| 05/13/2004 (4 out of 5 stars) By the time Univeral Mother came out, Sinead had become high on my list of favorite female artists - solely because of Lion and the Cobra and I Do Not Want What I Haven t Got . Being objective, this CD has some beautiful arrangements, but only about half of the songs really grabbed me, but when they grabbed me, they REALLY grabbed me. I enjoyed Red Football because of its message and I love how the song ends on a very angry, retaliatory way. I also was touched by Scorn Not His Simplicity , which is a beautifully touching song about a mother whose child is not like all the others and deals powerfully with a mother s feelings of what did I do wrong to deserve this and why was my child born this way . It is just an incredibly powerful song and very well written. I was surprised how much I loved All Apologies and I honestly think I like her version better than Kurt Cobain s, but I do like Kurt s as well. But, my all-time favorite S