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  • Audio CD (4 Jun 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Polydor Group
  • ASIN: B00005IBGQ
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 926 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Cigarettes And Chocolate Milk (Album Version) 4:42£0.79
Listen  2. Greek Song 3:58£0.69
Listen  3. Poses 5:01£0.69
Listen  4. Shadows 5:35£0.69
Listen  5. California 3:22£0.69
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Listen  7. Grey Gardens 3:06£0.69
Listen  8. Rebel Prince 3:44£0.69
Listen  9. The Consort 4:27£0.79
Listen10. One Man Guy 3:32£0.69
Listen11. Evil Angel 4:40£0.69
Listen12. In A Graveyard 2:25£0.59
Listen13. Cigarettes And Chocolate Milk (Reprise) 4:00£0.69

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Poses, Rufus Wainwright's second album, is a modest work in comparison with his self-titled 1998 debut. For all its baroque qualities, particularly Van Dyke Parks' arrangements that made Pet Sounds sound like a tossed-off exercise, his first album was an instant favourite for those attuned to its uniquely knowing romanticism. Poses seems to present a Wainwright less interested in showing off. Along with that self-effacement, unfortunately, comes an occasionally dulled sense of melody, with the ironic result that the new disc's stripped-down approach isn't likely to add many new fans to the club. The magic isn't gone, but it is attenuated; Propellerheads' Alex Gifford's meld of strings and beat-boxing on the one track he produced, "Shadows," ends up more of a diversion than a fully engaging trek off Wainwright's previous path. Poses is a not-bad album with some nice touches (a cover of dad Loudon III's "One Man Guy", the mocking of his own decadence on "California"), but its competence hardly reflects Rufus Wainwright's full measure of style and substance. --Rickey Wright

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Second album of folk-pop from the son of Loudon Wainwright III. More stripped-down than his self-titled 1998 debut, butstill showcasing his classic songwriting style. Features a collaboration with the Propellerheads' Alex Gifford and a cover of his dad's 'One Man Guy'.

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4.0 out of 5 stars emotional masterpeice, 31 Jul 2002
This was an album which I picked up after reading an exellent review in People magazine. I had absolutely no idea what the music was like or wheather it would appeal to me in any way. I have not heard anything from his first album, but let me tell you, I will. This record is absolutely unique. It hits emotional depths in the most unexpected places. I give it a 4 star rating, instead of a 5, because, I believe it drops in quality about halfway through and leads to what is basically an anti-climax. However, I love that it ends with a reprise of "Cigarettes and Chocolaite Milk", one of the strongest singles. Other favourites of mine include the eerily haunting "Shadows", the catchy, ironic, self-mocking"California" and one of the best songs of all time, the absolute masterpiece"Poses". I urge everyone to have this CD. It is a shame that it is going by unnoticed. Rufus deserves more than that.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Arguably the most beautiful male voice of our generation, 16 Mar 2006
By G. A. Astley (Providence, RI, USA) - See all my reviews
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I really can't praise Rufus Wainwright enough. His voice is unique and beautiful. Descriptions like "eerily haunting" and "soulful" come to mind, though frankly some of his songs are soul-destroying. His rendition of 'Hallelujah' for example (note: not on this album) is guaranteed to make me cry, or at least give me the shivers long after it's over.

'Poses' is no exception to this kind of emotional potency. Although I found this album to be more uplifting than I'd expected. I have often joked that Wainwright is not someone to listen to when you're feeling glum and want to cheer up, but a number of songs on this album are genuinely uplifting due to their beauty. 'Greek Song' is a particular favourite of mine, and I find myself humming it under my breath at random moments.

Wainwright's lyrical style and haunting voice really touch the soul. I only ever experienced chills and powerful emotional responses whilst listening to classical music before stumbling across Rufus Wainwright, and now I discover he has the same effect. He can inspire tumultuous emotions, a need to sway along to the music, and a desire to create your own works of art. I often find myself inspired to write, be it academic papers or fiction, when listening to his voice.

I really can't recommend him enough.

If you're looking for something completely new, and yet with the pure unadulterated talent of 'the oldies', when real music was still being created instead of simply repackaged, you need to buy this album. And all his others.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, 17 Dec 2005
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This album is one you have to listen to more than once, the first time you think ive made a mistake getting this, but after that it's brilliant one your'll listen to over and over again, i love it. This was the first of his albums i bought, having heard the soundtrack to shrek,im planning on buying many more of his albums.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Want one? I got them all!
Sorry Rickey. Wright you ain't!

This is one fine album, and though I like Wainwright's first it's not as good as this one. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must have
I simply adore this Album. It was the first of his albums i purchased, because of such good reviews in music magazines, and it really doesn't disapoint. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A revelation!
I am ashamed to say i knew nothing of Rufus until the closing credits of a certain episode of Queer As Folk (U.S.) and was reduced to tears by Poses! Read more
Published on 5 April 2006 by Aaron

3.0 out of 5 stars If you want to try something new!
What an unusual album - and all the more refreshing and interesting for it. It's hard to compare it to anything else currently doing the rounds and put me more in mind of... Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2006 by Julia Martin

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Stunning!
I remember buying Q magazine a few years ago and noticing that 'Poses' was in the top 50 for that year! Read more
Published on 15 Jan 2006 by adieu84

5.0 out of 5 stars Genius
Having heard Want One and Want Two first I was reluctant to listen to Rufus Wainwrights earlier work in the fear that it would taint my view that Rufus is definitely a special... Read more
Published on 9 Jul 2005 by Mr. R. C. Tomlinson

5.0 out of 5 stars First Full Flowering Of Genius
The tame reaction of the official Amazon reviewer is indeed odd, as this is one of the greatest 20 albums in the history of recorded popular music. Read more
Published on 15 Jun 2005 by Craig Thomas

5.0 out of 5 stars Sixty-four-year-old newcomer says 'BRILLIANT'
Had only heard of the McGarrigle sisters (I think Kate is Rufus' mother) and didn't know anything about Rufus at all. Had never heard of him. Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars moving
As one reviewer for his first album has put it, it is refreshing to move away from the monotonicity of the current pop trend. Read more
Published on 3 Nov 2004 by aman

5.0 out of 5 stars Quite brilliant
Let's be clear: this is a quite brilliant album, the flowering of Rufus Wainwright's talent into something approaching genuis. Read more
Published on 19 Dec 2003

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