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Want Two (Import) (CD)

By: Rufus Wainwright (Artist)

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Track Listing

DISC 1 for Want Two (Import) (CD) Album By Rufus Wainwright (Artist)
1   Agnus Dei  
2   One You Love  
3   Peach Trees  
4   Little Sister  
5   Art Teacher  
6   Hometown Waltz  
7   This Love Affair  
8   Gay Messiah  
9   Memphis Skyline  
10   Waiting For A Dream  
11   Crumb By Crumb  
12   Old Whore's Diet  
13   Coeur De Parisienne (Reprise D'arletty) (Live) (bonus track)  
14   Quand Vous Mourez De Nos Amours (Live) (bonus track)  
 

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Review

Rolling Stone (p.159) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Filled with operatic vocals, symphonic arrangements, iconoclastic religiosity and Latin....WANT TWO features greater musical and lyrical challenges than its predecessor."
Spin (p.100) - "[E]ven his finest moments can be dolorous, such as the elegantly detailed slice-of-love tale 'The Art Teacher,' which telegraphs regret but not sadness." - Grade: B-
Entertainment Weekly (p.82) - "The orchestrated, daydreamy ballads on his fourth CD are like soundtracks to modern Fellini films..." - Grade: B
Uncut (p.96) - 4 stars out of 5 - "This torch song troubadour is one of the only great artists working in pop music today..."
Magnet (p.112) - "The strength of the album lies in Wainwright's growing confidence as a lyricist."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.61) - Ranked #26 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2005" - "[H]is ability to light a fire in the heart of a song remained unbested..."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.90) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Wainwright maintains a diamond-hard edge..."

Title Note

U.K. issue features two live bonus tracks.

Rufus Wainwright is a red-blooded romantic in a lineage that includes such diverse bards as poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, Broadway songwriter Cole Porter, and singer/songwriter Nick Drake. A conveyor of love's petulant mood swings, Wainwright explores the mechanics of need and sorrow, allowing gorgeous melodies--and a wry sense of humor--to soothe, if not cure, his tragic tendencies.

WANT TWO (the sequel to 2003's more subdued WANT ONE) opens with a haunting take on the Agnes Dei (here titled "Agnus Dei"), replete with guitar noise, orchestral accompaniment, and Cimbalom drone. This traditional Catholic prayer, a plea for mercy and peace, has never sounded so desperate, so dark, and yet, by track's end, so sweet and redemptive. The rest of the album expands on this lyrical theme of pleading and, melodically, echoes medieval church music, even as it flirts with a variety of rhythmic styles. "The Art Teacher" recalls a vintage Philip Glass piece, with its mesmerizing, repetitive block chords topped by a mournful, windblown melody, while the very pretty and hilarious "Gay Messiah" could be a Billy Joel Top 40 hit in a parallel universe. Though the conflict between desire and peace never quite resolves here, WANT TWO captures the beauty and excitement of the struggle, as told by an artist at the top of his game. (Note: A DVD of Wainwright performing in concert is included with the CD.)

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