
Emilie Autumn Opheliac
Review created: 03/25/09(updated 03/25/09)

i absolutely LOVE this CD, it is probably one of my top 5 favorites ever, though i realize i have strange tastes.
emilie's style is quite unlike any other band that i know of. she calls it "victoriandustrial" which is a pretty accurate description of the new sub-genre- a mix of classic music styles, and cyber/industrial/darkwave. she's incredibly talented, her singing is unique, like a melodramatic cabaret style. she also plays the violin, synths, and piano in this. the lyrics are unconventional, intelligent and dry (in a good way) which are traits that are hard to find with female lyricists sometimes.
my complaints are that she has a tendency to repeat the same line over and over in a song (try listening to "god help me" now) and that she has a lot of tracks in her CD's that are just poems or not-so-awesome mixes, or other things that i just skip over. this collection is the best of her work i think, the first CD is all music, but only the first half of the second CD is worth transferring to your iPod.
you can sample some of her music at emilieautumn.com. i suggest you do this first, to see if you like it, because, again, while i love her music, its not for everyone.
if you like THE DRESDEN DOLLS/AMANDA PALMER, REVUE NOIR/NICKI JAINE, RASPUTINA, JACK OFF JILL, VOLTAIRE, or HOLE, you'll probably like this CD. another thing i've noticed is that people who like the clothing brand LIP SERVICE tend to like her music. similar style, different medium, i guess? this is at least true of me, a few of my friends, and several girls i know from clubs, but so far the association's been uncanny.
Review ID: 10000000011284517

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