An incredibly good album from an artist who would eventually reject their own pop ambitions. Speaking of career rejections, her singing style reminds me of David Sylvian in how her voice conveys depth and drama so effortlessly.
They took the groove, texture, and anguish from Korn and used it to make an album better than God's Country. The drums sound like they were recorded in a boxing ring. Great album.
A snarl of an album that sounds a lot like ambition limited by its production quality. It’s synth-pop with a dingy denim jacket that smells like desperation and cigarettes. While Depeche Mode leaned into sounding vulnerable yet detached, Trent Reznor sounds absolutely pathetic (complimentary) all over this album. It rules!
Dream Theater at the start of their me-too metal phase, losing sight of their direction as a prog-metal band. The songs are laughably angsty and the album is running on fumes by the end.
I wouldn’t recommend this album over It’s My Life. Mark Hollis doesn’t sound entirely genuine, like he’s working out what type of music he wants to write but isn’t confident in any of the compositions that ended up on the record. Their next couple of albums are so much better.