It's a Journey...

This is probably my favorite album of all time.

I must admit that I wasn't very impressed with the whole Dawson's Creek "Where Have all the Cowboys Gone" thing. They played the song over and over, and it probably made people lose interest in Paula. Plus, why the heck would they have used that song about the strength of women for Dawson's Creek? Anyway, that's a whole different story.

I was going through a breakup when I decided to try this album. It helped. It helped very, very much. This album starts with anger and sadness all rolled into one. The first song, "This Fire" tells of a women who felt opressed just by being a woman since she was young, but she is discovering the real "her". Then comes the overplayed "theme" for Dawson's....(I like the song, just don't care for the whole Dawson's thing obviously!). I think the song that helped me the best was "Throwing Stones". I can see how someone could listen to the song and feel like the anger that she reveals is superficial...but if you've ever been in a situation as the one in that song, you FEEL it SO much. I felt so elated when I heard this, and was happy to leave the guy I was dating afterward. Because it all just made sense. I won't go on to all the feminist issues, but I think this album is perfect for any woman who has, at one point in her life, felt oppressed by a man. It's such a wonderful feeling to listen to this album and feel liberated from that hurt.

I'm not going to go into all of the songs, but one brilliant track is "Hush, Hush, Hush" with an appearance from Peter Gabriel. He is the perfect match for that song.