Goddess in the Doorway is one of Mick Jagger's rare attempts to create a solo persona separate from the Rolling Stones--with typically mixed results. Bootleg-savvy Stones' fans understand why Jagger's solo albums tend to be curiously pop-precious and testosterone-challenged; if Keith Richards had his druthers, we'd likely have Exile on Main Street Vol XI by now. Indeed, given Jagger's decades-old rep as the most virile dinosaur of the herd, it can be jarring to have the … mehrVulnerable Mick ponder "Wonder if you catch my mood/Can you feel my solitude?" as the strings well on this album's "Don't Call Me Up". But then, being a caricature so large (and ludicrous) can drive an artist to do desperate things, such as sewing their heart firmly to their sleeve in a quest for truth. Infused with a welcome sense of renewed musical adventure on tracks such as the jangly, alterna-nervous Lenny Kravitz collaboration "God Gave Me Everything", the East-West fusion of the title track and modern techno-murk of "Gun" (both co-written with co-producer Matt Clifford), the icon seems finally to have found a solo persona that fits: spiritually awakened world-weary rebel. There's even a devoutly uplifting, Pete Townshend-backed duet with Bono ("Joy") that among other things, makes the U2 singer's reservation at Jurassic Park all but official. Still, it's hard to teach an old cur new licks; the best here is undercut by other genuflections to chart-conscious predictability (the Rob Thomas collaboration "Visions of Paradise") and hoary, ironic arena-ready sentiments of "Everybody Getting High"(with guest guitar deity Joe Perry). --Jerry McCulley weniger
1 - Visions Of Paradise
2 - Joy
3 - Dancing In The Starlight
4 - God Gave Me Everything
5 - Hide Away… mehr
6 - Don't Call Me Up
7 - Goddess In The Doorway
8 - Lucky Day
9 - Everybody Getting High
10 - Gun
11 - Too Far Gone
12 - Brand New Set Of Rules weniger