by
Tori Amos
- Record Label: Universal Republic
- Release Date: May 19, 2009
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Abnormally Attracted To Sin turns out to be a collection of tracks that simply doesn't work as a whole because it can't properly be listened to in one go. Pity, for somewhere in amongst it all Tori proves that she's still capable of producing a storming album.
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Amos doesn't record as much as most artists, and it must be tempting to give fans everything she can, but in this case, it's hurt her a bit. Still there, are many tracks here worth adding to one's Amos shelf.
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Q MagazineAbnormally Attracted To Sin is a long haul, but among these 18 songs ate some of the best Amos has written. [Jun 2009, p.123]
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Under The RadarMusically, the 17 songs here are mostly dark and sweeping, Amos hesitatiing to provide the big melodies to latch onto, rather roping the listener in with a feelinga and entrancing with her lyrics. [Summer 2009, p.64]
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Unfortunately, these hook-starved arrangements tend toward a static brand of ambient cabaret, which makes Amos' lyrics easy to tune out. Too many little earthquakes, not enough seismic jolts.
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The result is a set of prog-inspired balladry with less bounce than her last disc.
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Abnormally Attracted to Sin is, by quite some distance, her weakest album yet.
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MojoToriphiles will be delighted to find a generous 76 minutes of songstuff here but the less committed might never get past the veritable encyclopedia of tortured vocal affections that blight the stodgy opening track. [Jun 2009, p.102]
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UncutToris 10th refuses to gel into anything illuminating. [Jun 2009, p.83]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 122 out of 139
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Mixed: 13 out of 139
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Negative: 4 out of 139
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GuyMAug 5, 2009
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MuzSJul 27, 2009
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SisterJanet1219Jul 23, 2009