Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Unfortunately boring

I'm beginning to believe that Mr. Earle has gotten himself into a rut that he is not sure how to get out of. This insightful singer-songwriter seems to be pioneering no new ground for himself and, expecially if you've been a fan of his earlier albums, listerners will find the same themes raked over again and again. Strident advocates of a cause always run the danger of becoming pretentious or, and this can be just as bad for their agenda, so expected as to become boring - we've heard it all before and it was better the first few times around. I think Mr. Earle is far too sincere to be consciously pretentious but all artists can become too much of themselves in their presentations. Having said that, if you like his voice and arrangements, you will like this CD, even with all the familiarity. I'm probably undermarking this CD because of my disappointment as a fan - take a listen for yourself and see what you think but try before you buy to avoid your own disappointment.