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[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.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by John Run

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.

Certainly it enjoyed more critical success than the first two albums. Why it failed commercially had little to do with people passing on its content and more to do with them just not knowing the darn thing was out there.

I wonder if Lindsey thought that way when he didn't include it in the UTS setlist. Did he think we wouldn't miss the songs because they didn't sell? If so, I'd like to give him a good talking to.

Michele

[AliceLover]

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.

Gift Of Screws is an excellent collection of songs. Go Insane, Law & Order, and Under the Skin- in that order (Lindsey monkeyed with some of the UTS songs unnecessarily)

I don't think Ive ever heard anyone say that before....