Melissa Etheridge

Melissa Etheridge is a powerhouse singer, a fervent performer, a crucial activist and an
all-around good egg, but her albums' no-frills heartland rock rarely takes her to that higher
plane she deserves. Her sixth album in twelve years starts out much the same as its
dependable predecessors: heartfelt, introspective, robustly sung but otherwise
indistinguishable from the last polished Bryan Adams product. Yet Breakdown ta... More >