Search - Rufus Wainwright :: Rufus Wainwright

Rufus Wainwright
Rufus Wainwright
Genres: Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock, Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Foolish Love
2. Danny Boy
3. April Fools
4. In My Arms
5. Millbrook
6. Baby
7. Beauty Mark
8. Barcelona
9. Matinee Idol
10. Damned Ladies
11. Sally Ann
12. Imaginary Love

CD Details

All Artists: Rufus Wainwright
Title: Rufus Wainwright
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Dreamworks
Original Release Date: 5/19/1998
Release Date: 5/19/1998
Genres: Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Indie & Lo-Fi, Singer-Songwriters, Vocal Pop, Adult Alternative
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 600445003927

Synopsis

Amazon.com

The singer/songwriters working today who point to Tin Pan Alley and Broadway musicals as central inspirations can be counted on an index finger. Rufus Wainwright is quite an anomaly--but, then again, he's the son of Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle. Wainwright has been compared to Randy Newman for his piano-based orchestral sense, but unlike Newman, he rarely turns those poppy conventions against themselves: he's always sentimental and sincere about the fluff he explores. When he drives his melodies and lyrics hardest--as on the Beatlesque "April Fools" and the barroom "Matinee Idol"--his considerable imagination is most convincing and entertaining. Fans of folk simplicity should skip this one, but the more adventurous may find the charm in Wainwright's ambitious debut. --Roy Kasten

Similar CDs

	Rufus Wainwright All Days Are Nights: Songs For Lulu Genres: Pop, Broadway & Vocalists Label: Decca
?

	Rufus Wainwright Want Two (CD/DVD combo) Genres: Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock, Broadway & Vocalists Label: Geffen Records
8

	Rufus Wainwright Want One Genres: Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock, Broadway & Vocalists Label: Dreamworks
5

	Rufus Wainwright Poses [Bonus Track] Genres: Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock, Broadway & Vocalists Label: Dreamworks
6

Similarly Requested CDs

	Rufus Wainwright Want One Genres: Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock, Broadway & Vocalists Label: Dreamworks
5

	Grateful Dead American Beauty Genres: Country, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock Label: Warner Bros UK
33

	Fine Young Cannibals Raw & The Cooked Genres: Alternative Rock, International Music, Pop, R&B, Rock Label: Mca
24

	Jason Mraz Waiting for My Rocket to Come Genres: Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock Label: Elektra / Wea
41

	Lucinda Williams Car Wheels on a Gravel Road Genres: Country, Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock Label: Island / Mercury
40

	Paul Simon You're the One Genres: Folk, Pop, Rock Label: Warner Bros / Wea
6

	Maroon 5 Songs About Jane Genres: Pop, Rock Label: A&M / Octone
103

	Lucinda Williams Essence Genres: Country, Alternative Rock, Blues, Folk, Pop, Rock Label: Lost Highway
12

	Byrds 20 Essential Tracks From the Boxed Set 1965-1990 Genres: Country, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock Label: Columbia Legacy/ Sony
10

	Alison Krauss Now That I've Found You: Collection Genres: Country, Folk, Pop Label: Rounder / Umgd
23

Member CD Reviews

Joyce C. from GARDEN GROVE, CA
Reviewed on 12/9/2009...

I love this. Unique style and lyrics.

0 of 1 member(s) found this review helpful.

CD Reviews

Why isn't this guy better known..GENIUS

R. S. Ash | Alex.Va. | 03/19/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Ahhh..Rufus awsome crafting of music and lyric & great songs,but no one gets to hear much of you.They're sad loss those of us who have discoverd you will always look for more from you..Stand out tracks ..Danny boy..foolish love..april fools..barcelona.."

A true original

Daniel E. Fox | Phoenix, AZ | 04/06/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Rufus is one of the best musicians around. I was lucky enough to catch him in concert (at a small Indiana college) a few years back in support of "Poses" and he was just amazing. His eponymous debut CD is vivacious, out there (in more ways than one), catchy, meaningful, and Broadway-esque (I've often thought that a few of the songs could make a great soundtrack for a Broadway musical). I have every CD that Rufus has put out there, but Foolish Love (the first song on his first CD) has always been my very favorite of all his great tunes. By the way, just to put in a word for another under-appreciated artist, his father, the great Loudon Wainwright III, is certainly worth checking out (he has a gazillion CD's) if you have any appreciation for Rufus."