Originally Posted by
sup_fan
i remember the descriptions from Randy's books about this whole album set. a drastically new look for her in the cover art, much more assertive lyrics, more mature subject matter and points of view. He said she came across very much as a "woman of the 80s" which i completely agree with. she's now sporting a mane of hair, the revealing outfit she's wearing, visually it looks like she's almost holding up the walls on either side of her on the front.
Much of what she'd recorded prior had been basic love songs - oh i'm so happy i'm in love, my heart is broken, etc. With The Boss, No One, Once in the Morning, It's my house, ain't been licked, you have a more assertive POV. and i never found that her diction was lacking here. the only phrase i had to look up was on No One and it's "I told him all the boys she'd hurt and i would number them"
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