Well, Steve, I had a feeling I might be hearing from you after I re-read the thread and saw your comments on "Time Out of Mind" in the first post. Thanks for counting to ten and breathing deeply before answering! Tell me more; what do you like about the lyrics? Are there certain songs on it that you especially like? It certainly has a strong mood to it, and I LIKE the mood (I'm listening to it right now, you'll be happy to know). But my impression of the words is that they are somehow careless; to me that's not the same thing as "artistic license." On the other hand, maybe the more relaxed feeling of the words is what helps establish the mood. I WANT to like it. We've got common ground in Emmy Lou and Sinead (I go through phases where I really can't listen to anything but Emmy Lou). So talk me into it! Margaret