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George Michael - Patience CD
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2004's PATIENCE finds George Michael attempting to transcend his tabloid notoriety with pure musical prowess. Remarkably enough, Michael achieves this feat with a batch of songs that reaffirms the notion that artists sometimes get their best material from unsettling personal experiences. Loss plays a big part in many of these songs, whether it's the sparse piano ballad "My Mother Had a Brother" (about an uncle who killed himself in despondency over his own homosexuality) or the mid-tempo, Latin-tinged "Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo's Song)" (about an ex-lover who died of AIDS).
The British pop icon also touches on religion with the sparsely arranged "John and Elvis Are Dead," which finds him questioning Christ's existence. Despite the somber subject matter on many of the aforementioned songs and the gorgeously rendered title cut, Michael can still turn out dance-inspired fare. "Flawless (Go to the City)" features the kind of thumping beats you'd expect to hear at a velvet-rope club, and "Freeek! '04" slows down the tempo while displaying a carnal frankness on par with "I Want Your Sex."
Arrangers: George Michael; Niall Flynn; James Jackman; Ruadhri Cushnan.
Personnel: George Michael (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, drum programming); George Michael (bass guitar); Luke Smith (Wurlitzer piano, Wurlitzer organ); Johnny Douglas, Johnny Douglas (keyboards, drum programming); Joel Bryant, Jo Bryant (background vocals); Michael Brown , Phil Palmer (guitar); Chris Cameron (piano); David Austin, Pete Gleadall, Ruadhri Cushnan (keyboards, programming); James Jackman (keyboards, drum programming); Graham Silbiger (bass guitar).
Photographers: James Jackman; Jack Panayiotou; Abid Katib; James Dimmock; Eugene Adebari; Ben Smithard; Ellen Von Unwerth.
Q (4/04, p.104) - 4 stars out of 5 - "It is by turns funny, dark, ridiculous, exhilarating, and - most strikingly of all - relentlessly personal."
Mojo (Publisher) (4/04, p.103) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[A]n oddly experimental record, prioritising texture over tune and betraying a river-deep confessional streak....A record of conviction..."
George Michael - Patience Songs
| 1 | Patience | 2:53 | $0.99 | |
| 2 | Amazing | 4:24 | $0.99 | |
| 3 | John and Elvis Are Dead | 4:24 | $0.99 | |
| 4 | Cars and Trains | 5:51 | $0.99 | |
| 5 | Round Here | 5:55 | $0.99 | |
| 6 | My Mother Had a Brother | 6:17 | $0.99 | |
| 7 | Flawless (Go To the City) | 6:51 | $0.99 | |
| 8 | American Angel | 4:07 | $0.99 | |
| 9 | Precious Box | 7:40 | $0.99 | |
| 10 | Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo's Song) | 5:26 | $0.99 | |
| 11 | Freeek! '04 | 4:28 | $0.99 | |
| 12 | Through | 4:53 | $0.99 | |
Patience Music Review
Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)   List All 23 Reviews Precious
Precious Box seems to be the only winner on this set. Wish there was an extended play of it. Get it for that song and maybe the rest will grow on you.
Submitted by carey c (KC, MO USA) 
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 A great and poignant effort
I must admit, I am not a hardcore George Michael fan, but this is definately a worthwhile CD. There are many different feelings pent up in here. He manages to cover so many styles of music and lyrics and there are times when you have to ask, "this is George Michael?!" I was impressed with his ability to get his point across without being so outwardly blatent, as in his song "Outside". There is even a picture of his beau inside (although camera shake blurs it a bit!) All in all I would recommend this CD as a great and poignant effort for him.
Submitted by fleo318 (Niagara Falls)
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 My boy, George.
I love this album. Cars and Trains is my jam! I never get tired of listening to it. This cd IS "Absolutely Flawless".
Submitted by jer_douggil (Houston, TX)
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Wish I had one
Haven't heard any of his songs in quite a while, this must be good.
Can anyone out there help me get one.?
Submitted by Plyman (Tabubil,W.P, PNG)
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George Michael is the one artist who could sing the Dictionary, or a phone book and it would sound great. One of the best voices in the business. This album shows off his vocals, it has not classic song like "TOO FUNKY" or "FREEDOM" no big beat song, but the album pays off. Shoot the dog is missing from the US version, which is to bad, the song is choice, the falsetto makes the song. Good CD. His best since LWOP. Not saying much, but its a quality album.
Submitted by WEsto (Sandy, Ut, USA)
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