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Universal acclaim- based on 32 Ratings
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Positive: 28 out of 32
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Mixed: 2 out of 32
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Jan 24, 2013It is clearly not for everybody and isn't always easy on the ears, as Amanda doesn't go at all for angelic vocals or even decent vocals. However, in that she proves that with just the right amount of grit and roughness she can display any emotion she wants, and she does so with incredibly powerful piano solos and sweeping strings.
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WallySSep 26, 2008This album will make you feel something. Palmer knows how to draw the listener in and become part of each of her songs. I laugh and I cry when listening to these songs. You can't listen and not have a reaction.
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QueueThreeApr 30, 2009Amanda Palmer has to be one of the best lyricists of this recent century. I'd rate this ten even if it didn't have any music, it was just a recorded poetry reading. The outstandingly spectacular music only serves to top off this amazing offering.
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StéphanieApr 7, 2009Incredible album once you get into it. Love Amanda, love the Dresden Dolls.
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TomSSep 22, 2008Dark, funny and clever as hell. I want to her home and give her a big hug.
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GarySMay 25, 2009I can't get enough of this album. It does take a few listens to reaveal itself but when it does, it's amazing. This is my album of the year so far. Although, I haven't thought that through yet but right now this is.
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L.J.Oct 16, 2008The first through fifth times I listened to this album, I figured it a little less interesting than the previous Dresden Dolls offerings. But I kept listening. Clever songs that reward further attention and analysis. A great (slightly more ravaged) voice. OMG drama instrumentals. Amanda Palmer is something special.
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OwenPSep 18, 2008This album is one of those albums that grabs you as soon as you start listening to it. Amazing percussion and piano. Reminds me a lot of Arcade Fire, but with more impassioned (almost angry) lyrics. She has a great voice which covers a wide spectrum. Very good.
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JeremyFSep 23, 2008
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EricD.Sep 24, 2008What a gem Amanda Palmer is! AMAZING body of work! A tour de force - she's hafe a Doll but twice the punch sonically - and I feel The Dresden Dolls are genius! Who Killed Amanda Palmer is album of the year by far! Stand out tracks: Astronaut, Runs In The Family, Leeds United, Ampersand, Gutiar Hero, The Point Of It All.
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HankLApr 12, 2009Absolutely stunning. Haven't felt this way since I first heard Devil Doll.
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What is both surprising and remarkable, then, is how unflinchingly direct, bracingly unfiltered, and wholly intimate the new album, which is out today, sounds and feels.
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This is a wonderful piece of work from a talented, intelligent artist, put across with all the passion of someone who's spent a long time thinking about and living with the project.
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Palmer has made a record that sounds not like the latest from Brechtian punk cabaret's leading light, but the thoughtful debut from an invigorated artist, striking out from the valley of the Dolls.