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Beauty and Crime
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by Suzanne Vega
Sales Rank: 494418
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on 10-28-2008.
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1. Zephyr & I
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2. Ludlow Street
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3. New York Is a Woman
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4. Pornographer's Dream
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5. Frank & Ava
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6. Edith Wharton's Figurines
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7. Bound
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8. Unbound
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9. As You Are Now
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10. Angel's Doorway
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11. Anniversary
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On Beauty & Crime, Suzanne Vega's Blue Note Records debut, the Manhattan native uses New York City as the backdrop for a collection of eleven new songs that juxtapose acoustic guitar-driven melodies with coolly synthesized beats; intensely personal lyrics with compelling, short story-like narratives; images of today's scarred cityscape with memories of Vega's old Upper West Side 'hood and Lower East Side haunts. The past commingles with the present, the public with the private, familiar sounds with the utterly new, just like the city itself. Making her first new studio album in six years, Vega says, "I feel like I really stretched my limits. I pushed myself out of my comfort zone--to sing in keys I wouldn't have sung in before, to work with different textures, to be unafraid of doing what ever sounded good to me. I wanted to make a modern classic."
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--This text refers to the
Audio CD
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As far as Billboard charts go, the only successes Suzanne Vega probably had were "Luka" and "Tom's Diner". But chart positions don't necessarily reflect quality, as her latest album Beauty & Crime might be her best work yet. Though this is the first studio album Suzanne has released since 2001's Songs in Red and Gray, the break suited her well because this album never runs out of highlights (but it's not like Songs in Red and Gray was a bad album either). "Frank & Ava", "Zephyr & I" and "Ludlow Street" are storytelling gems, "New York is a Woman" and "Edith Wharton's Figurines" are well-thought-out metaphors, and "Angel's Doorway" is very creative. The back-to-back "Bound" and "Unbound" also compliment each other nicely. Suzanne Vega might not be as popular as she used to be but Beauty & Crime proves that her music is still indeed beautiful, so pick it up. Anthony Rupert
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Beauty and Crime
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Price: $17.99
Updated on 10-28-2008.
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