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| 6.9 by Pitchfork Media |
Rufus Wainwright is a soldier! He's fashioned as a forlorn knight of yore on this record's cover,
brandishing a three-foot iron sword, and shrouded in medieval battle armor. But this image misleads:... |
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| 4 by Rolling Stone |
This is a record of breathtaking, eccentric opulence: champagne violins and gothic-drama electronics; cream-cake choirs, Fourth of July brass and Rufus Wainwright's rough-silk voice, which sounds like... |
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| n/a by Popmatters |
It's a staggeringly ambitious album with an emotional complexity the like of which is rarely seen in pop music of any era, never mind this one. |
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| n/a by www.stylusmagazine.com |
All but a couple of tracks here are dipped in the melodramatically thick strings of the opener- and the sum result is that it’s almost too much to take the whole LP in one sitting. |
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| n/a by uk.launch.yahoo.com |
Rufus is self-effacing and clever enough to keep the music from becoming totally insipid. |
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| n/a by www.eonline.com |
More scattered than his past works, Wainwright's skills bubble to the surface here only after repeated listens. |
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| n/a by www.austinchronicle.com |
It would seem Wainwright has traded his operatic sensibilities for Broadway flair, which is as tired as swapping stilettos for orthopedic loafers. |
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| n/a by www.villagevoice.com |
Painful as the backstory gets, the work itself remains lovely and luxuriant. |
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| n/a by neumu.net |
Whether you listen closely, for the sonic textures, or in a cursory fashion, scouting out the allusions galore, with each listen you'll likely appreciate something different. |
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| n/a by www.theonionavclub.com |
Want One blows his music up to Cinemascope size. |
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| n/a by www.flakmag.com |
Want One matches the eclecticism of Poses and his eponymous debut, but suffers from a lack of memorable songs. |
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