The Magic Position - Patrick Wolf
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Universal acclaim- based on 55 Ratings

  • Summary: Quirky, flamboyant, and young, English multi-instrumentalist Wolf makes his major-label debut with this third album of electro-folk-glam-rock. Marianne Faithfull guests.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 27
  2. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Akin to Bowie's 'Hunky Dory', in its senseless but brilliant eclecticism.
  2. Even at his laziest, Wolf sounds vastly more intelligent, committed and interesting than his supposed rivals, and "The Magic Position" is full of heart, warmth and beauty.
  3. If you were looking for a new Bowie, Patrick Wolf is proving himself the Thin White Duke's successor in more than just his extravagant dress sense.
  4. Wolf sometimes succeeds in emulating Kate Bush’s knack for combining the utterly bizarre with godlike musicianship, but sometimes he falls short.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 21
  2. Negative: 3 out of 21
  1. NikkiG
    10
    Fun when it wants to be... yet convincingly serious when it wants to be as well. Very enjoyable to listen to!
  2. DavidK
    8
    Not so good, not so good
  3. seand
    7
    starts off with some of the best songs of the year and energy to match then just kind of peters off around the middle and picks up slightly at the end Expand
  4. JesseS.
    4
    It's difficult to get over the cover artwork: reminds me of that sketch-character on MAD T.V. (the tall guy playing a little boy). You can't judge a record by its cover; I'm not doing that. I just find the music too boring and derivative to write about. Even Marianne Faithful as a magpie (or whatever) sounds dull and obtuse to me. Blah. Expand

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