Want One - Rufus Wainwright

Grand - in every sense of the word (345 words)
by Midrange - written on 10/09/08 (Very useful, 26 readings)
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"Want One" is the first half of American singer-songwriter R Rufus Wainwright s "Want" album. From start to finish, this album dazzles and delights. It is, at times, monstrously extravangant (check out the fully orchestrated rock-opera-style "14th Street"), marvellously adventurous (see "I Don t Know What It Is" - tales of life, travel, parents, heaven and hell) and heart-achingly beautiful (try "Dinner at Eight") Indeed, "Dinner at Eight" was described by the League of Gentlemen s Reece Shearsmith as one of the finest songs he had ever heard. It tells of Rufus s relationship with his father, also a master ...

Rufus Wainwright - Rufus Wainwright

Roll-up, Roll-up!! Do the wright thing and purchase this deb ... (1101 words)
by DanielKemp - written on 15/05/09 (Very useful, 49 readings)
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Danny Boy April Fools In My Arms Millbrook Baby Beauty Mark Barcelona Matinee Idol Damned Ladies Sally Ann Imaginary Love This is the self-titled debut album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter R Rufus Wainwright It is pretty fair to say that Rufus didn t just fall into this line of work by chance. He is the son of Folk icons Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, and he is also the brother to fellow performer Martha Wainwright. The first time I heard Rufus Wainwright was on Jools Holland. He performed a song named Vibrate, from his album Want One. The simplicity of the song, when coupled with his unique voice, left me spellbound. I had never heard music like ...

Poses - Rufus Wainwright

A Ring, a Ring o' Roses, An Album Full o' Poses! (768 words)
by DanielKemp - written on 27/07/09 (Very useful, 115 readings)
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Tower of Learning Grey Gardens Rebel Prince The Consort One Man Guy Evil Angel In a Graveyard Cigarettes & Chocolate Milk (Reprise) Poses is the second studio album by R Rufus Wainwright This time around Wainwright has created a far more varied and diverse offering than his operatic debut; perhaps then, it is not surprising to find that many different people helped produce and mould the shape of this record, while Wainwright took an extended stay in the Chelsea Hotel, Manhattan, New York. Cigarettes & Chocolate Milk is Wainwright s ode to self-indulgence and the subtle addictions which rule our day to day lives. "Cigarettes and chocolate milk, these are ...