Melissa Etheridge - Brave and Crazy (1989)
Artist: Melissa Etheridge
Title: Brave and Crazy
Year Of Release: 1989
Label: Island Records
Genre: Rock, Heartland Rock, Blues Rock, Singer-Songwriter
Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (image, .cue, log)
Total Time: 45:56
Total Size: 116/301 Mb (covers)
WebSite: Album Preview
Title: Brave and Crazy
Year Of Release: 1989
Label: Island Records
Genre: Rock, Heartland Rock, Blues Rock, Singer-Songwriter
Quality: Mp3 320 / Flac (image, .cue, log)
Total Time: 45:56
Total Size: 116/301 Mb (covers)
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:
01. No Souvenirs 04:34
02. Brave And Crazy 04:38
03. You Used To Love To Dance 05:35
04. The Angels 04:40
05. You Can Sleep While I Drive 03:16
06. Testify 04:29
07. Let Me Go 03:57
08. My Back Door 04:25
09. Skin Deep 03:12
10. Royal Station 4/16 07:09
Not a trace of the dreaded sophomore curse was to be found on Melissa Etheridge's second album. On Brave and Crazy, the throaty singer/guitarist/composer is slightly more reflective than on her first release, but no less confident. Nor is she is any less rootsy. Etheridge's earthiness is a large part of her appeal, and she uses it most advantageously on the gutsy rockers "Skin Deep" and "Let Me Go," as well as more reflective pieces such as "Testify," "You Used to Love to Dance" and "You Can Sleep While I Drive" (which, like a lot of Bruce Springsteen's songs, equates long drives with freedom and liberation). As introspective as things get on this CD, Etheridge never becomes wimpy or self-pitying. For all its vulnerability, Brave and Crazy is the work of someone who comes across as a survivor.