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"I know you think you know me better than that," sneers Oscar-nominated actress Juliette Lewis on the title track of her band's debut album, and I guess we did. For while the charismatic star of Cape Fear and What's Eating Gilbert Grape has often revealed a smidgen of unconventionality (coupled with aspirations to start a rock band), this vigorous cache of defiance-spewed punk rockers and memorable ballads comes from way back in left field. The simple comparisons have Lewis handpicking eccentricities from P.J. Harvey and sporting the brawling passion of Patti Smith. But a more suitable parallel for her aching oct
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"I know you think you know me better than that," sneers Oscar-nominated actress Juliette Lewis on the title track of her band's debut album, and I guess we did. For while the charismatic star of Cape Fear and What's Eating Gilbert Grape has often revealed a smidgen of unconventionality (coupled with aspirations to start a rock band), this vigorous cache of defiance-spewed punk rockers and memorable ballads comes from way back in left field. The simple comparisons have Lewis handpicking eccentricities from P.J. Harvey and sporting the brawling passion of Patti Smith. But a more suitable parallel for her aching octave assault is the late Mia Zapata (from Seattle's Gits), most notably on the sultry "This I Know" and 100 mph heartbreakers "So Amazing" and "Money in My Pocket." Sure, she has a ways to go to catch Harvey and Smith, but compared to rocking Hollywood comrades Minnie Driver and Keanu Reeves, Juliette & the Licks' foray into rock and roll is a natural born killer. --Scott Holter
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Manufacturer: Pony Canyon
Release date: 30 July 2007
EAN: 4988013448803
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