Instruct: Classify a given Amazon review as either positive or negative.
Query: A disappointment

I first learned of Ron Sexsmith reading a newspaper article about today's lesser known singer/songwriters. I subsequently found this disc on a discount rack and bought it, without ever having heard any of Sexsmith's music.This mellow disc is full of simple songs with simple melodies. Many of the songs consist of Sexsmith's rather bland vocals over sparse background instruments. The songs are short, but with 14 of them, the disc seems very long. The songs, in my opinion, seem to run together to the point that they all start sounding the same. Individually, some of the songs are charming, but collectively, they don't do much for me.This is the kind of disc would be great if it's included in a 5-CD player on the "random play" function, allowing you to hear one or two songs off this CD before mixing in songs from other discs. As an entire album, however, I would prefer a wider variety of songs, as well as a more expressive and emotive vocalist.