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**Effofqueeno** · 06-21-2010, 12:43 AM

I think it's her most fun, light-hearted, and in some ways enjoyable record. It has enough variety and diversity for me to be able to listen in one go and not get tired; you could say songs like "Teenage Hustling" or "You Can Bring Your Dog" are just silly posturing fluff, but I appreciate the renewed energy and vigour. She's being a lot more experimental than you might initially think and there's a lot of new ground here for her. Some of my favourites include "Father's Son," "Beauty of Speed," and of course "Body and Soul," which I think is one of her best songs in that harder-edged rock style, and the frankly awesome "Code Red." That piano!

It's messy but I think it's mostly a good kind of messy. It's fun and energetic, often without trying to be. Sometimes when she tries to do a fun/funny sort of song ("Mary Jane") it doesn't come off, but here there's just a lightness that keeps me interested. This is an album where I can deal with it being huge and sprawling, it feels like it was meant to be that. I'm ok with that. Do I think it's her absolute finest work? No. But there's definitely a space in her catalogue for a fun, not so serious kind of record, and this is it. And while she was at it, she managed to write some really great songs too. Count me in the ADP 'like' club.

This is pretty much exactly how I feel about the album. I think it definitely sticks out of her catalogue like a sore thumb. It is her most fun and quite an energetic album. It sounds like she is having a good time with this one, and the fact that her tour for this album was so great really demonstrates this. It may not have the intimate feel of her other albums, but I think it was a nice change of pace for her. Yeah, there are definitely a bunch of production misfires all over this album- but for me it is such an enjoyable album to listen to, that I can overlook them. I'll always be a defender of this album.

And obviously, as someone who is a big fan of glam rock it is nice to see her do a little nod to it.

06-21-2010, 12:43 AM	#16
Effofqueeno Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 390 Senior Member	I think it's her most fun, light-hearted, and in some ways enjoyable record. It has enough variety and diversity for me to be able to listen in one go and not get tired; you could say songs like "Teenage Hustling" or "You Can Bring Your Dog" are just silly posturing fluff, but I appreciate the renewed energy and vigour. She's being a lot more experimental than you might initially think and there's a lot of new ground here for her. Some of my favourites include "Father's Son," "Beauty of Speed," and of course "Body and Soul," which I think is one of her best songs in that harder-edged rock style, and the frankly awesome "Code Red." That piano! It's messy but I think it's mostly a good kind of messy. It's fun and energetic, often without trying to be. Sometimes when she tries to do a fun/funny sort of song ("Mary Jane") it doesn't come off, but here there's just a lightness that keeps me interested. This is an album where I can deal with it being huge and sprawling, it feels like it was meant to be that. I'm ok with that. Do I think it's her absolute finest work? No. But there's definitely a space in her catalogue for a fun, not so serious kind of record, and this is it. And while she was at it, she managed to write some really great songs too. Count me in the ADP 'like' club. This is pretty much exactly how I feel about the album. I think it definitely sticks out of her catalogue like a sore thumb. It is her most fun and quite an energetic album. It sounds like she is having a good time with this one, and the fact that her tour for this album was so great really demonstrates this. It may not have the intimate feel of her other albums, but I think it was a nice change of pace for her. Yeah, there are definitely a bunch of production misfires all over this album- but for me it is such an enjoyable album to listen to, that I can overlook them. I'll always be a defender of this album. And obviously, as someone who is a big fan of glam rock it is nice to see her do a little nod to it.
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