403. Liz Lands: “Keep Me”
If we were to disregard May What he Lived For Live, then this would easily be the best record Liz Lands ever cut at Motown. As things stand, well, there are certainly much worse farewells in pop history. (7)
If we were to disregard May What he Lived For Live, then this would easily be the best record Liz Lands ever cut at Motown. As things stand, well, there are certainly much worse farewells in pop history. (7)
The band deserved better, and it’s thanks to their sterling efforts that this is still essential listening for Motown fanatics even with Liz’ ill-judged hollering all over it. (5)
A shrieking, warbling, directionless bossa nova cover of a song that was already teetering on the precipice of first-grade singalong territory, this is just about as bad as it gets. (1)
The tone is resolute and inspirational, both for and about we who must survive rather than those taken from us. Keep calm and carry on. (9)
Still not really one to dwell upon, and hardly a pleasant experience, but it’s far from being completely unlistenable. (3)
It’s a featureless musical soup masquerading as a powerful message and a great vocal performance. (2)