Search - Marina And The Diamonds :: The Family Jewels

I love this album

P. M. ONeill | ATL_GA_USA | 09/29/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I'm not given to gushing, but this album is great. Marina arrives by way of Kate Bush's strangest (and IMHO best) album, The Dreaming. I believe Marina when she says she was unaware of most people she has been compared to, including Kate. She's not copying the sound, after all, but it's the same wellspring of weirdness. She chirps, and on "Mowgli's Road" (my favorite of the lot) she actually cukoos. She wails, and belts out some tunes ("Hollywood"). She makes perfect sense out of seeming contradiction when she pleadingly asked for understanding that "I Am Not a Robot" but on "Oh No!" confesses that she knows exactly why she walks and talks like a machine. I also love "Shampain," even with it's painful misspelling. The music tends towards banged-out chords and big drums, but all quite tuneful and melodic. If the vocals were AutoTuned, it doesn't sound like it. There's real warmth here. All in all, there's a lot to love."

Jewel of an Album

CAL-GAL | 09/13/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"SOOOOOO happy with this one. Marina has a great voice and her band accompanies her perfectly. This is the first of her work that I've listened to, so have nothing else to compare to. But if her other albums are like this one, I might be buying more. A couple of "naughty" words for parents who have kids asking for this one. Otherwise, perfect, perfect, perfect."