Wacko Magneto

Ednaswap

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 4, 1997)
• Original Release Date: March 4, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Island
• ASIN: B000001EAN
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #211,095 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Wacko Magneto" is the best album that no one knows about!, September 3, 1998

By	[e-mail] (Morristown, New Jersey) - See all my reviews

I came across this band's song "Stop Counting" while watching a recent episode of MTV's "Daria." I was blown away by the haunting guitar riffs and the hint of Chrissy Hind in the Anne Preven's powerful voice (Anne--I can't be the only one who's said that).

The entire album " Wacko Magneto" simply rocks. Ednaswap mixes 70's rock, 80's punk and 90's alternative to create a unique but familar sound that is hard-edged and gritty.

Much to my joy and surprise, Ednaswap originally wrote and sang that Natalie Imbruglio hit, "Torn." Compared to the airy, soft-rock/pop version that Imbruglio did, Ednaswap's version is raw, honest and earnest. You have to hear this version--there is no comparison.

I highly recommend this album.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Real Thing, August 11, 2006

By	Jorge X.McKie "jxm" - See all my reviews

Of the many great songs on this album, two stand out for me. "Don't Count" is ruthless, energetic, and damned if I don't know the girl it's about. "Torn," the band's signature song, covers ground that in less able hands could have (and has) ended up as bubble-gum pop; but listen to Anne perform the song and you know whose soul it really came from. There's nothing cute or polished about Ednaswap - you wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of "Clown Show," and "Shrapnel" is in high gear long before the first vocal kicks in. I'm at a loss to pick a genre - maybe a cross of heavy metal, grunge, and alternative? I can't figure out why this is so obscure...jxm

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It doesn't matter how you got here..., December 20, 1998

By A Customer

Were you curious about those obscure references to the original writers of Natalie's "Torn"? Well, glad you could make it finally...there's more where that came from. And better. The raw power of Anne's vocals quite simply blew me away the first time I heard this album. Pick up the latest album, "Wonderland Park" also to get the full Ednaswap picture. You won't regret it.