Music

June, 1992

Robert ChristgauMost people listen to music to escape reality, and critics invariably disapprove. But the real test is the alternate reality that the music creates. Is it soggy like Michael Bolton's? Deceitful like Wilson Phillips'? Or something enlightening?"Reality used to be a friend of mine," croons the Jersey City brother duo P.M. Dawn in Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience (Gee Street/Island). They're so fed up with the life they've been handed that...

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