Review by pookie
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THE DRESDEN DOLLSThe Dresden DollsGreat debut album
The Dresden Dolls are a duo from Boston consisting of Amanda Palmer (piano/voice) and Brian Viglione (drums). Together, they combine three genres that are unthinkable to mix together and have succeed: cabaret, punk, and altnerative. Skeptic beware, because this combination works extraordinarily well. Amanda Palmer's Nico-esue vocals are passionate and perfectly compliment her Brecht-influenced piano chops, and Viglione takes his percussive cues from Minor Threat and Elvin Jones. "Coin Operated Boy," perhaps their most famous song to date is a playful song about "love without complications galore." "Half Jack," and "truce" are depe and somber, and "Girl Anachronism" just bombards your psyche in an aggression that is timeless. Palmer's lyrics are also worth praise, in addition to the band's visionary blending of different and unrelated genres. Some of her lyrics are twisted and shcoking, but never gratuitously perverse, as well as deeply confessional. Definitely one of the top 5 albums released in the last decade.
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Yes, VirginiaThe Dresden Dollsa great followup
ompared to the self-titled debut, "Yes, Virginia" sounds more vigorous, and the album overall has more of a "rock" feel, yet without loosing its theatrical, cabaret backbone. The duo sound sure of themselves and in their element. Palmer is kind of hard to figure out. Sometimes she seems to mock the subjects in her songs (dirty business), sometimes seems to hate them, (backstabber) or shows sympathy (Delilah). Other times it's hard to know if Palmer is being sarcastic, ironic, or sincere. Sometimes it's hard to know when she's wearing the theatrical mask or if she's being herself. While the album is theatrical in nature, at times Palmer seems to break out of her theatrical persona, such as with the candid and sincere "Delilah" and the beautiful, lush "sing" in which Palmer states "life is no cabaret." This makes "Yes, Virginia," a more three-dimensional album compared to the debut.
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Every Day Is Exactly The Same Remix EPNine Inch Nailsgood release for non - uk fans
if you haven't grabbed the import cd singles for the hand that feeds and only, this is a great, and cheap, cd to grab, it has most of the remixes that were on the singles, plus this version includes 2 of the instrumentals as well, making it even more worth your money