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- Summary: This 26-track set compiles works composed by the Magnetic Fields leader for three separate Chen Shi-Zheng operas.
- Record Label: Nonesuch
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Soundtrack
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 12
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Mixed: 5 out of 12
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Negative: 0 out of 12
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The album is absurd, confusing (the random sequencing can be a bitch if you're trying to follow individual plots), hilarious (only Merritt could pen a libretto titled What A Fucking Lovely Day!) and bloody brilliant.
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Los Angeles TimesThis suggests that a full focus on inventive musical theater may be where his talents will flourish. [19 Mar 2006]
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Each of these tracks - the duelling-banjo Train Song; the elegiac And He Would Say - is really perfectly formed, beautifully satisfying in structure alone.
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UncutThe overall tone is bracingly sour but surprisingly accessible. [Apr 2006, p.98]
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There can be too much of a good thing, and making your way through all 26 tracks of Showtunes will definitely leave you with a tummy ache.
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MojoLike Weimar cabaret Gilbert & Sullivan. [Apr 2006, p.104]
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Q MagazineHighly theatrical, camp and not a little shrill. [Apr 2006, p.116]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 4
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Mixed: 0 out of 4
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Negative: 2 out of 4
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jeffbApr 1, 2006
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mattaMar 17, 2006
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joshnMar 23, 2006
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ChazMMar 19, 2006
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