TINA TURNER
Twenty Four Seven (Virgin)
Reviewed by John Sekerka

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With a slinky backbeat the Dorian Grey of pop asserts herself as the ageless queen of torch song on the inevitable MOR hit "All The Woman". But as we all know MOR is really less. Long gone are the days when Tina cracked the whip, and soon, the days of witnessing her highness strut maniacally across a stage in her five inch spikes will be too. Recordings will go on, but the live show is headed for retirement. Too bad on both accounts. What is supposedly a stab at her Cher "comeback" record, Tina slips onto the electronic dancefloor with the discoey "When The Heartache is Over" - an opus so full of contrived hooks it sounds like an overworked remix. Still, Tina's voice is a potent weapon, and more importantly she looks mahvelous (never mind the blurry close-ups). In my dreams she'd dig back a little into Ike's catalogue and put some much needed fire back into commercial radio. Instead Tina decides to age gracefully. I can just see the envious looks between Tina and Cher being passed back and forth at the old diva's home.

© 2000 - John Sekerka