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| Artist: Martha Wainwright
Label: Drowned in Sound
Category: Music
List Price: £12.99
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 472
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5055131701413
ASIN: B00177Z56O
Release Date: May 12, 2008
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 Kooky Kook In Kooksville May 16, 2008
29 out of 39 found this review helpful
The Wolf was not sure on his first listen to be honest.
Sometimes perseverance pays. This is a very fine offering indeed.
3 years already since Ms Wainwright's eponymous debut.
The Wainwright/McGarrigle dynasty to some degree a millstone
around each members neck.
Always the risk of comparison ( especially with that prodigious brother
lurking in the wings ).
'I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too'.
Howzat for a title ?! ....... I like it.......It's kooky.......and to some degree expected.
We're back in the 'Boho Zone' ( Sam Taylor Wood and all ) and I have to admit
it's good to be back. Kookiness becomes her.
12 new self-penned songs and ONE OTHER (of which more later).
'Bleeding All Over You' ( this gal's great with the titles don't you think ?!) is a
stonking opener. Catchy, lilting, batty and memorable. The vocal harmonies
and Mr Moston's violin superb.
'You Cheated Me', despite Mr Townshend's horribly old hat guitar licks,
a worthy second contender.
Highs and lows from here on in but the highs are truly thrilling.
It pays to have Scandinavian friends. 'Tower Song' with its' icy string arrangement
is certainly one of the album's strongest tracks.
'So Many Friends' a folksy phantasmagoria aptly enhanced by Mr Fagen's
(God this girl certainly does have friends) haunting synthesiser arabesques.
'In The Middle Of The Night' a powerful mid-tempo rocker worthy of
the evangelical Mr Cave.
THAT BROTHER get's his two-penneth worth in 'The George Song'
without stealing the show.
'Niger River' and 'Jimi' plaintive, tender and affecting.
'See Emily Play' ( That ONE OTHER track ) despite a brace of McGarigles
is truly horrible !!!
Luckily, closing track, 'I Wish I Were' wrenches us back by the scruff of our necks
to a powerful and emotionally satisfying conclusion.
This album is a real roller coaster.
Trust me....The price of the ticket is more than worth the ride.
Highly Recommended.
Ignore the Amazon blurb May 9, 2008
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
A couple of months ago I wrote
"It is so wrong! To date only one Martha EP and one album have been released in the UK, plus you will have to get an import to get the Love is a Stranger cover.
Come on Amazon must do better!"
Thanks Amazon for listening and writing your own UK blurb instead of copying and pasting from your American sister site.
As for the album- Martha Wainwright is better than all of those MOR folk rocker chicks strung together on a tribute LP. Much more raw, honest and lyrically adept- not to mention humourous too. Enjoy!
I would also like to add (28 July) that I saw Martha live in Newcastle last night for the first time and WOW! What a performer- her voice filled the venue completely, and her seemingly ditzy but in reality highly intelligent wordplay in between songs was a delight. This album is much more 'produced' than her debut, but that is not a disadvantage- everyone moves on and matures, and this is mature stuff.
This album is wonderful, but it only gives you a feel for the power of the real thing- see her live if you can!
3rd Album? May 2, 2008
2 out of 15 found this review helpful
I thought Martha had only made one other album. Why does the review say this is her third?
Excellent follow up May 1, 2008
8 out of 12 found this review helpful
I got hold of this cd a week or so ago, and it is a million times better than her first album. And I loved that a lot!
I love So Many Friends and In The Middle of the Night best. But You Cheated Me is very catchy too.
Such a moving album in some places and so much fun in others.
Oh and the person who commented about the "missing track"... It really wouldn't have taken much effort to google it or check on her site...
The UK do not get this track, so Amazon were wrong to mention it. Martha says we may get it as a b side.
I just ordered the Australian version. Out at the same time (not waiting for the June US release!) and normally only takes about 4 or 5 days from Oz.
Hmmm, missing tack April 28, 2008
1 out of 14 found this review helpful
It mentions a cover of 'Love is a Stranger' in the review but is not listed in tracks - odd!
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