Certainly, Jewel, who is still young yet, can occasionally veer into cliched platitudes. However, it seems that most critics and fans alike who dispense negative reviews haven't even listened to the album - probably based judgement on faulty memories of the singles in heavy radio rotation. Songs like "pieces of you" or "adrian" are lyrically as gritty and disturbing as anything being pumped out by the likes of Korn or Marilyn Manson. It seems that Jewel, being a young, attractive woman with a positive attitude, is a sitting target for the jealous venom of emotionally dead critics and listeners who think something has to be ugly to make a statement. Well, there's enough ugliness in this world (and, contrary to what many say, Jewel does not hide from this fact). But, thank you, Jewel Kilcher, for bringing us a little beauty instead.