Now that we have the advantage of hindsight it seems clear that "Never Enough" was basically an album where Melissa Etheridge went into a cocoon. I mean, think about it. Here first two albums enjoyed some success and basically mined what gold there was to be had from the first stage of her career when she played in small clubs. So there is a sense in which "Never Enough" is an exploration of her options. Certainly there is more musical diversity on this album than any of the others we have seen from her to date, from the solo piano on "The Letting Go" to the industrial percussion on "2001." But while the music may be more diverse the focus of the lyrics is the same soul-baring, personal exploration of interpersonal pain that has always inspired Etheridge's best work; see especially "The Boy Feels Strange" and "It's For You." Admittedly, "Never Enough" is the Melissa Etheridge album that I listen to the least, but like all of her others I like it more each time I listen to it.