Author: Lemper, Ute

Format: Import

Release Date: 04-04-2000

Details: Product Description Ute Lemper - Punishing Kiss by Ute Lemper [Vocalist]piWhen sold by Amazon, this product will be manufactured on demand using CD-R recordable media. Amazon's standard return policy will apply.ip Amazon.ca Despite her roles in mainstream musicals like Cats and Chicago, Ute Lemper has never been a typical Broadway baby. Her long association with the works of Brecht and Weill, and her one-woman shows based on the repertoires of Piaf and Dietrich, have always marked her as a maverick in a world over-populated by bland belters and cute ingenues. Her distinctive voice isn't an instrument for easy listening. At full tilt it's dangerous and edgy. In subdued mode, it's dark, ironic and despairing. The cruelty that runs through many of her interpretations is taken on the chin. She deals in defiance rather than submission. With just one Weill song ("Tango Ballad") and a host of contributions from Nick Cave, Elvis Costello, Philip Glass and The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon, Punishing Kiss is a modern, bleak look at love in the 21st century. At times the tone is murderous, even apocalyptic ("The Case Continues"). The duet "Split", sung with Hannon, is a grimly humorous riot of punches and counter-punches in a disintegrating relationship. There's also fleeting, poignant beauty in tracks like Waits's "Purple Avenue". Punishing Kiss is essential listening for anyone who likes their torch songs blood-stained, not just dampened by a few tears. -- Pier Ford

UPC: 028946647325

EAN: 0028946647325

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedLikeNew