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| From | erhoek@comcast.net |
| Subject | Re: Antony and The Johnsons |
| Date | Mon, 21 Mar 2005 20:30:51 +0000 |
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Kind of sounds like Klaus Nomi by this description.
-r
> Based on an article and review in a recet Mojo, I decided to pick up CDs by
> Antony and the Johnsons; his self titled debut and the recently released 'I Am A
> Bird'.
>
> After giving both albums quite a few spins this past weekend, I still have a
> pretty hard time descibing his music. The best I can come up with is to imagine
> that the late Nina Simone is being channeled through the body of an
> gender-confused gay man who is being backed by an arty chamber pop band. I
> would imagine fans of Rufus Wainwright or Devendra Banhart (who both supply
> vocals to the new album) would really enjoy these discs.
>
> As for me, while I found a few of the song a bit tedious, for most of the
> tracks, I found myself drawn in by the beauty of the arrangements. I would
> imagine Antony's dramatic vocal phrasing (and vibrato) could be a turnoff to
> some (or many), but after repeated listenings, I became quite used to it. I
> would be interested to know what others think of these releases...
>
> Mark E.
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