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Track Listings
| 1. Extraordinary Machine |
| 2. Get Him Back |
| 3. O' Sailor |
| 4. Better Version Of Me |
| 5. Tymps (The Sick In The Head Song) |
| 6. Parting Gift |
| 7. Window |
| 8. Oh Well |
| 9. Please Please Please |
| 10. Red Red Red |
| 11. Not About Love |
| 12. Waltz (Better Than Fine) |
Product Description
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Fiona Apple, brooding, brainy belter and capital-A artist of near forbidding depth, begins her much gossiped-over third CD on a lark. The title track, one of two songs produced by Jon Brion before the label dispute that prompted hip-hop producer Mike Elizondo (50 Cent, Eminem) to step in, sounds like a Judy Garland number slathered with irony or something Rufus Wainwright might have had a hand in--strings soar, beats bump around skittishly, and notes require a ladder. But playful as it is, by the time the chorus kicks in it's clear why the world has missed Fiona Apple so much. Young female artists who have stepped into the spotlight since she fled it six years ago-- Nellie McKay and Joss Stone spring to mind for their cleverness and heat, respectively--seem slight in comparison. With every track ticked off, in fact, Extraordinary Machine moves listeners a little closer to what might be a correct assumption: that everything they've dipped into since 1999's When the Pawn ... was filler. Fans will feel it especially on "O'Sailor," a gimlet-eyed lament, and "Tymps," a tight piano track with a tip of the hat to hip-hop. It's "Window," though, with its lyric about "a filthy pane of glass" fogging up a clear view, that sums up the experience of this CD best. "I had to break the window," Apple sings, smoky-voiced as ever. "It just had to be." With Extraordinary Machine, she shatters already sky-high expectations. -Tammy La Gorce
Album Details
Critically Acclaimed Fiona Apple Returns with her First Studio Recording in Five Years. Fiona Apple Established Herself as a Visionary Singer/Songwriter at the Age of Nineteen with her Debut Album Tidal in 1996. This Stunning Album Went on to Earn her a Grammy Award in 1998 for "Best Female Rock Vocal Performance" Establishing her as an Uncompromising and Original Artist Gaining Intensely Loyal Fans all Over the World. CD/PAL Dvd - Live Performance Footage.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
She's an extraordinary machine,
By E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews (HALL OF FAME) (TOP 10 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Extraordinary Machine (Audio CD)
"Be kind to me or treat me mean/I'll make the most of it, I'm an extraordinary machine..."It's been six long years since we last heard from pop's queen of melancholy, Fiona Apple, in her sophomore album "When the Pawn..." (add eighty words). And she was definitely missed during that time. In those six years, Apple actually created another album, "Extraordinary Machine," only to shelve it for awhile. So imagine the joy of her fans when it was announced that at last, this "Machine" was in motion, and would finally be out and about for public consumption. With expectations so high, one would expect that Apple's "Extraordinary Machine" would disappoint one way or another. But it doesn't. With dramatic strings and explosive piano rock, Apple proves that she's only grown further during her forced hiatus. She hasn't lost her knack for pain and angst, or the memory of romantic rage. She can be wounded and angry just as well here. If anything, it's sharper this time around: "Wait 'til I get him back/He won't have a back to scratch/Yeah, keep turning that chin/And you will see my face/As I figure how to kill what I cannot catch..." Not that it's all on one subject, or based on one emotion -- most of them focus on post-love in all its forms. Apple explores being cheated on, being dumped, being alone, and the heartache of a breakup's aftermath. "I'm either so sick in the head/I need to be bled dry to quit/Or I just really used to love him/I sure hope that's it," she muses. But the title track is perhaps the most memorable one, where Apple reaffirms her own strength. Perhaps she's answering her critics when she says, "I seem to you to seek a new disaster every day/You deem me due to clean my view and be at peace and lay," over a charmingly little singsongy tune. Apple has apparently matured musically as well. Her trademarked piano is still She plays strong, complex melodies that ripple under her husky voice like water under a bridge. Sometimes she sounds poppy, sometimes bluesy, and sometimes it borders on rock. And there's a stronger string presence in this album, lurking in the shadows of the piano, then swelling up dramatically. It took a long time for "Extraordinary Machine" to turn up in stores, but Fiona Apple's third album was worth the wait, showing off the ways she has matured as a musician and a songwriter.
5.0 out of 5 stars
FIONA APPLES: EXTRODINARY MACHINE,
By A Customer
This review is from: Extraordinary Machine (Audio CD)
This cd, extrodinary machine is one of the best cds I've ever heard!! Fiona Apple is absoutely remarkable and truly an artist!! My fav songs are of course Extrodianry Machine, Not about Love and Oh Sailor
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Album,
By A Customer
This review is from: Extraordinary Machine (Audio CD)
I love this album. From the playful first song with the horns and witty lyricism this shows that the wait for this album was worth it. I have listened to it at least once a day since purchasing it and always am delighted when those first notes reach my ears. It's a colourful and whimsical album on which Fiona displays a knack for clever storytelling. Very happy with this and can't wait for more work to be released from this brilliant singer/songwriter.
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