Track 1: I love this track! Great lyrics and super catchy chorus! "Stand" will stay in my heart! (10/10) I want this to be her next single! GOOD SONG! probably my favorite

Track 2: It is good, nice lyrics (7/10)

Track 3: Wow! Latin beats and sexy voice with a great video and even a commercial! Follow your intuition... Excellent track (10/10)

Track 4: Rockish song, good lyrics (a stronger version of Jewel past music) (7/10)

Track 5: This sounds like Jewel's old album with great lyrics and great music. If you liked Jewel old work, you will like this song! (8.5/10) Don't Walk Away! You need to listen to this track!

Track 6: Slow beautiful/ soft track.. Yes I want your love Jewel! Fragile's Heart = the title brings you back to Jewel's old works and this track is beautiful recorded with a soft tone and emphasis! (9/10)

Track 7: Great Beginning! I like this song, a nice pop love! Chorus lyrics is weak but the the music is interesting and her voice is so clear in this song! (8.8/10)

Track 8: If you like light rock/ country music, I think this is the song for you, I wouldn't surprise if this was going to be a single track because it sounds like a single work. It starts off slow but as the chorus begins, the song shines... (9/10)

Track 9: Scary! This song is so scary! I am so afraid of this song! Something new, it like the song FAT BOY, that came out of no where... The chorus is strong, this is the only song I actually press NEXT, scary! but since I like Jewel I give her a (5/10)

Track 10: Alternatives! Good music and great lyrics! Well put together and it can very well land as the next single. This is definitely Jewel's work and lyrics. "Sweet Temptation" hmmm sounds like "Sweet Surrender" from Sarah Mclachlan but I like Jewel's song better (9/10)

Track 11: FUNKY! HOT! SUMMER SONG! It is like Intuition! I love the chorus! This song is cherry and so danceable! Jewel made some ah ah noises in the song too! Interesting! I like it! YES YOU CAN LIKE THIS SONG! (10/10)

Track 12: I like this track, fast, popish, interesting lyrics and nice beats! Jewel did some nice ablips and JEWEL + ME = LOVE! She talked, she sang, she ohlala me! (9/10)

Track 13: A political song relating to mainstreet USA. The lyrics is powerful, you can definitely tell this is Jewel's lryics! Rockish chorus, it sounds patriotic! I like it! (9/10)

Track 14: A song about Jewel "becoming"... This is a song about JEwel's reflection and I like her work though this song! Good job! (8/10)

OVERALL CD = (9/10)

This CD is worth buying for the summer. It has summer beats and magic! If you are not a Jewel's fan, buy it you will become a fan and if you are her fan, buy it and do not like the reviews influence your decision... you should listen for yourself.. you might find yourself loving it, dancing to it, and JEWEL + 0304 = BUY IT NOW! Enjoy the pleasant music!

Grammys?

Jewel is not a sellout! 0304 is Jewel expanding her sounds..
To all those people who heard INTUITION and labeled Jewel as a sellout, you need to listen to this CD! You will be pleasantly proved wrong.

With 0304, Jewel explores new styles such as urban grooves,her signature folk style, dance, and jazz with sassy grace and witty intelligence. Pay close attention to alot of the IRONY in a lot of the words to understand them better. Her lyrics are still the core of her music. STAND has probably the best lyrics out of any of her songs and is very socially aware, along with AMERICA.

The only difference with this album is: Her amazing lyrics are set to more rythmn-oriented beats and styles! This just increases interest in Jewel's music and expands it.

Other great standouts include the irresistable and dark/edgy song SWEET TEMPTATION. Trust me, you won't be able to get this song out of your head.

RUN 2 U is the perfect mix of a hypnotic dance beat and classic folk melody. It has lots of hints of the Jewel of old and has her classic love lyrics.

LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON has a killer beat and jazzy influence. (Another very catchy song!)

AMERICA-The most controversial track on the album has a Euro-Rock feel to it and very in your face truths about America that we live in.

BECOMING- This is a self-realization song and I guess can be considered a ballad but is more midtempo. Her voice is amazing and the piano and overall beat is perfect for the melody.

In this album, Jewel captures American pop culture perfectly and has lots of witty lyrics and captivating grooves to go along with it. Other resonating themes of the songs are love and finding someone to be with in this world. You also get the overall feeling that she is trying to have fun and test her limits an artist. Jewel speaks for many people and this album is just one of the many ways that she shows that.

So don't hesitate to picks this fun and smart piece of work from everyone's favorite girl from Alaska! You won't be disappointed!

Amazing album from Jewel
This is an amazing new album from Jewel. Alot of people have slated it because she's gone too dancy and left her folky roots. Thats totally untrue because for a start the most of the tracks are soft rock rather than dance with folk elements, therefore going just a bit further than the direction her previous album "This Way" went in. 0203 is heartfelt and look out for the slower songs such as 2 Become 1 and Becoming. They will take you away. Sweet Temptation is faster yet equally mesmerising with great lyrics. The album is very feel good, just listen to Run 2 You and Doin' Fine, and has alot of variety. There's the political America and Haunted which as an Evanesence feel to it. Theres really a song for everyone and you should get it if you like female soft rock with a twist!

****Jewel Now Sparkles****
Awesome!!!!!!! I kept listening to it over and over (and still do!) Intuition, 2 find U, America, and Stand were my definate 10/10 songs. The rest were all 9 1/2 /10. You will love this album. I didn't care much about her folk songs,but this is my favorite album in the world!!! I love how she is realistic with her songs, EXMPL: America- she tells it how it is, Stand- "Mothers weep, children sleep, so much violence ends in silence." Awesome!!!!!!!

Different yet the same!
I was hesitant to buy this album because I hadn't heard too many good things about it. For one, the Amazon.com review said, "Why pick on a girl for taking a chance?" Why would anyone pick on her? This is a great album that takes her Jewelness to a new level. Her lyrics, while mostly pertaining to love, are still hers in the sense that she puts poetic thought into them. She also has some great message-bearing songs, and then just some fun ones with no need for substance!

"Stand" is the first song and is a great way to kick off the album. It talks about the sadness of the world we live in, how some poor people spend money on drugs and alcohol, there's a lot of violence, and other horrible things. She also mentions how we can come together and make a change!

I really liked "2 Find U" because it talked about the problems of relationships. Though there are mistakes that we make with our boyfriend or girlfriend, we have two choices when fights or things like that happen: 1) we can let the pain win and walk away forever, or 2) we can give eachother a clean slate & start over. Jewel asks for a clean slate in this song, it's very bittersweet.

Her voice is so cutesy in "Fragile Heart," it's funny! She uses simple sentences and the childlike sound of her voice makes it amusing to me: "If you want my heart, you have to promise not to tear it apart, 'cause my heart has been hurt a lot." It's a cautionary song letting someone know she's had lots of pain in the past and doesn't want that now.

I must say that "Haunted" gave me goosebumps when I first heard it, and still does!!! Though Jewel's liner notes say it's about a stalker (which makes sense if you look at the lyrics), I like to think it's a very dark song about someone who Jewel wants revenge against. She describes how she will "come to you in the still of the night" and "crush you with the burden of sight." The music is very creepy and slick, adding to the frightful feel of the song. There's also a little clock ticking in the background, making it all the more paranoid and intense! Remind me not to make her mad! :-)

"Yes U Can" is a song that really doesn't have much meat to it lyrically, but is very fun to listen to! It describes a club scene with cowboys and 'naughty girls.' It's tongue-in-cheek I think, kind of playing on words and stuff. Very good song!

I think "America" might be my favorite song on this album. It talks about the imperfections of our country, from the fact that our president wants us to 'shed blood in the name of liberty' to the deteriorating quality of TV shows. She doesn't just blast America, though, she admits that although she wants to change it she wouldn't leave it if she could.

Yes, Jewel's sound is altered here on this electronic album. But don't think it's crap because of that; like I said, in my opinion it enhances her greatness. Though there are some very computerized songs, there are also ones that are closer to her acoustic style on "This Way." I would strongly encourage every Jewel fan to give this album an honest listen! I think it'll be worth it!
Why pick on a girl for taking a chance? After experiencing flagging sales, Jewel has become proactive and given herself a cosmetic and artistic makeover. But 0304 isn't the winsome thrush's first leap into the unknown. Hiring Shakira producer Lester A. Mendez to give her solemn, folksy songs a pop sheen and some dance beats isn't as radical as starring as a Civil War widow in an Ang Lee film. Besides it's a lot more interesting to hear her squeeze her chaste, malleable soprano around an accordion solo in the futuristic namedropping fable "Intuition" or her voice a beat-driven condemnation of the George W. Bush regime on "America" to see her sashaying on the silver screen in those tight bodices and hoop skirts. Although she has changed the very structure and sound of her songs, Jewel's undeniable talent shines through. She still has a way with words and her voice is remains as pure as an Alaskan stream. --Jaan Uhelszki
Eagerly awaited fifth album sees the multi-platinum singer/songwriter once again expanding her ever-diverse musical palette. Co-Produced by Lester Mendez (known for his work with such artists as Enrique Iglesias and Shakira) and Jewel herself, 0304 features a hypnotic fusion of sounds - melding pop, rock, folk, and dance with her uniquely personal lyrical style and musical authenticity. This limited edition includes a collectable card unlocking access to behind-the-scenes footage, previously unreleased live performance videos and more. Atlantic. 2003.