I'm kind of on the fence about Newman's schtick, but he does come up with some good songs now and then. It seems that nearly everything he writes seems to be from the point of view of 'a character'; which makes his move into film music writing seem like a natural next step. It does just seem though, that it makes a few of the songs on his albums feel (to my tastes) a bit hollow. I mean I enjoy some lyricists who write obscure and less 'heart on sleeve' lyrics but you still feel their personality, their "heart" in it... I don't really get that sense with Randy.
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