Rasputina "Oh Perilous World"
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Friday. Jul 20, 2:40 PM
Original, diverse, and fluid... but could use some hooks.

In a perfect world, albums such as Oh Perilous World would flourish. The wide variety of style, instrumentation, vocal presentation, and lyrics are truly a piece of art: something that many “artists” seem to forget to incorporate into music these days. In a perfect world, this album would be praised for its ability to talk about the irregularities of the planet earth in a straightforward manner. In a perfect world, this album would be what your children are having for lunch. Having said that, the problem here is an obvious one: we do not live in a perfect world.

While Oh Perilous World has all the qualities a music reviewer seeks – ie. originality, diversity, fluidness – what it lacks is hooks. I honestly hate being someone who espouses such a statement, but it is true. I listened to this album three times, and I must say that the second and third doses were in fact hard to swallow. The lyrics come off as a Charles Dickens novel being read over top of music.

As I previously stated, I hate being one to criticize true art, but to say it as blatantly as possible, Oh Perilous World can be boring. It proves that you can be as great as Rasputina… but you’re only halfway there if the people can’t remember your songs.
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John Butler

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