It’s okay when you bought the vinyl. The first half (A-side) is pretty consistent, solid, dynamic. It was a heavy and more bombastic sound with a sensé of urgency, and the songs suited his voice and also worked as a group. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said of the second half (the B-side), which strikes me as totally onfocused and wea, with the exception of Israel which manages to close thé album brilliantly.
And the same goes for thé deluxe version: the 3 additional songs are intriguing and the Chaîne Gang cover is fun, but the other covers are really for thé diehards that want a recorded version of every song he ever sang. I am not one of those.
The lyrics have often been the target of criticis Perhaps some songs (like bury or Israël) were misunderstood, but the attacks on those in power and the mainstream media were at times borderline childish (like in all the young people, my love, police). And then there was the explicit references to gay sex in 3 songs, which made me miss the more implicit and poetic descriptions of the earlier days.
And the same goes for thé deluxe version: the 3 additional songs are intriguing and the Chaîne Gang cover is fun, but the other covers are really for thé diehards that want a recorded version of every song he ever sang. I am not one of those.
The lyrics have often been the target of criticis Perhaps some songs (like bury or Israël) were misunderstood, but the attacks on those in power and the mainstream media were at times borderline childish (like in all the young people, my love, police). And then there was the explicit references to gay sex in 3 songs, which made me miss the more implicit and poetic descriptions of the earlier days.
