Journey To The West
- Monkey
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- Summary: Damon Albarn produced and wrote the music for the adaptation of a 16th Chinese book into a stage opera.
- Record Label: XL
- Genre(s): Rock, Experimental, Classical, Opera
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 13
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Mixed: 7 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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80Monkey: Journey to the West is a testament to Albarn's versatility as a musician and his melodies' ability to avoid becoming losing their power in translation.
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60It probably made for a more interesting theatrical experience than it does standalone album, but if the form--expressive, exaggerated musical drama--is a bit unfamiliar, then Albarn's insidious tunes are not. [Oct 2008, p.101]
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Journey To The West begs to be paid attention to and listened to in one sitting, a remarkable feat for what would in lesser hands feel like a lessoon in culural history. [Fall 2008, p.77]
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60File under 'brilliantly out-there.' [Oct 2008, p.110]
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