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Whenever the delicious sensuality of the music threatens to take over, the anxiety and restless intelligence that drive it return to the surface, creating a quietly riveting tension. Fan Dance could be Sam Phillips' best album yet -- and that's really saying something.
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With Fan Dance, Sam Phillips has made an album that proves modesty is one the rarest and most welcome virtues in pop music today.
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Fan Dance is one of those albums that needs to be absorbed to be fully enjoyed, and those who take the time are sure to find its many rewards.
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A less produced, totally honest and much more sparse collection than what fans were dancing to with Omnipop.
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Fans will not be disappointed.... This collection of marvelously restless yet intelligent searching clocks in at a mere 33 minutes, yet it's got more quality within it than many CDs twice its length.
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Fan Dance confirms that Phillips has quietly developed into one of the most assured writers and performers in the underpopulated field of adult pop.
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BlenderThe music is by turns atmospheric, quirky and joyous. [Aug/Sep 2001, p.126]
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Framed in delicate, candlelit arrangements that beckon like distant ghosts, Phillips addresses matters of faith, love, and spiritual connection in such a way that questions are as important as answers.
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Some may find the subtle Fan Dance too unadorned, but its quiet beauty holds real strength.
Awards & Rankings
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Positive: 2 out of 3
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SneedyMApr 10, 2005
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BobG.Aug 30, 2002
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ChristopherC.Oct 9, 2001A quiet masterpiece by an exceptional and very underrated singer/songwriter that draws you further in and grabs ahold of your soul with each listen.