INSTINCTS

The general lyrical theme on this 1988 album seems to relate to how much better the world would be if we were just honest with one another, as people and entities, and relied on our instincts. Well...if this didn't work in 1968, it wasn't going to work 20 years later. If only that were the biggest problem here.

"Instinct" isn't a whole lot different from its predecessor "Femme" in its polished production and arrangements, though perhaps with a tad less backbone, a possible consequence of Oldfield ceding many of the songwriting credits to others. The very good but hardly a near classic "House of Silence" is a credible cross between CHRIS DE BURGH and LOREENA MCKENNITT, while "Oleanders" reflects a path she might have followed to greater recognition. Most of the rest is forgettable synth pop blessed with a voice that deserves better, even on the collaboration with JUSTIN HAYWARD. If Sally had only trusted her instincts, which works better in art than in real life, what might have been?

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