retrodiva_net | Yakima, WA United States | 12/15/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"a perfect album...wonderful, cutting, romantic, adulterous lyrics...catchy, catchy melodies...if you like clever pop with a bit of brit thrown in...this is for you...if you like the wedding present...well, imagine the wedding present buffed to a high gloss...lovely...one of my all time favorites..."
Under my Purple Ascot Beats a Heart that Bleeds
Senor Schadenfreude | The Badlands | 11/23/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is delicious pop, heartbreaking relationship music. The opening answering machine sample is a heartbreaker. The album rules. Gentle sounds that tear your heart and lift your soul. You'll hate the lyrics 'cause you'll have to clean the tears off your ascot. "Comedienne" is great. "Me Next" is lounge cool. The rest is apple pie."
I Give You 3,2,1 Now Rocket!
palazzo1@ufl.edu | Florida | 12/16/1998
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Although it took me a month after it's release date to get Cinerama's album, it was well worth the wait. The Wedding Present is definately my alltime favorite band, and the only thing that slightly irritated me about TWP's music was that it was choppy at times, don't get me wrong, they are all beautiful songs, but Cinerama is incredibly solid and smooth. Gedge's voice sounds better than on any TWP album and the variety of instruments only compliments. The album has a massive sound to it, like an orchestra. Gedge's lyrics continue on the romantic path, just as convincing and honest as TWP lyrics. This album is fantastic and is recommended to anyone who has emotions."
A Must Have for Wedding Present Fans
R. Morton | New York, NY USA | 09/23/1998
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I always look through the Wedding Present section whenever I'm browsing in a record store. Yesterday while shopping at Other Music in NYC I did just that. I noticed Cinerama in there (import) and figured it was probably just out of place and had nothing to do with my favorite band but then I checked the back of the CD and noticed that all songs were written by none other than David Gedge! The band is basically Gedge and Sally Murrell with an assortment of additional players including Marty Wilson-Piper of The Church. It sounds essentially like some of The Wedding Present's latest (mellower) stuff. I've listened to it 4 times today and have grown quite fond of it already. My favorite is Hate (track #3) which is a beautiful song with very funny lyrics ("Almost everything about you makes me wish that we'd never met...") Same is true of Maniac (track #1) Great stuff. Highly recommended even if you haven't even heard of The Wedding Present!"