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Who Killed Amanda Palmer | 
| Artist: Amanda Palmer
Label: Roadrunner
Category: Music
List Price: £17.99
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 4902
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.3
MPN: 179252
UPC: 016861792527
EAN: 0016861792527
ASIN: B001BS0J3I
Release Date: September 16, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Astronaut (A Short History Of Nearly Nothing) - Palmer, Amanda & Zoe Keating/Ben Folds | | • | Runs In The Family - Palmer, Amanda & Ben Folds | | • | Ampersand - Palmer, Amanda | | • | Leeds United - Palmer, Amanda & The Born Again Horny Men Of Edinburgh | | • | Blake Says - Palmer, Amanda & Zoe Keating/Ben Folds | | • | Strength Through Music - Palmer, Amanda & Strindberg/Ben Folds | | • | Guitar Hero - Palmer, Amanda & East Bay Ray/Ben Folds | | • | Have To Drive - Palmer, Amanda & The Via Interficere Choir of Nashville/Jack Palmer | | • | What's The Use Of Wond'rin' - Palmer, Amanda & Annie Clark | | • | Oasis - Palmer, Amanda & Ben Folds/Jared Reynolds | | • | Point Of It All - Palmer, Amanda | | • | Another Year (A Short History Of Almost Something) - Palmer, Amanda |
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| Customer Reviews:
AMANDA IS AWESOME!! September 24, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
AMANDA PALMER is the lead singer from the dresden dolls who are an alternative US band.
This album is amazing her voice is so compelling and you will not regret when you buy it!
If you like your music to speak for itself then this album is for you!
'Goodbye Virginia'? September 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a fantastic album!
As a long time fan of Palmer's work in the inspired 'punk cabaret' duo The Dresden Dolls, I was initially disturbed by her decision to produce a solo album. Any fan of the 'Dolls will agree that their success lies in the raw minimalism of their music - it is that DIY cabaret ethic that makes them both unpredictable and hugely exciting.
'Who Killed Amanda Palmer' (WKAP) is very different - firstly, although it is a solo project, the album features a great many guest musicians and music is of a considerably greater depth and intricacy. Ben Folds' `more is more' approach to production is perfectly matched to Palmer's trademark theatricality; the best example might be the epic, sinister choir on `Have To Drive' or the glacial backing echoes on `Blake Says'.
Palmer's song-writing is on top form and the songs here are extremely varied in style, subject matter and tone. There are moments of high energy, such as `Runs In The Family', `Guitar Hero' and the live favourite `Leeds United' which features a fantastic backing brass section (interestingly credited as "The Born Again Horny Men of Edinburgh".) `Oasis' runs in the same vein as `The Jeep Song' (The Dresden Dolls) but its twee, Americana-influenced sound backs some gorgeously sinister lyrics.
`Ampersand' and `Point Of It All' reveal Palmer's genius for lyricism; a personal favourite is this cutting lyric: "The ghetto boys are catcalling me/ As I pull my keys from my pocket/I wonder if this method of courtship/ Has ever been effective. / Has any girl in history said/ Sure, you seem so nice, let's get it on? / Still, I always shock them when I answer/ Hi my name's Amanda"
To truly dedicated fans this album will provide few surprises as Palmer chose to make many of the songs available long before the album's release (one surprise, however, might be the bizarre, perhaps ill-advised cover of `What's The Use Of Wond'rin?' which features Annie Clark of St. Vincent.)
To current and fans of Amanda Palmer and to those unfamiliar with her work there is no way that this album could disappoint, it is a great record and should be in the collection of anyone who appreciates truly brilliant song-writing.
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