tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274602978151973604.post2068843148896388421..comments2024-01-07T06:24:51.616+00:00Comments on the widow's world: A Journey through Texas - Mothers Heavenoneexwidowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06574357521257043728noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274602978151973604.post-73530909816497061792023-06-30T12:59:52.678+01:002023-06-30T12:59:52.678+01:00Totally second the previous comment. To each their...Totally second the previous comment. To each their own obviously, as the other user said, but IMHO, if Southside was a fresh debut with a bold sound statement, Mothers Heaven was the next level of maturity in both writing and production and one of the best UK alt-rock albums of the 90s. Ricks Road was already quite tired and uninspired compared to it, and from then on it's all downhill into general pop of little - if any - relevance. Such a pity indeed because they had everything to become a classic alt-rock act, everything including one of the most outstanding female voices the UK has ever produced.<br />The good thing about music though is it outlasts its creators' inspiration (and life itself), so I'll always be grateful to Sharleen and friends for this masterpiece that still gives me goosebumps 30+ years down the road.Michelenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6274602978151973604.post-90831553725116757922020-01-16T04:47:09.332+00:002020-01-16T04:47:09.332+00:00Texas bailed on the their original sound which is ...Texas bailed on the their original sound which is a shame. Country blues with slide and reverb, after Rick's Road, it was all downhill, but to each their own. Mother's Heaven stands out over their first album due to the production quality and the variation in songs. Oddly enough, IMO< the best songs are the last 3----the classic haunting "Wrapped in Clothes of Blue", the stripped down country "Return" and the anthem closer "Walk The Dust" with it's incredible keyboard, haunting lyrics and exceptional, if not cut short, guitar solo at the end. Yes, it's true, if you like the Texas sound of the past years, you won't like Mother's Heaven----I'm just sad they couldn't find more commercial success with their original sound which was...a hybrid original.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com