EC #1 - Mighty Like a Rose

The first one I got to was Mighty Like a Rose.

Mighty Like a Rose was recorded in 1991 and falls into the "bitter" category of EC's albums. You see, his albums are usually broken up by style or tone and this is definitely a bitter one. It's sarcastic and a touch mean-spirited at times. I read that the Gulf War was weighing heavily on him at this time and the album is definitely tense. Tunes-wise, it is not his best. A lot of the tracks have a Beach Boys type pop sound with these extremely sarcastic lyrics over them. The best of the album are "The Other Side of Summer" (which features criticisms of John Lennon, the state of the environment, and "pop princesses") and "So Like Candy" which was co-written by Paul McCartney.
Overall, I wouldn't really want to listen to one very often and it certainly wouldn't be my go to album of his, but variety is the spice of life and if you want to hear a dude who's really pissed off, then this is the one for you.

Rating (the ratings are based on just EC albums, not other albums): 4 because "The Other Side of Summer" is so awesome.

I'm gonna keep doing this until I have listened to each of the albums with new ears.