{"product_id":"sinead-oconnors-universal-mother-9798765106914","title":"Sinead O'Connor's Universal Mother","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eUniversal Mother\u003c\/i\u003e, Sinead O'Connor explores childhood trauma and her experiences as a woman, mother, target of scorn, and ultimate phoenix.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReleased in the winter of 1994, \u003ci\u003eUniversal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMother \u003c\/i\u003ewas the first recorded work from O'Connor since her duo of protests in 1992 (\u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/i\u003e, Madison Square Garden). The sadistic blowback she faced for publicly outing the child abuse of the Catholic Church and its cover-up would have destroyed most. Where Sinead might go next, or if she'd ever record again, was the question. It's a testament to her integrity and extraordinary courage that she was able to resurrect with this extraordinary album. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe album takes us on a deeply personal, yet universal journey of womanhood, from the archetypal bad mother to the good and the kind. A feminist statement from Germaine Greer sets the tone, followed by O'Connor letting loose a storm of rage against her abusive mother in \"Fire on Bablyon\"-a salvo so explosive, it need not be repeated. Other than a song called \"Red Football\" and a call-out of the truth behind the Irish potato famine, O'Connor is not interested in rage or revenge. With \u003ci\u003eUniversal Mother\u003c\/i\u003e, she offers us a tender, evocative collection of grief and empathy in song. Her miraculous voice is the vessel-the broken, sacred voice of Mother Ireland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdele Bertei\u003c\/b\u003e was a founding member of musical insurrectionists \u003ci\u003eNo New York's\u003c\/i\u003e Contortions and a personal assistant to Brian Eno. Bertei was lead singer for the Bloods, which is considered the first out, queer, all women-rock band. She has appeared in several indie films, most notably as a lead character Lizzie Borden's \u003ci\u003eBorn in Flames\u003c\/i\u003e. She has toured with, written songs for, and recorded as a backing vocalist for artists as diverse as Tears for Fears, Thomas Dolby, Sandra Bernhard, Culture Club, Scritti Politti, and Whitney Houston. Her duet with Thomas Dolby on \"Hyperactive!\" was a top-twenty hit in the UK, as was her single with Jellybean Benitez, \"Just a Mirage.\" She is the author of \u003ci\u003ePeter and the Wolves \u003c\/i\u003e(2020), \u003ci\u003eWhy Labelle Matters \u003c\/i\u003e(2021), and \u003ci\u003eTwist: Tales of a Queer Girlhood \u003c\/i\u003e(2023).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51185869062418,"sku":"9798765106914","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_19623a44-6164-4cf1-b0f8-0c4f67bad3cc.jpg?v=1744590635","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/sinead-oconnors-universal-mother-9798765106914","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}