Reviews
"..pure 90's material. Not only does it mix standard pop instrumentation with instruments and musicians from around the world, but it's wrenchingly confessional..", Sound: B - Performance: A- - "..possibly Gabriel's most personal album...reveals more details, sonically and emotionally, with each listening..", Included in Rolling Stone's "Essential Recordings of the 90's.", Picked by Critic John Dilberto As One of the 10 Best Albums of 1992., 5-Fair-"..A Vague Affair...Staggers under the Weight of Its Own Earnestness..", "...Sustained 3's level of inspiration and craftsmanship....Gabriel constantly demonstrated a wonderful ear for choosing, from his quincontinental mental archive, sound and rhythm that did the job, no artsy farting about...", Highly Recommended - "..fresh, accessible...It's a testament to Gabriel's universal voice that most tracks on the album evoke both a private moment and a plea for world peace..", "..Gabriel has never sounded better...filled with the longing of a middle-aged man who finds himself alone...songs with a cold wind blowing through them..", "...Nicely rounds out his catalog...revealing a surprisingly logical progression...Gabriel sharpens his writing and expands his sonic scope with every release..." Rating: B+, 5 Stars - Indispensable - "..disregard all suggestions that this is an `adult' album, designed for sensitive, musicologically correct, vaguely troubled fortysomethings. US is, first and foremost, start to finish, a truly wonderful blast..", Included in Q's List of the 50 Best Albums of 1992., 3 Stars - Good - "..With its wave after wave of rhythmic innovation, US hints at catharsis...It can be heard as a combination of its immediate predecessors: The western firepower of SO meets the Eastern earthiness of PASSION.."
