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The Dresden Dolls
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Album: The Dresden Dolls
Artist: The Dresden Dolls
Release Date: 4/27/2004
Genre: Rock/Pop
Inevitably, music will have leaders as well as followers, and both have their place. It's unrealistic and foolish to think that every artist who comes along should be a trendsetter; people who shake things up as intensely as {$Charlie Parker}, {$the Sex Pistols}, {$John Coltrane}, {$the Beatles}, or {$Nirvana} are the exception instead of the rule. But when someone does come up with something that is truly fresh, he/she deserves applause -- and there is plenty of freshness on this self-titled CD by {$the Dresden Dolls}, a Boston-based duo that successfully blends {\alternative pop/rock} with German {\cabaret}. Lead singer {$Amanda Palmer} brings an unlikely combination of influences to this release, and they range from {$Kurt Weill} and {$Marlene Dietrich} to {\goth rock}, {\punk}, and the {\riot grrrl} movement. {$Palmer} has been greatly affected by the emotional catharsis of {$PJ Harvey}, {$Courtney Love}, and {$Tori Amos} -- her performances can be very stream-of-consciousness -- but she has also been influenced by the {\cabaret} of Germany's pre-{%Adolf Hitler} Weimar Republic (although {$Palmer} writes and sings in English exclusively on this album). {%Hitler}, a fanatically extreme social conservative, detested the flamboyant, sexualized imagery of the Weimar-era {\cabaret} culture and did everything he could to eradicate it. But when {$Marlene Dietrich} and others fled Nazi Germany, they took their {\cabaret} with them -- and that Weimar-era influence is all over this intriguing CD. Not only has it affected {$Palmer}'s darkly theatrical melodies, but also, {$Palmer} and drummer {$Brian Viglione} ({$the Dresden Dolls}' other half) sport a look that is part {\goth} and part Weimar-era burlesque. And much to their credit, {$the Dresden Dolls} make their unorthodox {\alt-rock}/{\cabaret} blend sound perfectly natural rather than forced. This CD is enthusiastically recommended to anyone who is seeking something fresh from {\alternative pop/rock}. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

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Girl Anachronism 0 0    
Missed Me 0 0    
Half Jack 0 0    
672 0 0    
Coin - Operated Day 0 0    
Gravity 0 0    
Bad Habit 0 0    
Perfect Fit 0 0    
Jeep Song 0 0    
Slide 0 0    
Truce 0 0    

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  •  Play Girl Anachronism
    The Dolls create an ambigiously pyschotic character for this Broadway worthy performance.
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  •  Play Good Day (Live)
    The Boston duo puts on an energetic hometown performance of their hit song Good Day at the...
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The Dresden Dolls - CLEAN  |  2005
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