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The Magic Position
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Universal acclaim - based on 27 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 59 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.

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Magic Position
So let the people talk It's Monday morning walk Right past the fabulous mess we're in It's gonna be a beautiful day So do the bluebirds sing As I... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Stylus Magazine
    100
    A wild and beautiful ride.
  2. PopMatters
    90
    For anyone who has enjoyed even the briefest of flirtations with pop music, The Magic Position is as bold and captivating a record as you will surely hear all year.
  3. Sputnikmusic
    80
    Ranging from dense electronica to stark piano ballads to an amalgamation of indie pop, electronica, and concert orchestra, The Magic Position envisions a magical world where Wolf has everything he could ever want at his disposal.
  4. Uncut
    80
    The third outstanding album of his career. [Mar 2007, p.103]
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  5. Q Magazine
    80
    Worth investigating. [Mar 2007, p.115]
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  6. Rolling Stone
    70
    Wolf's joy is contagious, and there's nothing remotely not awesome about him. [22 Mar 2007, p.80]
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  7. Prefix Magazine
    60
    The Magic Position feel[s] more like a missed opportunity than a legitimate breakthrough album.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 21
  3. Negative: 3 out of 21
  1. NikkiG
    Jul 11, 2007
    10
    Fun when it wants to be... yet convincingly serious when it wants to be as well. Very enjoyable to listen to!
  2. RobertD
    Apr 23, 2007
    10
    after you remove the silly 1 minute songs.. the rest of the album is pure joy. only Of Montreals release is better this year.
  4. AlexE
    Jun 5, 2007
    10
    Pure Genius. He rocked Berlin. Shame he won't do concerts anymore by the end of the year.
  5. matta
    Mar 5, 2007
    9
    His most complete album to date. Very gorgeous and coherent. "The Magic Position" "Accident & Emergency" "Get Lost" and "The Stars" are just His most complete album to date. Very gorgeous and coherent. "The Magic Position" "Accident & Emergency" "Get Lost" and "The Stars" are just amazing. There are a few duds, but overall, this is great stuff. Only The Arcade Fire and Of Montreal are better so far this year.… Expand
  6. CaseyR.Dubya
    Apr 18, 2007
    9
    That whole no other person making three great records before turning 23 is a bit bold. Kate Bush, Dylan, Van Morrison, Stevie Wonder even That whole no other person making three great records before turning 23 is a bit bold. Kate Bush, Dylan, Van Morrison, Stevie Wonder even Robert Plant, the Stones, the Sex Pistols, the Beatles and the Cure were rather young when they released their early material. Younger than 23 at least. Age is just recently coming up as a factor in music thanks to AMG's rather mediocre reviews of Artic Monkeys and Lily Allen saying they were too young and inexperienced. That's never been the case until people like Fiona Apple came out. Good music was excepted for what it was. Joan Baiz released her best work in her teens and it was accepted. Now age tends to be a downfall for new bands. They can't be taken seriously anymore. This is a great record not because of his youth but just because he's plain talented.… Expand
  7. DavidK
    Mar 28, 2007
    8
    Not so good, not so good
  8. mikef
    May 8, 2007
    0
    caught his act warming up for a. winehouse at elect. factory in phila, pa last sat. night. boy did they stink the place up (i'd say caught his act warming up for a. winehouse at elect. factory in phila, pa last sat. night. boy did they stink the place up (i'd say "shit the bed", but that'd be gross). went hoping for something tolerable, but he's a really a very bad live act. to his credit, he seems to know it - mentioned amy's name six times.… Collapse

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