Various Artists - Solitude Standing (CD)

Suzanne Vega's first disc, Suzanne Vega, showed great promise for her future as a folk-rocker. Solitude Standing fulfills that promise and then some, with a stronger, more self-assured sound, and a tone and texture that beautifully suit the artist and the times. Vega's lyrics are still the kind to leave marketing executives wondering what they've gotten into: "Luka" speaks through the eyes of an abused child; "Ironbound/Fancy Poultry" eerily compares inner-city children to the "breasts and...