Intensely spiritual, it burns with anger, passion and a fragile beauty. Opening with a call to arms by feminist writer Germaine Greer, the album then moves into the sultry groove of "Fire On Babylon", O'Connor's chilling song about her experience of child abuse.
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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelChrysalis Records / Ensign/Chrysalis
EAN0724383054923
eBay Product ID (ePID)3943350
Product Key Features
LanguageEnglish
Era1990s
Run Time3170 Sec
Release Year1994
FormatCD
FeaturesStudio Recording
GenrePop, Alternative, Rock
TypeAlbum
ArtistSinéad O'connor
Release TitleUniversal Mother
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
Recording ModeStereo
DistributionEmi Operations/Ceva Logistics
Number of Tracks14
Country/Region of ManufactureNetherlands, Ireland
Reviews"...O'connor Has Leaned Into the Region of Sadness Before, but Never like This...", Highly Recommended - "...There isn't much howling rage here....Instead, UNIVERSAL MOTHER is like the aftermath of a disastrous storm--a muted, water-soaked landscape full of dazed survivors surveying the wreckage...", 3.5 Stars - "...It wobbles between being an awful record and a remarkable one, and maybe that's why it works. It swings so wildly that it never sinks into that deathly muddy middle ground...", "...she cleverly probes the contradiction between mother-worshiping and mother-blaming...she has the zeal of religious fervor behind her--although she's primarily interested in healing and love..." - Rating: B+, 8 - Excellent - "...Pour yourself a stiff drink; UNIVERSAL MOTHER is a heavy-going journey to the edge of Hell, a cathartic purging of demons and fears, and an emotionally naked artifact...", 4 Stars - Excellent - "...the bottom line is that, despite everything, Sinead O'Connor is decidedly gifted..."