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Drastic Fantastic
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| Part No: | B000RLIYZA |
| Manufacturer: | Virgin Records Us |
| MFG Part: | 094639561827 |
| Customer Rating: | 4.0 / 5.0 |
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Genre: Popular Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
Rating: Release Date: 18-SEP-2007
Don't be put off by the cover photo on K.T. Tunstall's follow-up to the four-million selling
Eye of the Telescope. Yes, it's startling to see her sporting Buck Rogers boots and wielding a glittery, oversized silver guitar. And what's up with the comic book images that make up the CD booklet? But if Tunstall is feeling a bit like her overnight success is something out of interplanetary fiction, the new graphic "positioning" doesn't mean the Scottish singer-songwriter has gone full-blown, diva-fied pop-rock. Rather, she's built on the success of the euphorically catchy "Suddenly I See" and "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" to craft the bouncy kiss-off of "I Don't Want You Now," and the hypnotic beat of "Hold On," with its lyrical warning (shades of Bob Marley's "Judge Not") of karma and responsibility. The new repertoire, like her sensual, slightly slurred singing, is more authoritative, polished, and less bluesy and rough-edged as
Eye…, despite a British urban influence. But Tunstall paves her continuum by again using producer Steve Osborne (U2, New Order, Happy Mondays), and with two songs she recorded for the first album--the driving pop-rock of the anti-plastic surgery anthem "Saving My Face" (with its irresistible "ooh-oohs" lifting the mood), and "Funnyman," a pop-alt-folk sonic blend that flirts with electronica. Best of all, Tunstall, who veers from playing a little electric lead guitar to ukulele on the album, is decidedly intent on reprising the spare framework of the songwriter. "White Bird," the most memorable of the four songs that spotlight her poetic, pensive side, amounts to a meditation ("Half of you is heavenly/Showing off your purity"). But whether meant as a metaphor or a literal descriptive paean, a la the romantic 19th-century poets, this melancholy, quiet song finds the 32-year-old musician more confident and on top of her craft than anything on her delicious debut. On the whole, then, this solid sophomore album isn't really such a "drastic" turn. But you just might agree with the second half of her title.
--Alanna Nash
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| I thought it wasn't a good as the previous "Looking Glass" but my wife (and it was a gift for her) loved it. Great to see there are still artists who can appeal to us "over 50" music fans, this is one. Drop the top and turn it up!!!! |
| What does the title of this album mean? | 2009-08-12 | 4 / 5 |
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| I dont know and I dont give a hoot, but what I do know is that KT was no one hit album wonder. She is so creative I have to wonder what could she possibly have in store for us next. Seriously if you havent heard this album yet then it will be drastic fantastic when you do. |
| A Drastic And Fantastic Blend Of Styles. | 2009-02-26 | 5 / 5 |
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If there's one thing that caught my attention when I heard KT Tunstall for the first time in 2005 at Austin City Limits, it's that she's got it all...and I'm not talking about looks. Though she's got that covered also.
KT Tunstall is folk, rock, and pop blended carefully into a compilation of beautiful songs. She's deep and meaningful in certain songs, and light and whimsical in others. In any genre she proves to be a formidable presence and a committed artist. The harmonies, melodies, and lyrics are impressive and soothing to the soul.
Her sophomore album 'Drastic Fantastic' swims against the tide of a massively popular freshman album 'Eye To The Telescope' and is critically received and judged according to its past success. `Drastic Fantastic' is no carbon copy of its predecessor, nor is some drastic deviation. `Drastic Fantastic' is its own source of beauty, and why I give it five stars. You will love some songs more than others, certainly, but every song will reach out to you in some way or another and the album is worth the purchase in its entirety.
Songs from `Drastic Fantastic' may not be as widely imported and incorporated into every other television program's soundtrack, but it's only because it's far more personal. Put into different words, KT Tunstall wants to play her latest songs for you directly in your living room as opposed to on your television, and I welcome these new levels of intimacy to her music.
Song of Exceptional Merit: "Someday Soon"
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| Amazing Artist | 2009-02-01 | 5 / 5 |
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I only recently discovered this Scot's talent.
KT has an amazing ability to connect with her audience.
She has a sound that is quiet unique and appealing across the spectrum.
I think "Drastic Fantastic" is awesome. |
| An easy listen, but plenty deep | 2009-01-29 | 5 / 5 |
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What I like so much about this album is that you can have it on in the background and it's very enjoyable, but you can also sit and do nothing but listen to it and you will find plenty of depth to keep you riveted. The standouts for me are "White Bird," a beautiful soft guitar-picking reflection, "Hold On," an off- and upbeat danceable tune, and "Funnyman," a thought-provoking rocker.
Best of all for me, there was not a single song on this album that I didn't like. Eye to the Telescope, for me, firmly established her keen sense for putting the life around her into music and lyric. But this album is a little more "real" in that it's less poppy and more reflective. I also think this album has the potential for more hits.
Bottom line: you won't regret getting this album! |
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