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Title: Cyndi in pensive, moody spirits
Review: Turns out Cyndi Lauper's true '90's colors were black & white(epitomized by this album's photography)and the music seems equally forlorn. She's cynical on the autobiographical "Product of Misery", sentimental on "Who Let in the Rain", frisky on "Feels Like Christmas" but reflective for the sad nostalgia of "Sally's Pigeons", angry on "Broken Glass", and finally world-conscious on "A Part Hate". It's a heady mix of emotions, mostly in dark shades, but the subtle hip-hop arrangements and influences keep it bubbling, and the production is first-rate. No real stand-out songs, but "Stars" works as a full-bodied piece(perhaps that's why there were no hit singles). As always, Cyndi gives her all. She's never half-hearted: she bleets, she bleeds, she's stormy, she's fiery, she's sad. She's anything but coy. Fans will love it. 'B+'
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