Track Listing

1. Cigarettes And Chocolate Milk
2. Greek Song
3. Poses
4. Shadows
5. California
6. The Tower of Learning
7. Grey Gardens
8. Rebel Prince
9. The Consort
10. One Man Guy
11. Evil Angel
12. In A Graveyard
13. Cigarettes And Chocolate Milk

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3252 in Music
• Released on: 2001-06-04
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .21 pounds
• Running time: 53 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Poses, Rufus Wainwright's second album, is a modest work in comparison with his self-titled 1998 debut. For all its baroque qualities, particularly Van Dyke Parks' arrangements that made Pet Sounds sound like a tossed-off exercise, his first album was an instant favourite for those attuned to its uniquely knowing romanticism. Poses seems to present a Wainwright less interested in showing off. Along with that self-effacement, unfortunately, comes an occasionally dulled sense of melody, with the ironic result that the new disc's stripped-down approach isn't likely to add many new fans to the club. The magic isn't gone, but it is attenuated; Propellerheads' Alex Gifford's meld of strings and beat-boxing on the one track he produced, "Shadows," ends up more of a diversion than a fully engaging trek off Wainwright's previous path. Poses is a not-bad album with some nice touches (a cover of dad Loudon III's "One Man Guy", the mocking of his own decadence on "California"), but its competence hardly reflects Rufus Wainwright's full measure of style and substance. --Rickey Wright

CD Description
Second album of folk-pop from the son of Loudon Wainwright III. More stripped-down than his self-titled 1998 debut, butstill showcasing his classic songwriting style. Features a collaboration with the Propellerheads' Alex Gifford and a cover of his dad's 'One Man Guy'.

Customer Reviews

emotional masterpeice
This was an album which I picked up after reading an exellent review in People magazine. I had absolutely no idea what the music was like or wheather it would appeal to me in any way. I have not heard anything from his first album, but let me tell you, I will. This record is absolutely unique. It hits emotional depths in the most unexpected places. I give it a 4 star rating, instead of a 5, because, I believe it drops in quality about halfway through and leads to what is basically an anti-climax. However, I love that it ends with a reprise of "Cigarettes and Chocolaite Milk", one of the strongest singles. Other favourites of mine include the eerily haunting "Shadows", the catchy, ironic, self-mocking"California" and one of the best songs of all time, the absolute masterpiece"Poses". I urge everyone to have this CD. It is a shame that it is going by unnoticed. Rufus deserves more than that.

Brilliant
This album is one you have to listen to more than once, the first time you think ive made a mistake getting this, but after that it's brilliant one your'll listen to over and over again, i love it. This was the first of his albums i bought, having heard the soundtrack to shrek,im planning on buying many more of his albums.

Genius
Having heard Want One and Want Two first I was reluctant to listen to Rufus Wainwrights earlier work in the fear that it would taint my view that Rufus is definitely a special musician.
Poses is with no exception an outstanding album and each song possesses the distinct perfection of every track that I have heard.
If you have enjoyed any of Rufus' music you will undoubtedly enjoy Poses, listen out for 'Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk' and 'California'.