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O'Connor makes it worth the price, Oct 17 2003

This is an excellent soundtrack to grace the upcoming Cate Blanchette vehicle, 'Veronica Guerin,' which chronicles the true-crime story of the film's namesake heroine -- an intrepid Irish reporter who tackles the Emerald Isle Mafia in an attempt to get the ultimate story...and tragically loses her life. I realize this is a bit of a spoiler, but if the film details all of Ms. Guerin's incredible adventures while on her *way* to death, then the film will be superb. Let's face it, anything Cate Blanchette touches with her thespian wand is turned into some form of gold. The same applies to this wonderful soundtrack: any project Sinead O'Connor deems worthy enough to lend her archangelic pipes… Read more

Heartfelt and Evocative, Oct 16 2003

More than a typical romance, 'Come Back, My Love' has a poignant, memoir-ish dynamic. The plot is certainly hopping with steamy action from all of the chief characters -- Dean Borden, Lizbeth, Gillian, Jesse, et al. -- but there are challenging moments here as well. Moreover, the flow of the work is one that encourages the reader to look beneath the various social "sketches" and confront the reflective quality of the writing.There are lush, dark secrets here. Set in the lovely Carmel Valley region of Northern California, the story takes the reader through the distraught, hot, and sometimes overwrought lives of several local denizens. The protagonist is one Rex Borden, Dean of a… Read more

Finally, Sep 10 2003

A generally sparkling compilation from one of country music's most mercurial artists. Colter emerged in the 60s on the arm of Duane Eddy and later married "outlaw" Waylon Jennings. But it wasn't until her single "I'm Not Lisa" became a million-selling country/pop smash in 1975 that she became a superstar. Colter's style was always "confessional" music -- very observant and poetic, and usually about the travails of loving a difficult man. Yet her lyrics were incisive and defiant at times, her delivery vulnerable or aggressive, depending upon her message.

For at least a couple of years in the mid-seventies, Colter was one of country music's biggest selling artists -- male or female. Her… Read more