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Sep 26, 2013It ends with a glorious resolution of two notes teased from Northumbrian pipes, so perfect and final that the reprise of “The Last Ship” seems redundant. Such honest moments make this album a worthwhile, if not fully rounded experience.
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Sep 24, 2013Unfortunately, the set doesn’t quite command as a fully realized piece.
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Sep 24, 2013Sting sounds earnest and isolated: like a man singing bleakly out to sea. But he veers towards hammy at times, laying his Geordie accent on a little too thickly.
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Sep 24, 2013The play won't open until next year, so for now all the drama in these songs is internal, and all the more riveting for that.
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Sep 24, 2013While it feels more a "project" than an album--mainly because urbane Sting never quite nails the protagonists' desperation--he tells their stories with kindness and care.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 16
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Mixed: 4 out of 16
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Negative: 0 out of 16
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