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...advanced dissipation that it comes as a surprise to hear him here, on his second solo album, in a mood that veers dangerously close to relaxed. Kind of a nice surprise at that. Main Offender (Virgin) offers 10 jaunty cuts. Richards does a pretty good job on a ballad -- yes, a ballad -- called Eileen. There is also a spiffy, slow-tempo reggae number, Words of Wonder, and a neat one-two punch of reflections on compromised love, Hate It When You Leave and Runnin' Too Deep. Some folks, as they say, go to hell in a hand basket. If Richards...
...musical numbers are similarly fashioned. They are a cycle of very different styles, comprising a virtual history of traditional American music, from folk ("The Ballad of Booth") to Souza ("How I Saved Roosevelt") to Bubblegum Pop ("Unworthy of Your Love...
...ethereal ballad Blood of Eden (with Sinead O'Connor singing backup) uses biblical references to emphasize Gabriel's hunger for spiritual and sexual union. The up-tempo Steam, featuring a funky, pumping bass line and brass blasts, teems with sexual energy, as Gabriel lusts for a woman who is "turning up the heat...
...ever heard from R.E.M. The first is "Everybody Hurts," a moving waltz that exceeds even Simon and Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and James Taylor's rendition of "You've Got a Friend" on the sentimental scale. Stipe's voice is surprisingly sweet and steady in this inspiring ballad: "When you feel like letting go/When you think you've had too much/Of this life/Hang on." A little sappy? Yes. But with Stipe's masterful voice, swirling strings and rich guitars, it's a powerful song nevertheless...
Singer-bassist Kim Gordon is at her irreverent best in the pulsating "Shoot" and "Swimsuit Issue." In the later, a loud ballad condemning sexual harrassment, Gordon squeals "I ain't giving you head/In a sunset bungalow" before belting out a dozen women's names and eerily murmuring "I'm swimming...