He may have taken a decade to cut his third album, but wasted no time in delivering a sequel to his blockbuster 1985 comeback , rushing into stores in 1986. bears a surprisingly synthesized production, a clanking, cavernous collection of keyboards, squealing controlled distortion, and conflicting drum programs. To a certain extent, this unpleasantness may be intentional because at its core, is a very angry album, finding railing against all manners of '80s evils, whether it's crass consumerism, blaring headlines, or the violent policies they chronicle. Instead of pairing this doom to some swampy choogle, sets it to too-tight synth rhythms and encases it in glassy production that is the antithesis of 's rage. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine