Re: Playing the numbers

[dlangs@sunstroke.sdsu.edu (Derek Langsford)]

Allen Brunson (brunson@techcontrol.com) wrote:
: Robert --

: >  As for "The Sensual World", probably I'm in a minority, but the
: > title song is the only thing on the whole album worth listening to,
: > I think.  "Heads We're Dancing" and "Deeper Understanding" are just
: > plain silly--I mean, songs about dating Hitler and falling in love
: > with your computer? No, thanks. But the title song is worth the
: > price of the album--one of the most purely sexual songs ever written,
: > without being obvious and sleazy.  "Mmh, yessssssss!"

: Man, I've ALWAYS thought that.  TSW starts out so well; you think, Geez, 
: Kate's really grown up a lot since the last album, then it's all 
: downhill from there.  Personally I'm always really embarrassed for her 
: when I hear "Deeper Understanding."  If she's really THAT clueless about 
: computers, she shouldn't be writing about them.  TSW is in my opinion 
: easily the worst Kate album.

I would also have to agree.  It opens very well, "The Fog" I never could
get into (one of Kate's overly-contrived ballads) but "Love and Anger" picks
up the pace and puts the album back on track.  Then it's hit or miss with 
too many misses to make this a good album.  While we have one of Kate's 
greatest songs in "This Woman's Work" there's also one I consider her worst -
"Between a Man and a Woman" (what was she thinking).  "Heads" does seem silly
but I can understand "Deeper Understanding" even though it is a little weak.
"Never Be Mine" is a throwaway too which when back to back with "Between a 
Man and Woman" almost has me hitting the skip button on the CD player.  I'm
happy that one can program songs out with CD technology. 

I think you could make one great album from the songs off TSW and TRS.  
Instead both are deminished by the lesser tracks.  I must admit my 
excitement for Kate has wained since TSW.  It will take a return to form 
for me to get every CD single she puts out in the future.  They were 
notably weak for the TRS singles.  

All this is IMHO of course.

Derek
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Derek H. Langsford                               dlangs@sunstroke.sdsu.edu 
Dept. of Biology                                 Tel. (619) 594 2885
San Diego State University                     
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