Sinéad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
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Album Details: I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
- Release Date:
- 03/01/1990
- Label:
- Capitol
- UPC:
- 094632175922
User Reviews: I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
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O'Connor's Grammy winning opus
, January 18, 2008Reviewer:
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A masterpiece!
, April 21, 2001This is an excellent album that has a great sound and prolific lyrics, not to mention Sinead O
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| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got became Sinéad O'Connor's popular breakthrough on the strength of the stunning Prince cover "Nothing Compares 2 U," which topped the pop charts for a month. But even its remarkable intimacy wasn't adequate preparation for the harrowing confessionals that composed the majority of the album. Informed by her stormy relationship with drummer John Reynolds, who fathered O'Connor's first child before the couple broke up, I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got lays the singer's psyche startlingly and sometimes uncomfortably bare. The songs mostly address relationships with parents, children, and (especially) lovers, through which O'Connor weaves a stubborn refusal to be defined by anyone but herself. In fact, the album is almost too personal and cathartic to draw the listener in close, since O'Connor projects such turmoil and offers such specific detail. Her confrontational openness makes it easy to overlook O'Connor's musical versatility. Granted, not all of the music is as brilliantly audacious as "I Am Stretched on Your Grave," which marries a Frank O'Connor poem to eerie Celtic melodies and a James Brown "Funky Drummer" sample. But the album plays like a tour de force in its demonstration of everything O'Connor can do: dramatic orchestral ballads, intimate confessionals, catchy pop/rock, driving guitar rock, and protest folk, not to mention the nearly sixminute a cappella title track. What's consistent throughout is the frighteningly strong emotion O'Connor brings to bear on the material, while remaining sensitive to each piece's individual demands. Aside from being a brilliant album in its own right, I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got foreshadowed the rise of deeply introspective female singer/songwriters like Tori Amos and Sarah McLachlan, who were more traditionally feminine and connected with a wider audience. Which takes nothing away from anyone; if anything, it's evidence that, when on top of her game, O'Connor was a singular talent. Steve Huey, All Music Guide |
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Pros: You Must Want Everything She's Got
Cons: Almost Nothing
Aside from U2, The Corrs and Boyzone, Sinéad O'Connor is one of the musical exports Ireland is best known for, most especially in the field of alternative music.
In 1990, O'Connor released "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got" and boosted her to superstar status via her remake of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U". By April of the same year, both album and the said single are certified chart toppers. This Irish lass' career is also rich in controversy as she tore a picture of the late Pope John Paul II in Saturday Night Live in 1992. O'Connor even refused to accept a Grammy which she won claiming that it represents everything she despised about the music industry.
Despite the media frenzy and mileage O'Connor received as a person, little attention ever gets paid to her music. In her case, O'Connor needs no fancy videos to sell her music. Pay heed to this 1990s CD as it is a surefire classic, with its haunting melodies in "I Am Stretched on Your Grave" and contemplative lyrics in "Jump In The River". The opus is also a testament to O'Connor's unique style via the track "Feel So Different" and "The Emperor's New Clothes". With O'Connor in the production credits, together with Nellee Hooper, "I Do No Want What I Haven't Got" is a product of sheer artistry and conviction of an artist who knows what she truly wants.
I hope she did get what she ever wanted. Lately, "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got" was included in Rolling Stone's Top 500 albums of all time. A feat which is not that bad at all. Now, who wouldn't want that? ...