Audio CD review:
Rufus Wainwright - Rufus Wainwright

Rufus Wainwright - Rufus Wainwright

Band: Rufus Wainwright Title: Rufus Wainwright Rating: Release Date: 19 May, 1998 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Foolish Love 2: Danny Boy 3: April Fools 4: In My Arms 5: Millbrook 6: Baby 7: Beauty Mark 8: Barcelona 9: Matinee Idol 10: Damned Ladies 11: Sally Ann 12: Imaginary Love

Editoral Review Rufus Wainwright is quite an anomaly--but, then again, he's the son of Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle. The singer/songwriters working today who point to Tin Pan Alley and Broadway musicals as central inspirations can be counted on an index finger. Wainwright has been compared to Randy Newman for his piano-based orchestral sense, but unlike Newman, he rarely turns those poppy conventions against themselves: he's always sentimental and sincere about the fluff he explores. When he drives his melodies and lyrics hardest--as on the Beatlesque "April Fools" and the barroom "Matinee Idol"--his considerable imagination is most convincing and entertaining. Fans of folk simplicity should skip this one, but the more adventurous may find the charm in Wainwright's ambitious debut. --Roy Kasten .. You can see a complete list of all Rufus Wainwright discography, or go back to the Rufus Wainwright tabs