I went see Sheryl Crow live at the Manchester Apollo on Tuesday night. She was a big influence on me during my teenage years whilst i was at college, my friend Ruth and i used to cover several of her songs when we performed at our local open mike! I feel Sheryl kinda lost her way of late, when she was going through her 'Soak Up the Sun' phase of writing dumb pop songs that were pure drivvel in comparison to the sharp and edgy material of her first three records. I think her recent material (going through a motown phase) is coming back into alignment with who she really is.