoning behind this:

Both comments, the ones by “Lala Sky” and “Dan,” were made from a computer with the same exact IP address and using two very different e-mail addresses, which are probably bogus.

Unless there are two very disappointed Heart fans named “Lala” and “Dan” using the same computer or different computers on the same local network, I can only assume there is something more behind these two comments than just a desire to express an opinion.

If “Lala” or “Dan” would like to explain the reason that both of their comments were posted from the same IP address, I’d like to hear it.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:04:02 +0000

I’m sorry to say this album although much hyped and spun from the Heart “Street Team” is pretty bad. I’m sorry that I bought this today and I’m very disappointed that Ann Wilson could lay out a stinker like this. I am a Heart fan from way back and this is the worst work she has done!

By: Lala Sky

Lala Sky — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:45:33 +0000

Not that good. Sorry I like Heart but to me these are bad covers with not much effort into recording them. It’s not enough to have a covers album but to also cover them badly is shot at the cut out bin.

By: RealRockNews

RealRockNews — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 16:07:20 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Skier.

I can’t help but think that I might be more convinced that this album is Ann Wilson “finally branching out on her own and doing her own thing” if every track on the album but one was a cover.

That’s not to say she does not have the right to do things the way she wants, but as I fan, when I first heard that she was coming out with a solo album, I assumed it would be original material and was a bit disappointed to find out otherwise.

In retrospect, I think my review of the album was more a review of Ann Wilson’s taste in music than it was of her abilities to perform. Her performance and the performances of her guests on the album were all quite good.

My favorites from the last few decades differ quite a lot from Ann Wilson’s and maybe this will not be an issue for some of the real die-hard Ann Wilson fans who will be happy just to hear her do some material they have not heard her do previously.