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At its best, on songs like "Monologue for an Old True Love" or the Nancy & Lee-styled orchestral country duet with Eugene Kelly, listening to Amorino provides nearly as many musical thrills as listening to a good B&S record.
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Amorino sounds like a lost soundtrack to some cool French film from the 1960s.
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Its melodic songs lack the fiery drive and urgency of rock and roll, consciously recalling an era of music of interest only to people looking for something truly vintage.
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MojoAn amibitious record. [Dec 2003, p.113]
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As could be expected, the production is sharp, and the song structures are tightly wound and delicately unraveled. The problem is that the effort as a whole is too slick, and its charm suffers as a result.
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A sprawling beast that's unexpectedly heavy on the instrumental front.
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Her breathy vocals are unsettling, her glacial detachment lazy and too often irritating.
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UncutIt's saved from twee tedium by Campbell's sumptuous orchestrartions and sly wit. [Dec 2003, p.115]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 5
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Mixed: 1 out of 5
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Negative: 1 out of 5
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timeOct 30, 2007
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diogowDec 5, 2005It´s great!
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JohnDJan 9, 2004Good stuff!