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Sinead O'Connor
's debut,
The Lion and the Cobra
, was a sensation upon its 1987 release, and it remains a distinctive record, finding a major talent striving to achieve her own voice. Like many debuts, it's entirely possible to hear her influences, from
Peter Gabriel
to
Prince
and contemporary
rap
, but what's striking about the record is how she synthesizes these into her own sound -- an eerie, expansive sound heavy on atmosphere and tortured passion. If the album occasionally sinks into its own atmospheric murk a little too often, she pulls everything back into focus with songs as bracing as the hard-rocking
"Mandinka"
or the sexy
hip-hop
of
"I Want Your (Hands on Me)."
Still, those ethereal soundscapes are every bit as enticing as the direct material, since
"Troy,"
"Jackie,"
and
"Jerusalem"
are compelling because of their hushed, quiet intensity. It's not a perfect album, since it can succumb to uneven pacing, but it's a thoroughly impressive debut -- and it's all the more impressive when you realize she only topped it with its immediate successor, before losing all focus. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
's debut,
The Lion and the Cobra
, was a sensation upon its 1987 release, and it remains a distinctive record, finding a major talent striving to achieve her own voice. Like many debuts, it's entirely possible to hear her influences, from
Peter Gabriel
to
Prince
and contemporary
rap
, but what's striking about the record is how she synthesizes these into her own sound -- an eerie, expansive sound heavy on atmosphere and tortured passion. If the album occasionally sinks into its own atmospheric murk a little too often, she pulls everything back into focus with songs as bracing as the hard-rocking
"Mandinka"
or the sexy
hip-hop
of
"I Want Your (Hands on Me)."
Still, those ethereal soundscapes are every bit as enticing as the direct material, since
"Troy,"
"Jackie,"
and
"Jerusalem"
are compelling because of their hushed, quiet intensity. It's not a perfect album, since it can succumb to uneven pacing, but it's a thoroughly impressive debut -- and it's all the more impressive when you realize she only topped it with its immediate successor, before losing all focus. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Sinead O'Connor
's debut,
The Lion and the Cobra
, was a sensation upon its 1987 release, and it remains a distinctive record, finding a major talent striving to achieve her own voice. Like many debuts, it's entirely possible to hear her influences, from
Peter Gabriel
to
Prince
and contemporary
rap
, but what's striking about the record is how she synthesizes these into her own sound -- an eerie, expansive sound heavy on atmosphere and tortured passion. If the album occasionally sinks into its own atmospheric murk a little too often, she pulls everything back into focus with songs as bracing as the hard-rocking
"Mandinka"
or the sexy
hip-hop
of
"I Want Your (Hands on Me)."
Still, those ethereal soundscapes are every bit as enticing as the direct material, since
"Troy,"
"Jackie,"
and
"Jerusalem"
are compelling because of their hushed, quiet intensity. It's not a perfect album, since it can succumb to uneven pacing, but it's a thoroughly impressive debut -- and it's all the more impressive when you realize she only topped it with its immediate successor, before losing all focus. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
's debut,
The Lion and the Cobra
, was a sensation upon its 1987 release, and it remains a distinctive record, finding a major talent striving to achieve her own voice. Like many debuts, it's entirely possible to hear her influences, from
Peter Gabriel
to
Prince
and contemporary
rap
, but what's striking about the record is how she synthesizes these into her own sound -- an eerie, expansive sound heavy on atmosphere and tortured passion. If the album occasionally sinks into its own atmospheric murk a little too often, she pulls everything back into focus with songs as bracing as the hard-rocking
"Mandinka"
or the sexy
hip-hop
of
"I Want Your (Hands on Me)."
Still, those ethereal soundscapes are every bit as enticing as the direct material, since
"Troy,"
"Jackie,"
and
"Jerusalem"
are compelling because of their hushed, quiet intensity. It's not a perfect album, since it can succumb to uneven pacing, but it's a thoroughly impressive debut -- and it's all the more impressive when you realize she only topped it with its immediate successor, before losing all focus. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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