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Gorgeous Songs From A Genuine Artist

Juan Mobili | Valley Cottage, NY USA | 08/07/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"For many people, Antony's arrival is associated with his stunning "I Am A Bird Now" album, but this is far from the beginning of his story. Not only his prior -and first- album is rather impressive and mature- but also, specially if you live in New York, you may know that he's been presenting his work for at least ten years.

This EP consist of three gorgeous tunes, each of which is reason enough for getting this disc. Included are the first single from "I Am A Bird Now," Fistful of Love, and two songs never released before: The Lake and Horror Has Gone.

Of the three, the most remarkable one is The Lake, a song based on an Edgar Allan Poe's poem, and recorded in the studio with Kevin Barker and Julia Kent. Please note that, as it's erroneously mentioned elsewhere in this page, this is not the live version recorded in London at St. Olave's Church, a couple of years ago. So, if you have that one already, buying this EP will give you the only other recorded version of this song. By the way, both are worth owning.

At least as far as I'm concerned, the term "artist" is awarded to many people either too quickly in their careers or without much consideration for the level of achievement and continuous dedication it might entail. In Antony Hegarty's case, the term may not be used often enough."

The beauty will get you

Sauar | 06/17/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'm a big fan of Antony work...have seen him live twice this year and bought this ep speccialy because of " the lake " song that is performed live in every show.

It's a beautiful beautiful song from a poem of Edgar Allan Poe..and i may say..it's a big responsability to make a song about a poem from this talented writter...and Antony is the perfect person to do it so..a brilliant work. Beautiful piano melody added to his voice...no one could do it better!



"Fistful of love" is a song from the 2nd album " I am a bird now " performed with Lou Reed..another great song if you don't know it...( but for fans who alredy know his work..this ep is worth because of the lake song and the horror has gone )



"The Horror has Gone" is the song that played and plays hundred of times in my radio and there is not only one time that i can't stop everything i'm doing and sing along with Antony. The final part of the song where Antony starts tremoling his voice repeating "the horror has gone" is a spiritual experience...what a voice my god!



The beauty will get you all !!!"

Breathtaking Simplicity...

Clarice Ravel | San Francisco, CA, USA | 04/22/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Like all of Antony's Music, this EP has a chilling and superhuman quality to it. Unlike his other stuff, the production is toned down on the non-album tracks ("The Lake" and "The Horror Is Gone") to a stark, white-faced beauty that for me defines the core of Antony & The Johnsons. The album track, "Fistful of Love", is one of my favourite Antony songs, a soulful and grooving lament that makes a convincing argument for masochism as an uplifting and redemptive fetish.



Though the price is a bit steep, this is a great addition to any Antony fan's library."