MOOPY ALBUM SYNC LISTEN - Sinéad O'Connor - Universal Mother - Monday 06/07 20:00

[EuroTischion]

Hello!

For the next Sunday chilled album we're going to 1994 for Sinéad O'Connor's fourth album 'Universal Mother'

I know nothing of her apart from Nothing Compares 2 U and everything I've tried to listen to doesn't go in at all. In fact, I'm sure I've got her Greatest Hits on my iTunes, but god knows when I last heard any of it.

Wikipedia has been very informative. The article is one line: "Universal Mother is the fourth album by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor." So there you go fact fans!

The chart positions aren't great for this - assume this was after the Pope incident? Let's see if we think it was unfairly maligned.

Released: September 1994
Reached: UK #19, US #36

 

[lolly smitten-downes]

I mean it's quite chilled in places. But resolutely NOT in others.

FIRE!!!!

 

[EuroTischion]

Looking forward to hearing what she considers a perfect Indian on track 8. She strikes me as a veggie Vindaloo gal and cauliflower bhaji kind of gal.

 

[Suomi]

"Fire on Babylon" is in my top 40 songs ever, it's just extraordinary.

 

[lolly smitten-downes]

"Fire on Babylon" is in my top 40 songs ever, it's just extraordinary.

I've found the 13 minute version (not available on Spotify, I believe) to be more effective than primal screaming.

 

[jyxz]

The 13 minute remix is pure art.

The album closer is also near perfection.

 

[lolly smitten-downes]

Phil Coulter who co-produced the album, has co-written four UK #1 singles: Puppet On A String, Congratulations, Back Home and Forever And Ever.

That gives no indication of the album at all. In fact it's quite the headfuck.

 

[lolly smitten-downes]

And he also wrote the song 'Scorn Not His Simplicity' about his son who had Down's Syndrome and died in early childhood.

 

[jyxz]

how have I never heard her version of Chiquitita before!?

 

[jyxz]

I've found the 13 minute version (not available on Spotify, I believe) to be more effective than primal screaming.

Its on Spotify as a track on Thank you for hearing me single

 

[GALA]

Oh god, track 7 is brutal in its beauty.

 

[lolly smitten-downes]

Its on Spotify as a track on Thank you for hearing me single

Oh yes - it confused me as that's a different cover to the CD single I have. I thought it was an edit.

 

[jyxz]

While her shaved head was initially an assertion against traditional views of women, years later, O'Connor said she had begun to grow her hair back, but that after being asked if she was Enya, O'Connor shaved it off again.

 

[EuroTischion]

I had no idea we had Sinéad fans! Hopefully this should be a good listen.

For those who are inclined:

 

[lolly smitten-downes]

I'm wondering now if I Do Not Want What I Have Not Got may have been an easier choice. But what the hell, here we are.

 

[BoysForSeles]

A Perfect Indian makes my mum cry. I might consider looking emotional to it after too much wine but wouldn’t cry. I can never decide if this or I Do Not Want... is my favourite album of hers.

 

[VoRonika]

Could we maybe bump this up so it doesn't clash with Moopyvision please?

 

[Baby Allasagna]

Me getting excited thinking it's Sinitta > me after opening the thread.

 

[EuroTischion]

Could we maybe bump this up so it doesn't clash with Moopyvision please?

Didn't realise you were doing that tonight. I guess this can be on Monday and I'll move the Tuesday one to Wednesday

 

[VoRonika]

Or you could just do this an hour earlier maybe?

Thanks, and sorry!

 

[EuroTischion]

Or you could just do this an hour earlier maybe?

Thanks, and sorry!

I think I'll stick to Monday. Don't think there's anything happening that night on Moopy so should be fine!

 

[EuroTischion]

Reminder this is tonight. Are you ready to GET DOWNNNNN!

Oh RED ONE!

 

[Poor SertAg (39)]

Very not here for this. Generally can't stand her.

 

[EuroTischion]

Very not here for this. Generally can't stand her.

I don't think I can either, but I'm giving it a go. I reserve my right to switch off after 1 track.

 

[lolly smitten-downes]

I don't think I can either, but I'm giving it a go. I reserve my right to switch off after 1 track.

Given the first one is not a track at all, permission denied until after 2 tracks.

 

[EuroTischion]

Given the first one is not a track at all, permission denied until after 2 tracks.

Agreed.

 

[lolly smitten-downes]

Sorry gang, but I'm not going to be around for it. I may just about make it home from work to be able to listen to it properly, but I'm not going to be in the mood for it even if I am.

 

[Iguana]

One minute to go

I get the feeling it will not be very FULL in here

 

[EuroTischion]

Oh for fucks sake is this GERMAINE GREER!

 

[Iguana]

I thought this was music not the news

 

[EuroTischion]

Spotify should really come with a WARNING

 

[Iguana]

HAPPY START

 

[Suomi]

Omg can’t wait to read the reactions to FAMINE

 

[Iguana]

I enjoyed Fire on Babylon

 

[EuroTischion]

Omg can’t wait to read the reactions to FAMINE

I'm not sure we'll be getting that far I did like Fire Over Babylon! Not sure why theasyer volume has completely dropped for this next track

 

[Iguana]

This sounds a bit like an REM song

 

[Iguana]

My Darling Child: ok this is a bit shit.

 

[EuroTischion]

I got stuck in a TERFy rant on Twitter. Yeah bit weird to be going from a screamathon to lullaby to actual kiddy singing in the space of minutes

 

[Suomi]

I would sing Fire on Babylon as my save-me song

 

[Iguana]

This got quite boring quite quickly