Ophelia - Natalie Merchant

8.9	Listal rating

Manufacturer : Elektra / Wea
Release date : 19 May 1998
Number of discs : 1
EAN : 0075596219624
UPC : 075596219624

Music Mecca 47 (1), Ladies (1)

Description

Miss Natalie needs to lighten up. Ophelia's a pretty heavy record, in terms of both the thick, string-heavy production and in terms of her protracted, pretentious songs. Merchant has a beautiful voice but she bogs it down with weighty themes that walk around in flashy clothes without going anywhere. She's even got, gulp, Tibetan lyric transl ... (more)

Performed by

Natalie Merchant

Track listing

1. Ophelia
2. Life Is Sweet
3. Kind And Generous
4. Frozen Charlotte
5. My Skin
6. Break Your Heart
7. King Of May
8. Thick As Thieves
9. Effigy
10. Living
11. When They Ring Them Golden Balls