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Milwaukee At Last!!!
Rufus Wainwright
Milwaukee At Last!!!
Genres: Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
 
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Recorded at Milwaukee's Pabst Theater in August 2007 this 10 song CD highlights selections from the full concert DVD that will be released simultaneously.Having wowed and dazzled audiences on his acclaimed and celebrated 2...  more »

     
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All Artists: Rufus Wainwright
Title: Milwaukee At Last!!!
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Decca
Original Release Date: 1/1/2009
Re-Release Date: 9/22/2009
Album Type: Live
Genres: Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Indie & Lo-Fi, Contemporary Folk, Adult Contemporary, Singer-Songwriters, Vocal Pop, Adult Alternative
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 602527134970

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Recorded at Milwaukee's Pabst Theater in August 2007 this 10 song CD highlights selections from the full concert DVD that will be released simultaneously.Having wowed and dazzled audiences on his acclaimed and celebrated 2007 `Release The Stars' tour, Rufus Wainwright releases his eagerly anticipated new live CD `Milwaukee at Last!!!'. Rufus Wainwright's `Release The Stars' world tour lasted nearly eight months. Launching in London's Old Vic for a week of triumphant sold out shows in May 2007; the tour was taken around the world before being officially brought to a close in 2008 at Radio City Music Hall, New York City on Valentines Day. `Release The Stars' is the focal point of the new live CD with other highlights coming from Rufus' `Want One' record, a scintillating performance of Noel Coward's `If Love Were All' from his `Rufus Does Judy' show, plus a spine tingling acapella version of celtic song `Macushla'. Rufus Wainwright was fully complemented on his `Release The Stars' tour by his epic 7-piece band. Jeff Hill (Bass), Jack Petruzzelli (Guitarist), C.J. Camerieri (Trumpet), Will Vinson (Saxophonist), Gerry Leonard (Guitarist), Louis Schwadron (French Horn) and Matt Johnson (Drums).

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Sublime, Essential Live Record From Rufus Wainwright
RadioNDN | Midwestern USA | 09/27/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you're already a Rufus Wainwright fan, let me just save you some time and tell you this: Go out and get this now. It's a sublime and essential live record with Wainwright in top form. The set list featured here showcases songs from his last two studio albums, Want Two and Release The Stars, for the most part, and the live versions frequently eclipse the studio ones. (There's also a DVD version of this live set that features more songs.) If you happen not to be a Wainwright fan, then this is a good place to start if you are wondering what the hubbub about him is, as this is an excellent, exceptionally entertaining introduction to his unique brand of jazz, Big Band and Broadway influenced pop music, often experimental in nature, and featuring a heavy dose of old fashioned showmanship, the latter on full display on Milwaukee At Last!!! Wainwright also has a remarkable voice, known to some audiences owing to his superlative cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah." I'm not often a fan of live records, but this is Wainwright's second great live recording in a row, following his recreation of Judy Garland's famed 1961 Carnegie Hall concert, and it's definitely recommended. Standout cuts: "Going To A Town," "Rules And Regulations," "Not Ready To Love/Slideshow" and "Gay Messiah.""
Off the Hook
Lee Armstrong | Winterville, NC United States | 11/28/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)

"Rufus Wainwright is an amazing performer. This live disc displays his strengths. The horns on the opener "Release the Stars" has one foot in ragtime and the other kicking in the air as Rufus' voice soars, "Old Hollywood is over." Flutes flourish at the opening of "Sanssouci" with Rufus' voice like a romantic travelogue. "Leaving for Paris #2" slows the tempo to a moody pace with what sounds to me like a bassoon punctuating the arrangement with its low pulsing vibrato. "Nobody's Off the Hook" has a conversational lyric and Rufus' gorgeous piano, "Haven't fallen down in awhile, sitting here walking the line, but that's okay because I have looked & nobody's off the hook." "Not Ready to Love/Slideshow" combines two tracks from Release the Stars into a 14-minute medley with Rufus' voice heartbreaking, "I'm not ready to fly." This live set provides excellent reworking of tracks from Rufus' studio set. Enjoy!"
+1/2 -- Rufus Wainwright makes himself at home on stage
hyperbolium | Earth, USA | 10/18/2009
(4 out of 5 stars)

"Rufus Wainwright's performances have often been larger than a recording studio could fully capture. His cabaret-styled vocals and opera-sized emotion are more naturally at home on stage, and captured live they resound not only with unbridled emotion but with the interplay of a performer and his audience. His tour of the classic American songbook on 2007's Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall is now eclipsed as a live document by this tour through eight original compositions and covers of Noel Coward's "If Love Were All" (borrowed from the Garland set list), and the early twentieth-century Irish love song "Macushla." Wainwright draws his own material almost entirely from 2007's Release the Stars, closing the album with 2004's "Gay Messiah." His measured, emotional vocals hold down center stage, supported by rock band arrangements that would sound at home in a stage theater's pit. He soars up and dips down with glissandos, reels listeners in with intimately quiet sections, and drives his lyrics home with dramatically held notes. The dynamic range speaks to both his talent as a live performer, and the raptness with which his audience is willing to pay attention. The result offers a great deal more delicacy, nuance and power than the average live album, and it provides a startling accurate portrayal of Wainwright's magic. 4-1/2 stars, if allowed fractional ratings. [©2009 hyperbolium dot com]"