I'd give six, seven, or eight stars if I could...
I've seen Martha perform live on many occasions (even with Rufus) and I jump at any opportunity to see her perform. Disregard the negative criticisms here, folks. Her music is lovely, wispy, ethereal, very hard to pin down. You can't rightfully compare her to her dad, mom, or Rufus. She stands alone, and her music is extremely powerful. MARTHA ROX! GET THIS DISC!.
Martha is awesome!
I love Martha Wainwright! I can't wait for her to finally release her official debut cd.
I agree with the girl from Ohio...
Songwriting is not bad either- the potential for songwriting alone could be better than a lot of Tori Amos. I too, saw her perform with her TRULY talented brother, Rufus and I was thinking the same thing---Somebody PLEASE turn her microphone down!!!--This album is okay because of studio perks. But she is nowhere near the same league as Rufus. Her voice is average.
Promising talent.
And the duets she has done with her father are exceptional. In my opinion, Martha's best work so far she has done with her mother and aunts, participating in the four-part harmonies. She'll get there. It was wise to have released only this limited collection. A full-scale album would have had to include much mediocrity, I'm afraid. She's not ready, but one day she will be. One negative reviewer above suggested she is trading on her name alone; that she isn't talented. I am convinced that is the case with her brother Rufus--would he get bookings and a contract otherwise? I highly doubt it. Martha, on the other hand, has real talent. If she is taking advantage, it is the advantage of being schooled by the genius of her mother and dad. She's got talent, but even genius alone is no guarantee; judgment, too, is required. Her mother put out the atrocious "Love Over And Over. " Yikes! Her father did "Therapy. " Yuck! Martha will, no doubt, make similar mistakes, but she has the advantage of having seen mom and dad stumble, and triumph. I, for one, look forward to hearing Martha's career unfold. For now, listen to her contributions on "La Vache Qui Pleure. " Great stuff!.
Are we talking about the same person?
The album itself is okay. I am surprised to see so many positive reviews of Martha's live singing. But people - Have you heard her sing live without benefit of studio production to keep her sounding in tune? I am a huge Rufus fan, and the first time I heard him in concert I thought, "Who is that woman screeching on backup vocals?" She stands back there and howls with apparently no idea that backup singers are not supposed to be louder than the main vocals. And when she does the solo numbers - Please! So many people have described her voice as "unique. " It seems that "unique" is a euphemism for loud and unapologetically out of tune. I know this won't be a popular review, but I couldn't let all those starry-eyed optimists go on saying she is an incredible artist when all she seems to be doing is hanging on to her famous familys' coattails.
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