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An excellent refresher course on Yoko Ono's endlessly underappreciated musical career. [9 Feb 2007, p.74]
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A surprisingly well-tracked and well-produced compilation. [#16, p.94]
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80The only disappointment is it's all probably way too leftfield for generic consumption, meaning most people won't actually get to hear it.
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80What Yes, I'm A Witch proves, above all else, is that the world is at last catching up with Ono. [Mar 2007, p.92]
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80Another sly masterstroke by the canniest widow in rock. [May 2007, p.103]
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80None of the pairings are out of place. [Mar 2007, p.99]
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80Yes, I'm a Witch makes a startlingly effective case for Ono's songwriting skills.
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The highlights are very high indeed, demonstrating just how wrong received wisdom in pop music can be. [Mar 2007, p.64]
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The hit-to-miss ratio is high.
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74And that's the odd thing about this collection: If it provides people with a bridge into appreciating Ono's work, it won't be by making it more accessible.
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70If the students sound like masters, then Yoko’s generous legacy is secure.
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Highly recommended.
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Her long-underrated talent for simple, direct melodies makes it easy for these disciples to rescore Ono's songwriting in their own lingo. [22 Feb 2007, p.74]
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A good number of the cuts here take up the thread she's been working lately, adding factory-floor dance beats to old vocal tracks.
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70In the end, Yes, I’m a Witch weaves a stronger spell than the typical tribute album that attempts to bring today’s generation into the Know.
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Yes, I'm a Witch may be less than the sum of its parts, but [some] notable tracks... make it worthwhile.
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62This witchcraft is far better in theory than it ever will be in practice. [#24, p.96]
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An oddball pleasure.
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60In each case, a brand-new track has been crafted, but some work better than others. [10 Feb 2007]
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40As with similar high-concept projects, most of it doesn't work, and the most successful pairings are often the ones you'd least expect.
User score distribution:
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MattW0by comparison, the exhumation of wind from my buttocks is more pleasant that this album
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BrannonM0She broke up the Beatles. She's a slut.
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