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Want One [Enhanced] [Import]

~ Rufus Wainwright
5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Audio CD (23 Sep 2003)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Enhanced, Import
  • Label: Dreamworks
  • ASIN: B0000C7PSW
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 81,508 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Oh What a World
2. I Don't Know What It Is
3. Vicious World
4. Movies of Myself
5. Pretty Things
6. Go or Go Ahead
7. Vibrate
8. 14th Street
9. Natasha
10. Harvester of Hearts
11. Beautiful Child
12. Want
13. 11:11
14. Dinner at Eight

Product Description

All Music Guide
Rufus Wainwright croons and cries through another set of obscenely lush and opulent pop operettas on his third album, Want One. As is to be expected, the songs are meticulously layered and richly textured, with full orchestral passages and many-throated harmonies. Producer Marius deVries (Björk, Massive Attack, Madonna) didn't mess with the already successful Wainwright sound, allowing for the young singer/ songwriter/multi-instrumentalist to explore his familiar themes of love, loss, and "singin' about places" with the anticipated fanfare and flourish. The album's strongest segment comes in the middle, beginning with the intimate-to-epic "Go or Go Ahead," barreling through the wildly spinning rock opera "14th Street," and landing softly on the gently chiming "Natasha." Oddly, unlike his previous two releases, Wainwright's musings seem less focused and a little meandering on a handful of the songs. The lazy, loping "Want" is much more stream-of-consciousness t! han anything else he's recorded, and the slightly goofy "Vibrate" (with its references to Britney Spears and electroclash) may sound dated before the album is played a second time. The sessions that produced Want One were apparently so prolific that another volume (Want Two?) is in the works, but it could turn out to be that distilling both albums down to one would have made for a more complete overall work. Who knows, this new looseness to his rigid pop constructivism may end up being a good thing, and, frankly, Wainwright could be singing lists of names out of the phone book and it would still be more exciting and inventive than 99 percent of the other albums out there. --Zac Johnson, All Music Guide

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Magnum Opus, 2 Oct 2003
By S. Morgan "smorgan1" (London) - See all my reviews
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There's no room for Rufus Wainwright in todays pop scene. Writing tunes of epic proportion in a style that touches on showtunes, classical and pop has seen him release two incredible albums that have gone near unnoticed in this country. If you like Ed Harcourt, Jeff Buckley or Ben Folds, then Rufus should be a welcome addition to your collection. With a voice to die for, this album is more than a worthy successor to his previous gems, 'Poses' and 'Rufus Wainwright'.

The essential Rufus is still there, but with a lot more production and orchestration in this new incantation. We hear Rufus singing in newly expanded ranges and once again, pulling it off. It takes a true talently to seemlessly oscillate between full-orchestra elevation, a soulful voice backed by a solitary piano and an infectiously uplifting vocal chorus. Just listen to 'Go Or Go Ahead' for an example of this all encompasing musical journey. Thankfully we still have the tracks with nothing but a piano and a vocal line and this is where Rufus really shines. The man is such a talented musician, singer and songwriter that not since Jeff Buckley have I felt so moved by such seemingly effortless magnum opus. Just listen to 'Dinner At Eight' and 'Pretty Things' for an example of that minimalist beauty.

The highlight of the album is the grandiose 'Beautiful Child' with a simple percussion and acoustic guitar introduction building to an melodious masterpiece only to be brought out with an infectious repeated vocal all with a tribal underbelly. Justin, this is what 'Cry Me A River' should have been.

So there you have it, another great album from a great performer. There's no doubting the man's talent so now all that's left is for you to buy the album!

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars want more, 19 Jun 2004
By P. McKenna "petermckenna123" (Drogheda , Ireland) - See all my reviews
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I bought this cd because I loved the cover art..I'd never heard of Rufus Wainwright. Well, I wish I had heard of him before, this cd has been on the stereo [and the ipod] since I bought it. His songs are obviously written from a personal perspective, involving love, life and family...and anyone can identify with the sentiments on these beautiful songs. The highlight? Well, its hard to single out one tune. Go or go away, is stunning with its slow build up to the huge chorus.. Movies of myself is another stand out track, Vicious World is gorgeous, Vibrate is quirky and sexy...Dinner at eight will be familiar to anyone who has ever suffered through an 'intimate' family meal....Decide for yourself, buy the cd. I'm off to get the back catalogue! Thanks Rufus.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Wainwright continues to please, 26 Sep 2003
Rufus Wainwright creates incredible music. Not a term to be used lightly, but completely true in this case. Both 'Poses' and the self titled debut were delights, but in this case it continues to become more and more wonderful with each listen. The sort of music that refuses to leave you when you finally force yourself to turn it off. Highlights include 'Beautiful child', 'Harvester of Hearts', '14th Street' and 'Dinner at Eight'. Unmissable.
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