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...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...
...Natalie Merchant's voice is anything but harsh and grating. In their latest album, Our Time in Eden, Maniacs effectively blends Merchant's soothing voice with powerful drums, guitar and keyboards to produce a chilling sound...
...Time In Eden combines both the fast-paced airy songs typical of In My Tribe with darker, stronger tracks like "Noah's Dove" and "How You've Grown." While the lyrics and messages of the songs are similar to In My Tribe, the pervading feeling of Our Time In Eden is of a more mature 10,000 Maniacs...
...effort to maintain a level of poetry in their lyrics, 10,000 Maniacs sometimes revert to weak, airy lines. In the title track, "Eden," the band gets a bit too caught up in the garden's imagery: "Willing to grow but rains are shallow/ Barren and wind-scattered seed on stone and dry land/ We will be/ Waiting for the light arisen to flood inside the prison...
...liked In My Tribe for its stirring lyrics and ethereal sound, or if you didn't because it seemed too poppy, in either case you'll like Our Time In Eden's blend of 10,000 Maniacs' prior light sound and new-found maturity...