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Drastic Fantastic a rare beast: a pop album with a songwriter's heart, and one that works on both levels.
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Tunstall crushes the sophomore jinx under the stilleto heels of the white boots she wears on the album cover, delivering a confident and assured set that's fuller and a touch more electric than its predecessor.
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BlenderThe clarity of her frustration gives the songs an unsparing honesty, but it's also frustrating to witness. [Oct 2007, p.112]
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An underwhelming end to a sly, bitter, rocking album it maybe, but at least it makes plain the point that being polite does nothing for her and a bit of passion and rock'n'roll attitude goes a long way.
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The Scottish singer builds on the promise of her first album with Drastic Fantastic.
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It's more professional than compellingly personal, but a lack of pretension lets the choruses soar and the hooks kick in with full, pleasurable effect.
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Just when you think things are getting a bit too glossy and radio-friendly, there's a reminder of the edge that makes her such a good listen.
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Drastic Fantastic feels neither brave nor raw; Steve Osborne, working with Tunstall for the second time, has produced an album of flawless pop hits.
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Drastic Fantastic is not so much a revelation, and song-by-song, it might not even quite surpass its predecessor in overall strength, but it’s proof that she’s for real.
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It's high-gloss folk pop, confessional in form if not in content, crafted with intelligent attention to every detail.
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A definite improvement on her solid debut, this is also a more polished record that should continue to build upon Tunstall's success.
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Drastic Fantastic achieves success due to its near-perfect composition and construction.
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There's another side to the jaunty guitars and multi-tracked choruses that sometimes make Tunstall sound like she's singing an orange juice advert.... 'Beauty of Uncertainty' and the closer 'Paper Aeroplane' are stark and moody etudes as far removed from, say, Dido as it's possible to get.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 38 out of 48
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Mixed: 3 out of 48
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Negative: 7 out of 48
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BDOct 9, 2007Fantastic
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Nov 28, 2010
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Aug 24, 2010