"Theology" is Sinéad of its mature, resting in itself Page. The songs have nothing of the early aggressiveness of "The Lion and the Cobra" and nothing from the pain of a pathetic "Nothing Compares 2 U". The new songs are all gently, but not shallow. Sinéads subliminal power is still being felt.
The album contains two CDs, each with eleven titles: the Dublin Sessions or the London Sessions. The former come out with a minimalist instrumentation, ie build entirely on Sinéads exceptional vocal phrasing. Zother support the singing by studio arrangements. Ten songs - prepared differently - are on two CDs the same. Only one number is different. While the Dublin Sessions biblical "Hosanna Filio David" have above, visit the London recording "I Do not Know How To Love Him", in which Andrew Lloyd Webber his grades had in the game.
Personally I prefer the Dublin Sessions. Favorite is "Dark I Am Yet Lovely". "Something Beautiful" and "Out Of The Depths" are more Anspieltipps. The classic "Rivers Of Babylon" will be rehabilitated by Sinéad definitively from his Boney M. Disco Image.
Lyrically is "Theology" - as the title makes clear - very heavy bible. The good news: it happens in an unobtrusive, spiritual way.
In addition to the Gaelic embossed "Sean-Nós Nua" is "Theology" certainly the most interesting O'Connor album of recent times. Because it's for my taste to ground as a collective work a trace, there's still only four stars. Sinéad O'Connor just need rough edges.
