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Comicopera - Robert Wyatt
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86 out of 100

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8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 11 Ratings

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  • Summary: The English singer's latest includes Brian Eno, Paul Weller, and Phil Manzanera as guests.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Magnet
    100
    The fact that Comicopera is a masterpiece proves it all right nicely. [Fall 2007, p.113]
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  2. musicOMH.com
    90
    This is an incredibly well fused and structured album that taps into a wide range of emotions.
  3. The Guardian
    60
    If the album has a rough-around-the-edges, askew quality, that just makes it more fascinating: this isn't music that settles in the background.

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
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  1. JohnV.
    10
    the most disturbing, beautiful, awesome, breathtaking album of 2007!
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  2. J.K.
    9
    Perhaps Wyatt's best work since Rock Bottom, Comicopera is a fun and interesting look into his disillusionment with current western foreign policy. Act 1 is probably the most personal and evocative of the three. Act 2 is more poppy, jazzy and has a delightful jilt to it. Act 3 combines the two motifs somewhat and dances into more experimental territory with Fragment and the amusing ode to the Flying Spaghetti Monster, "Pastafari." The album is a more focused and targeted work than Wyatt's other more recent works and the sound moves saliently from start to finish, without wilting or overusing its themes. My only real gripe is "Out of the Blue" feels maybe a little too out of the blue.… Expand
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  3. RaelT.
    9
    definitely Wyatt's best since Rock Bottom, amazingly fresh, would never guess this comes from a huge, historical guru of rock music... Fiery Furnaces and the likes should listen and learn from this masterpiece… Expand
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