Okay, O'Connor is not my fav-- but Paul makes a great case for her:
Yes, Sinéad O'Connor is angry. One might think her anger
would increase her chances for being inducted into the Rock Hall, but the HoF
Foundation seems much more comfortable with angry young men than angry women of
any age. O'Connor is also crazy, but craziness, as Adrienne Rich explained, is
a natural response when we are lied to by the people we trust. What critics
sometimes ignore is that O'Connor is as earnest as she is talented. She
continues to search for sanity, peace, meaning. And her search has produced
beautiful music in varied genres for three decades. I still get chills when I
listen to "The Lion and the Cobra" and "Throw Down Your
Arms." On dark days I still listen to "Faith and Courage." Sinéad
O'Connor's music never gets old:
(click to hear)
And this: "Black Boys on Mopeds"
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