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Ta-Dah (CD)

By: Scissor Sisters (Artist)

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Scissor Sisters Artist Snapshot:

These New York art shock-rockers, formed in 2003, take camp icons like Elton John, the Bee Gees, and Billy Joel as their musical foundation for a sound that's rooted in the dance clubs of their hometown. On their debut, self-titled album they reinterpreted Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb," castigated former mayor Rudy Giuliani, and hymned the city's gay cruising scene. More than a mere gay novelty act, their sophisticated sound draws on a wide range of musical influences from throughout the last three decades of the 20th century, a fact reinforced by their equally eclectic and ambitious sophomore album, 2006's TA-DAH, featuring the British #1 hit "I Don't Feel Like Dancing," penned specifically for them by the aforementioned John.

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DISC 1 for Ta-Dah (CD) Album By Scissor Sisters (Artist)
1   I Don't Feel Like Dancin' - (featuring Elton John)
2   She's My Man
3   I Can't Decide
4   Lights
5   Land Of A Thousand Words
6   Intermission
7   Kiss You Off
8   Ooh
9   Paul McCartney
10   Other Side, The
11   Might Tell You Tonight
12   Everybody Wants The Same Thing
 

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Review

Rolling Stone (p.70) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Every song is rooted in some long-gone Seventies AM-radio hit, from Leo Sayer to Glen Campbell, doing for disco what the New Pornographers do for rock & roll."
Spin (p.96) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]hese new songs gleam with nouveau riche sparkle....Examine TA-DAH more closely and you hear the melancholy underlining that triumph."
Entertainment Weekly (p.77) - "[A]n album that undercuts whimsy with an unexpected but intriguing air of melancholy....The group moves further into their broody selves and beyond mimicking their heroes..." -- Grade: A-
Q (p.104) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]hey've recreated the sound of their debut wholesale,then tossed on a couple of extra layers of flamboyance for good measure."
Q (p.124) - Ranked #9 in Q Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums of 2006" -- "TA-DAH found Scissor Sisters on energised form, spicing up their magic blend of '70s disco and Elton-esque piano ballads."
Uncut (p.96) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Whether they're plundering the past, outdoing themselves, collaborating with Elton and Van Dyke, or writing techno paeans to ex-Beatles, its all good."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.96) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "'The Other Side', for instance, skillfully echoes Roxy Music circa AVALON, complete with lounge-smooth guitar and sax solos."

Title Note

Additional personnel: Carlos Alomar (guitar); Joan Wasser (violin); Crispin Cioe (saxophone); Larry Etkin (trumpet); Bob Funk (trombone); J. J. Garden, Elton John (piano); Gina Gershon (Jew's harp).

Recording information: Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada; Manhattan Center Studios, New York, New York; Sear Sound Studio, New York, New York (2006).

Arranger: Van Dyke Parks.

The Scissor Sisters' self-titled 2004 debut proved the band to be postmodern recombinant wizards of the first order, mixing the hookiest elements of pop history with tongues planted firmly in cheeks. The group's sophomore effort, TA-DAH, builds on many of those same references, including flashy glitter-ball disco, accessible 1970s AM pop, glam rock, and almost any artist who has crafted dramatic, danceable jams with a knowing wink.

When not mining familiar vibes from the Bee Gees ("I Don't Feel Like Dancin'") and Elton John ("She's My Man"), the Scissor Sisters reference Blondie ("Kiss You Off"), Paul McCartney (the music hall-esque "I Can't Decide"), and Stevie Wonder (on the funky tune titled, ironically, "Paul McCartney"), among others. But it's the way the Sisters throw these elements together that lifts them above jokiness and into the realm of pure, celebratory fun. And it's this--along with the album's sharp sense of craft-- that makes it superior to its predecessor.

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