favorite songs

[John Run]

Originally Posted by LukeA

But for two or three songs, Out of The Cradle is one big gigantic steaming pile. A few additional songs sound decent live, but the rest is just overbaked dreck. There's a reason why its STILL his biggest commercial failure, folks.

I rarely reply to much anymore, but the above statement made me so angry, so filled with vitriol, that could not wait to attack my keyboard and dispatch a response.

Out of the Cradle is one of my 10 favorite albums of all time. A collection of songs that hang together in such a cohesive manner, that all the songs seemlessly flow together like pages in a well-written story. No need to change the running order ever on this one.

Commercial failure, sure. However, it was beloved by many, including Rolling Stone who gave it 4 stars and Stereo Review who made it their Critics Choice of the Month.