Kris Kristofferson entered the '80s with a wounded vitality on To the Bone. Recently divorced from his musical/life partner Rita Coolidge, he evinces a distinct bitterness here, channelling that feeling into brilliant, world-weary tunes like "Blessing in Disguise" and "Nobody Loves Anybody Anymore". With production assistance from Muscle Shoals mainstay Norbert Putnam, Kristofferson comes off both energetic and rocking on tunes like the boogying "Maybe You Heard", the raucous "Star-Crossed" and the acidic "The Devil to Pay".