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Blast the Human Flower | 
| Artist: Danielle Dax
Label: Noble Rot
Category: Music
List Price: £11.99
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 80536
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 617742501926
EAN: 0617742501926
ASIN: B001EWOJWI
Release Date: October 20, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | ID Parade | | • | Tomorrow Never Knows | | • | Big Blue '82 | | • | Bayou | | • | King Crack | | • | Daisy | | • | Dead Man's Chill | | • | Living And The Stillborn | | • | Jehovah's Precious Stone | | • | Sixteen Candles |
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| Customer Reviews:
 A great album September 7, 2008
It's fab to see this being re-released - I bought it first time around - and if your likes include any of those below, just buy it!
In probably her most overtly commercial offering Danielle Dax still manages a few curve-balls, and her cover of Lennon/McCartney's 'Tomorrow Never Knows' is worth it's weight in toast and marmite - for those of you who like that sort of thing - with it's dreamy essence fitting her voice nicely.
This is a rock-solid album with stand-out tracks Big Blue '82', Dead Man's Chill and Daisy - think of a Gwen Stefani and PJ Harvey smoothie, with a piquant twist of Goldfrapp and Kosheen.
If in doubt, sample then buy - then use to impress your friends and scare small children.
Undiscovered Brilliance October 25, 2007
This album is stunning. Dax mixes good old fashioned rock and roll with hypnotic rhythms, well placed samples and complex sounds influenced by many cultures from west and east. The lyrics are dark, strong and heartfelt. It's her most cohesive and mature work - more commercial than her earlier efforts, but it sounds as though this is a happy accident rather than a compromise. Dax is a talent that never received the acclaim she deserved, and it's a crying shame that she never released another album after this masterpiece.
 Interesting music, irritating video. April 8, 2006
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
Danielle Dax made very unusual and innovative music and it is a real shame that she never got much recognition. I am assuming that anyone considering the purchase of this DVD is already familiar with the music and will appreciate the opportunity to see these songs perfomed live. I won't bother to go into detail about the songs. If you are not familiar with Dax's music, don't start here. Try the "Dark Adapted Eye" compilation.
This DVD appears to be a direct transfer from an earlier VHS release with no extras to speak of. The sound, while adequate, is not up to current DVD standards.
I was very eager to watch this video but quickly became irritated by the camera work and editing. Rather than attempting to recreate the feeling of being at the concert or drawing attention to important elements of the perfomance, the editors of this film seem intent on causing nausea. Throughout the film, multiple camera angles are shown rapidly fading in and out of each other. Often three or four images overlap and obscure each other. They change so quickly and interfere with eachother so much that it is hard to absorb what is going on. Sustained shots of a single subject are a rarity, don't last long, and usually consist of extreme close-ups of Ms. Dax's face. About half way through the show the film editors start to rapidly cycle back and forth between two camera shots creating a strobe effect that is completely overwhelming and painful to watch. They seem very fond of this effect as they keep bringing it back. There are also superimposed mirror image effects that overstay their welcome.
This DVD could have been much better. The production was irritating and detracted from a show that is very interesting musically. Danielle Dax is one of a kind and it's too bad that this is the only way to see one of her shows. In the future I will probably listen to the sound portion only.
A great place to start October 21, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
In probably her most overtly commercial offering Danielle Dax still manages a few curve-balls, and her cover of Lennon/McCartney's 'Tomorrow Never Knows' is worth it's weight in toast and marmite - for those of you who like that sort of thing - with it's dreamy essence fitting her voice nicely.This is a rock-solid album with stand-out tracks Big Blue '82', Dead Man's Chill and Daisy - think of a Gwen Stefani and PJ Harvey smoothie, with a piquant twist of Goldfrapp. If in doubt, sample then buy - then use to impress your friends and scare small children.
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