Yes, Virginia... - The Dresden Dolls

7.5	Listal rating

Manufacturer : Roadrunner Records
Release date : 18 April 2006
EAN : 0016861808129
UPC : 016861808129

Piano (2), (2), Piano Rock (1), 2006 (1), Female Vocalist (1), Album (1), Punk Cabaret (1), Powerdox (1), Indie (1), Rock (1), Alternative (1), Pop (1), Mp3 (1)

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It's hard to resist a singer who fully indulges her sexual obsessions on CD, especially when they involve songs about transsexuals and--to paraphrase a bit--girls who leave out used condoms on their bedroom dressers to make their boyfriends jealous. And that's just Amanda Palmer in her tamer moments. As the mouthpiece for the carnival-like Dresden ... (more)

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The Dresden Dolls

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	Backstabber: Dresden Dolls VS Panic! At The Disco Sing Shores of California

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7.5/10
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robelanator

powerful stuff

Posted : 2 years, 8 months ago at Mar 30 10:36

A piano and drums duo that rocks harder than most fully stacked bands today? Indeed. The songs are inventive and interesting lyrically and melodically without losing the strong hooks that make it so darn fun to hum/whistle/sing along with.

Having picked up this album and their self-titled debut at the same time, I think "Yes, Virginia" is a consistently stronger effort, though I'd easily recommend both to anyone and everyone.

Standout tracks, in my opinion:
Backstabber
My Alcoholic Friends
Dirty Business
Shores of California
Necessary Evil
Mandy Goes to Med School

(Yeah, that's, like, half the album. The other half is pretty darn good, too.)

Rating : 8/10

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jwah24

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Posted : 3 years ago at Nov 4 11:49

1. Sex Changes
2. Backstabber
3. Modern Moonlight
4. My Alcoholic Friends
5. Delilah
6. Dirty Business
7. First Orgasm
8. Mrs. O
9. Shores Of California
10. Necessary Evil
11. Mandy Goes To Med School
12. Me & The Minibar
13. Sing

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tartan_skirt

An excellent follow-up

Posted : 3 years, 1 month ago at Oct 25 16:50

When I first listened to the album I didn't like it as much as their first, but after listening to it more and more I've come to love it just as much as the first. A lot of bands seem to be let down by their second (studio) album, but I find this to be a great album which has some tracks which I find so addictive. For me "Sex Changes" and "Sing" are perfectly placed to give a crashing introduction and a gentle finish respectively. The former has such a perfect opening to start off not only the song, but the entire album.

I'm hoping that Palmer and Viglione can keep this up for a third (at least).

Rating : 8/10