Search - Rick Springfield :: Karma

Better Man

Lee Armstrong | Winterville, NC United States | 12/04/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Springfield's 1999 release is an excellent one! With this disc, he explores a more spiritual side of life. Rick's spirituality throbs with passion & joy. The title track has some searing electric lead & pops with great energy, "As the smallest stream runs to a river & every river runs to the sea, so every little bit of love I give to another...comes back to me." "Prayer" has an original melody & driving beat & the delightful chorus, "Now I send the prayer to heaven for the chance to be a better man than the man I see. I send the prayer to heaven, lay your hands on me." My favorite track is "Act of Faith" that starts with an eerie chorus and builds as Springfield explores emotions of adjusting to the loss of a loved one. It is tremendously emotional and powerful, "Love is a healer." The other tracks are also excellent Springfield vehicles like the excellent "The White Room" with its catchy melody and an edge in the lyric, "In her head is the same obsession & all the bottles & pills won't heal her heart; She heard his last confession & every word just tears her apart." "In Veronica's Head" makes me hit the repeat button. "Karma" is an excellent set; one well worth discovering. Enjoy!"

This is awesome !

Nixair | Melbourne - Australia | 10/04/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I was a huge fan of Rick's music throughout the 80's. One thing I noticed - each album he made was better than the last... the music, the lyrics, the maturity. If you look at the difference between Working Class Dog and Human Touch - and then the difference between that and Rock Of Life, well, it's just a staggering increase in quality. Then he seemed to go really quiet....



Until this came out in 1999. This album blew me away then and I still love it and listen to it now (it's October 2005 as I write this). The only song I think he could have left off is the first spoken track. If I was going to be really picky I could also say Rick could have left off "Ordinary Girl" because it's an "ordinary" song (can you believe this was the track chosen to be released as a single ?????). Other than that every song is fantastic.



My absolute favourite on this is "In Veronica's Head".



If you are a fan of Rick's you'll love this. If you're not a fan - yet - then pick up this album. You'll see....."

This is the "Karma"

Jesse David Black | Revolution City, UFSA | 02/06/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"No matter what version of "Karma" is playing in your CD player, one must note that it is a landmark recording. However, this version over shadows the American release. I contribute this to the line-up of the songs. By mere placement of the songs this CD blasts its place into Rock and Roll's history. The Eighties may have allowed Rick to punch through with great music but the nineties found Rick letting go with "Karma." A reflective and reveiling look into a moment in time of one of music's most talented writers. The CD starts with a blast of "Prayer" and builds to an orgasmic acoustic version of "Jessie's Girl." Every Rick Springfield fan needs to add this CD to their collection of Rick stuff. Get it while it's still availble. Thanks Rick for releasing this version."