Theatre Is Evil (CD)


Amanda Palmer

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Amoeba Review

Given the theatricality of her voice as a solo artist and the frontwoman of The Dresden Dolls, it’s funny that Amanda Palmer has named her latest album Theatre is Evil. But, given the reverb-laden rock and synth-dance treatment of her latest album, it’s also perhaps a breaking with her past. Her low-registered vocal still cuts through with the exactitude of a scalpel, and her lyrics like “Do It With a Rockstar’s” “Do you want to get drunk and stay the night” refrain are still irresistibly confessional, but that song’s grand, ethereal opening and lush chorus are new (and welcome) territory for Palmer. Songs like Buggles-style ’80s-ness of “Want It Back” or lo-fi shoegazing of “Smile (Pictures or It Didn’t Happen)” might take some getting used to for longtime fans, but enough of Palmer’s persona is still intact to make Theatre is Evil not a complete departure, and its combination of whimsicality and big-payoff sounds should attract plenty of new fans, as well.



Track Listing



Disc 1 Titles
Artist
Length
1.
Meow Meow Introduces The Grand Theft Orchestra
Amanda Palmer 00:18
2.
Smile (Pictures Or It Didn't Happen)
Amanda Palmer 06:27
3.
The Killing Type
Amanda Palmer 04:29
4.
Do It With A Rockstar
Amanda Palmer 04:25
5.
Want It Back
Amanda Palmer 04:09
6.
Grown Man Cry
Amanda Palmer 05:16
7.
Trout Heart Replica
Amanda Palmer 07:09
8.
A Grand Theft Intermission
Amanda Palmer 02:07
9.
Lost
Amanda Palmer 04:31
10.
Bottom Feeder
Amanda Palmer 06:12
11.
The Bed Song
Amanda Palmer 06:07
12.
Massachusetts Avenue
Amanda Palmer 04:40
13.
Melody Dean
Amanda Palmer 04:02
14.
Berlin
Amanda Palmer 07:17
15.
Olly Olly Oxen Free
Amanda Palmer 04:06

CD
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