Bachelor No.2: Aimee Mann: Amazon.ca: Music

1. How Am I Different

2. Nothing Is Good Enough

3. Red Vines

4. The Fall of the World's Own Optimist

5. Satellite

6. Deathly

7. Ghost World

8. Calling It Quits

9. Driving Sideways

10. Just like Anyone

11. Susan

12. It Takes All Kinds

13. You Do

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Bachelor No. 2 is the product of a woman whose 40th birthday looms months ahead, and it illustrates how a little seasoning has paid off creatively for Aimee Mann. Always an incisive lyricist, the eloquent singer/songwriter further hones her wordplay to a razor-sharp edge. Her subjects are so adroitly sliced and diced that little blood is shed, though they're permanently cut down to size. "Calling It Quits" targets some cad who is "numbering himself among the masterminds 'cause he's hit upon the leverage of valentines". Not that Mann spares herself from a steely assessment: "I know I had it coming / From a Caesar who was only slumming" she admits in "The Fall of the World's Own Optimist". Though this 13-track collection borrows three songs from its immediate predecessor, Mann's soundtrack to Magnolia, its musical ingenuity and consistency (notable considering five different production teams are credited here) make the scattered redundancies irrelevant. Mann's artistic growth has been evident with each new release, and Bachelor marks her biggest leap forward to date. --Steven Stolder

Album Description

Japanese only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players) pressing. Universal. 2008.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Aimme Mann is Brilliant!, Mar 12 2008

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James Calhoun (British Columbia, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bachelor No. 2 (Audio CD)

I don't normally gush over singers, but Aimee Mann is worth owning. I was introduced to her work by the film Magnolia, and went on a downloading binge from there. There are real gems throughout her entire body of work. You'll be driving along, and suddenly a line that you've heard again and again will strike you as something new and wonderful and insightful. On this album, the song 'Calling it Quits', 'It Takes all Kinds' and 'How am I Different' are particularly striking. Since downloading her music, I've made a point of not only purchasing the albums, but buying them for friends. All have become fans. The album 'The Forgotten Arm' is incredible, as is Bachelor No. 2. Treat yourself and give both of them a listen. She also has an excellent podcast from her website. Here I am 'pouring out praise like a true believer'...which is a word away from an Aimee Mann lyric. Great stuff. You won't be disappointed.

James Calhoun

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant., Jun 22 2004

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John Jeffrey Macginnis (Berkeley, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bachelor No.2 (Audio CD)

It figures that another genius--Juliana Hatfield--is featured on this magnificent album.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Sound but NOT 5.1, April 12 2004

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This review is from: Bachelor No. 2 (Audio CD)

This is a fabulous disc, one that you'll be listening to 10 years from now. The SACD stereo sound quality is superb, however the hybrid SACD is a STEREO ONLY, not 5.1 mix.

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5.0 out of 5 stars helps us get through
i'm going through hi school, which as everyone says is a hard time in different ways for each person. Read more

Published on Jan 30 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars It's good medicine
It's my belief that if everyone owned a copy of Aimee Mann's "Bachelor no. 2" this world would be a much more peaceful place. This is my feel-good album. Read more

Published on Dec 18 2003 by Katy