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List Price: $24.98 | | Label: Virgin Records Us
Salesrank: 104288
Released: September 18, 2007 |
| Our Price: $4.93 |
| Used Price: $2.14 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Editorial Review:
Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall burst onto the public consciousness last year with her gritty debut album Eye to the Telescope, a provocative sonic mesh of heartfelt pop, rootsy, electric blues, and left-field alt-rock. Eye spawned three hit singles — the Grammy-Award nominated "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree," "Suddenly I See," and "Other Side of the World" — all of which became omnipresent on radio, television, movies, and the Internet. Thanks to the multi-media exposure, Eye is certified platinum in the U.S., with worldwide sales exceeding 3.5 million copies.
Now Tunstall is readying her follow-up, entitled Drastic Fantastic, which will be released by Virgin Records on September 18th, 2007. It showcases the 31-year-old's growth as both a songwriter and musician on songs like the thumping "Hold On," the rollicking "Saving My Face," the jazz-inflected "Someday Soon," and the frisky pop gem "I Don’t Want You Now." "I wanted to be braver," Tunstall says of the album. "I wanted to push the musicality. You can't let previous success scare you away from moving on."
KT Tunstall Photos
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Eye to the Telescope | 
KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza | 
Guitar Tribute to KT Tunstall |
Drastic Fantastic (CD/DVD) Reviews:
Drastic Fantastic / CD and DVD 
2009-10-27 - You are missing something BIG if you don't have this! Fantastic ! Drastic Fantastic (CD/DVD)
Good CD 
2009-09-12 - I enjoy the CD. I have heard her songs on various movies enough to wait until the end to find out who sang them--which is why I bought the CD. I enjoyed just about every song on the CD..not just one or two..
Fantastic !!!
2009-08-20 - If 60's & 70's R&R music, ( Artistic, Creative , Intelligent ) was music you enjoyed, you MUST listen to this album. I don't recall being so impressed since Seger's "Night Moves" album ( which came at the end of that great era of music writing & playing. Indeed his line; " don't take me to a disco", saw the musical abyss to come..)
Allusive, intelligent lyrics ( 'light' Dylan if you will , the antithesis of disco & rap), very well crafted tunes, and an excellent vocalist ( with an attractive hint of ' wiskey voice') combine for an outstanding album. Don't think I've listen to anything else since I got it, except her first album "Eye to the Telescope" ( good, but not as).
Absolutely Fantastic - Must Have!
2008-01-29 - This is one of the best specials you can buy. The Bonus DVD is fantastic because of the documentaire "All You Need Is Mud" on it. They show you amazing Kate-childhood memories and the making of the video Hold On. In between there are acoustic performances around a campfire and she and her band are doing an amazing job, it sound perfect.
Next to the Bonus DVD, of-course, there is the CD, which is also fantastic. Compared to Eye to the Telescope (CD+DVD) this album sounds more like a studio album to me somehow, more electric guitar usage, but it's still amazing. The lyrics blow me away, stunning. Her voice and guitar make it perfect, I'm looking forward to her live performance, and her third studio album of-course. :-)
So: If you're not really a KT fan, buy the "normal" album. IT's also drastic fantastic. If you're a fan, GOSH, GET THIS ALBUM! The bonus features really show the Kate Tunstall she is.
Special edition's recommended!
Good!
2008-01-28 - Not nearly as good as "Eye to the Telescope" but, if you liked it you will like this one too. It's more pop and definitely not as "inspired" as the Telescope cd. I recommend this only if you already have "Telescope", get "Telescope" before this one. It kind of seems like "Drastic Fantastic" was put together in a hurry to capitalize on the success of KT's first cd. There are too many repetitive lyrics unlike the first cd, which has more depth of meaning and feeling. I found it to be less dynamic, less emotional than "Eye to the Telescope". I liked the DVD better than the cd in this set. The around the campfire acoustic sets on the DVD are a must have for KT fans. I hope KT unleashes her voice again on her next project and abandons the Drastic direction. She has so much more potential than this. I give "Drastic" 4 stars in comparison to "Telescope" which I think was an incredible work of art.
