Customer Reviews

Never Enough

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This cd is EXCELLENT, as are most of Melissa Etheredges cd's. Both upbeat tunes like "Must be Crazy for me" and slower songs like " Keep It Precious" make up her third album "Never Enough" I would DEFINATELY reccomend this cd to anyone looking to listen to a very geniune artist. Buy this cd, buy her new one, buy them all and complete your Etheridge collection.

This cd is so different from her others, but at the same time it still reveals Melissa's creativity. This is a more "serious", I guess you could say, cd, in the sense that she talks a lot about being a lesbian and how it can affect your life. "The Boy Feels Strange" is a perfect example of this. I still believe that it's worth buying even though it's not your typical rockin Melissa. My favorite though has to be "Keep it Precious", it talks of a love that has to be forgotten, but she still wants them to take care... how sweet is that!!!

I think that Dance Without Sleeping is, without a doubt, Melissa's best song ever. It was featured on the movie, "GI Jane" and I haven't a clue why it was never released. If you enjoy Melissa Etheridge's music, you will find this a great song to own.

I genuinely like every song on this CD, and yet nothing quite measures up to the songs I love on Brave and Crazy. Ain't It Heavy, 2001 and Must Be Crazy For Me and The Letting Go are my favorites -- the only songs that tend to make he hit repeat. The piano work on The Letting Go truly is gorgeous, and Melissa's voice is perfect for the song. Crazy For Me has a great beat, and it's a interesting sound. Love that there are some all out rockers on here, too. As much as I like that Etheridge experimented with this album, and I admire her for doing so, the album doesn't come together as a whole -- it feels a bit disjointed. That said, the worst of Melissa Etheridge is better than the best of some other singers. It's still worth getting if you're a fan, it just likely won't turn you into a Melissa fan if you aren't one now.

Some very beautiful songs on here that should be included if there ever put together a best of disc.

Should include:
Ain't It Heavy
Dance Without Sleeping
Keep It Precious
the Letting Go
It's For You.

Worth picking up, hetero or not.

Now that we have the advantage of hindsight it seems clear that "Never Enough" was basically an album where Melissa Etheridge went into a cocoon. I mean, think about it. Here first two albums enjoyed some success and basically mined what gold there was to be had from the first stage of her career when she played in small clubs. So there is a sense in which "Never Enough" is an exploration of her options. Certainly there is more musical diversity on this album than any of the others we have seen from her to date, from the solo piano on "The Letting Go" to the industrial percussion on "2001." But while the music may be more diverse the focus of the lyrics is the same soul-baring, personal exploration of interpersonal pain that has always inspired Etheridge's best work; see especially "The Boy Feels Strange" and "It's For You." Admittedly, "Never Enough" is the Melissa Etheridge album that I listen to the least, but like all of her others I like it more each time I listen to it.

To all previous reviewers; God only knows why the average rating for this album woudl be only 4 stars. I suggest you listen to it more often! Though virtually all Melissa Etheridge albums are of a very high level, this one clearly stands out in my opinion as the best she has made so far, due to the consistently high musical and emotional level of the songs on this album. Whereas her other albums tend to have several outstanding songs, but often also several less noteworthy ones, this whole album is excellent. Personally, I would also consider 'Keep it precious' for the title best pop-rock song (composition) ever. (Another one on my list for that title would be Bonnie Raitt's '(Goin') Wild For You Baby', to add some perspective.)

Melissa Etheridge is one of a kind. Phenominal in every way as a singer, song writer, musician, performer, human rights activist, role model, and lesbian. Never Enough has insight foresight and hindsight if you read between the lines. Somewhat autobiographical continuing the journey that you hope doesn't end. The cd rocks, so does M.E.! ;)

Here Melissa tried to do something a little different. Incorporating dance beats was a risky move from an emerging rocker,but somehow, in my opinion it worked. This is Melissa having fun and it really shows. You must be crazy for me and Meet me in The back are just total fun, but she wrote two of her most beautiful songs on this album as well; The Letting Go and Keep it Precious. A great album, largely dissed by the critics. What a shame, because it was only a glimpse of what was yet to come.

ouch... okay, first of all i have to state that in my opinion, melissa is THE greatest rock singer in recent history. there is no one with a more awesome voice and knack for lyrics. HOWEVER, "Never Enough" was THE worst cd she's ever released. i would have only given it 1 star but "Ain't it Heavy" deserved one all by itself. Don't get me wrong, Melissa's the greatest female rock singer since Janis Joplin and every home should own piles of her records but my advice would be to purchase a different one.