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Record Company is screwing Amanda over

8footvag | Massholia | 09/08/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you're a fan of Amanda Palmer,

please buy direct from HER website,

or buy in person at one of her shows.

The record company is withholding all profits if you buy

anywhere other than directly from her.

Please repost this review anywhere her products are sold."

Doubling entendres with the voicings

Amanda Richards | Georgetown, Guyana | 06/07/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Back in May 2006 I reviewed the album Yes, Virginia... by the Dresden Dolls, and I quote myself (after all, nobody else is going to quote me):



"You'll need to keep an open mind for this one, but The Dresden Dolls are the most excitingly different duo that I've come across in ages."



Fast forward to 2008 and here's "No, Virginia..." which isn't technically a new album, because it's made up of left-over tracks from previous albums and B-sides, but it's definitely good enough to qualify for "new" status.



Amanda Palmer is as brilliant as ever with her dark, edgy lyrics, pounding piano and impossible-to karaoke vocal performances. This type of music (punk cabaret) may be an acquired taste, but for originality and audacity it can't be beaten.



The songs that I have been playing from this album are:



"Dear Jenny"- listen for the howling at the end



"Night Reconnaissance", where she observes "Nothing is crueler than children who come from good homes"



"Lonesome Organist R@pes Page-Turner" - not only a naughty name, but witty lyrics such as "So on the bench I watched his left hand crossing / While doubling entendres with the voicings"



"Sorry Bunch" - great piano performance



"Pretty in Pink" - my favorite track. Begins like Dire Straits "Walk of Life", and just gets better



"The Kill" - love the lyrics



"The Sheep Song" - a punk cabaret lullaby



If you know somebody whose musical taste is off-mainstream, you might want to put this on your Christmas list to convince them that Santa Claus is alive and cabaretting.







Amanda Richards, June 6, 2008

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