(Sony)
Part of my 2002 Top Ten list as published by Neumu on Jan 17, 2003
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Sure, it’s got its overly mauldin bits, and too much earnestness can weigh on a soul, but luckily, Bruce knows that, so he balances it with soul workouts like “Mary’s Place.” And, as always, what he’s saying is more ambiguous than you might assume: why else would his “dream of life” image on the title track — that catfish dancin’ at the end of his line — actually be an image of death?
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