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Stuart Davis | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 3, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Dharma Pop
• ASIN: B000JBY1BY
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #209,508 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Good Wyrd

2. AC/DC

3. April Showers, April Tears

4. Easter

5. Dirty Purity

6. Parker Posey

7. Murder Suicide

8. Before Beyond

9. Voodoo Dolls

10. Rape Game

11. What

12. Glass

Editorial Reviews

Stuart Davis' new studio album ¿What is a landmark work by a pop iconoclast. With the expert aid of producer Alex Gibson, Davis' twelfth full length release is his best yet. The acclaimed songwriter and Zen Buddhist delves ever-challenging topics, from extolling the spiritual virtues of oddity (Good Wyrd), boxing with paradox (AC/DC), to playing the role of a Hollywood director bent on getting an indie Goddess to sell out (Parker Posey). The album moves through every mood and mode of the human condition, from the dumpster (Rape Game) to the transparent release of ineffable freedom (Glass), thirty-five year old Davis demonstrates the depth and versatility that has made him a critic's darling and a cult icon in the U.S. and Europe. And for the first time in fifteen years, he's released an album without putting the lyrics in the CD jacket.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Near perfect, March 30, 2008

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Kara A. Hughes "karaalison" (Lambertville, NJ) - See all my reviews
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There is something to love on every one of Davis' albums, but this one here? Wow. This one borders on flawless. When I first saw him perform live, I was completely mesmerized. On stage (and, I hear, off) the guy is a bizarre and brilliant combination of a deeply mystical seeker and an ever-expanding id on overdrive. His albums seem to ping-pong back between these sides. (Perhaps following the journey of the man himself?) But with this one he seems to have found the sweet spot between the two Stuarts, blending them seamlessly, elegantly, raucously into an album of wild and gorgeous alternative pop/rock songs. One great one after another. Seriously... give this one a go.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stuart Davis Rocks, April 29, 2009

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J. Smet (Madison, WI, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ?What (Audio CD)

Stuart is amazing. When you want great tunes that make you think, choose Stu!

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun, provocative songs, December 17, 2009

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Christopher Hunt (Middlebury, VT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ?What (Audio CD)

Stuart Davis is a fantastic and provocative artist. His music blends scathing social commentary with a flamboyant, coy irreverence, woven together by elegant lyrics and imagery. Some of his songs are incredibly dense with allusions, such as in "Easter". You can preview most of his music on his website,[...].