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Wig In A Box: Songs From & Inspired By Hedwig & The Angry Inch
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  • Summary: Exactly what the title says it is, this 16-track disc features songs from the Hedwig soundtrack (as well as new compositions inspired by the musical) interpreted by your favorite indie artists, including Yo La Tengo (with Yoko Ono!), Spoon, Robyn Hitchcock, The Polyphonic Spree, Frank Black,Exactly what the title says it is, this 16-track disc features songs from the Hedwig soundtrack (as well as new compositions inspired by the musical) interpreted by your favorite indie artists, including Yo La Tengo (with Yoko Ono!), Spoon, Robyn Hitchcock, The Polyphonic Spree, Frank Black, The Breeders, Bob Mould, and more.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. PopMatters
    80
    This is one of the liveliest, most vital tribute records in recent memory.
  2. AllMusic
    80
    Nearly all of Wig in a Box is both unique and successful.
  3. Mojo
    80
    The tribute album of the year, a cavalcade of orch-pop joy, an object lesson in songwriting smarts. [Dec 2003, p.106]
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  4. Q Magazine
    80
    It's uniformly good, apart from Bob Mould's new house direction, which gets laughs for all the wrong reasons. [Jan 2004, p.124]
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  5. Neumu.net
    80
    Fans of the movie who are attached to the film renditions have no cause for concern; none of the songs here are dramatic reworkings of the originals. But almost all of them pop with the same buoyancy and joy, demonstrating that the artists covering the songs are Hed-heads too.
  6. Splendid
    80
    There's a little something for everybody hidden within this mysterious box.
  7. Blender
    60
    There are some surprising misfires here... but also some unexpected treats. [Dec 2003, p.147]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. thumper
    Sep 7, 2006
    10
    Cyndy Lauper's "Midnight Radio" is nothing short of brilliant.
  2. JBankston
    Sep 10, 2004
    8
    I really enjoyed this album, Frank Black's "Sugar Daddy" was amazing and Rufus Wainwright is now a new favorite for me,what a voice.

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#98 Best Album of 2003