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Oct 6, 2011Yet while it's not really great music, comparable to the masterful works of Tchaikovsky or Stravinsky, it has its day by the sea.
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Entertainment WeeklyOct 6, 2011A little watery. [7 Oct 2011, p.75]
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UncutNov 23, 2011Solid, competent stuff, but it's difficult, but it's difficult to imagine anyone wanting to listen to this in isolation. [Dec 2011, p.89]
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Nov 1, 2011Without the dance visuals, the bulk of Paul McCartney's Ocean's Kingdom stands as pleasant and moderately engaging classical music that leans heavily on already established forms.
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Oct 6, 2011Aided by conductor and arranger John Wilson, who coaxes a first-rate performance from the London Classical Orchestra, Ocean's Kingdom is an accomplished if unremarkable foray into an unfamiliar medium by the ex-Fab Four polymath.
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Oct 6, 2011It's hardly groundbreaking stuff, but McCartney undeniably has an ear for melody.
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Oct 6, 2011McCartney's music is appropriately romantic, sometimes to the extent that the moments intended to convey creeping tension or sadness bounce with a joyous gait.
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Oct 6, 2011To use a fishy term, McCartney well and truly floundered with this one.