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**marketheal** · 01-08-2011, 04:20 PM

I think Songs For Lulu is one of the most stunning releases of 2010, actually, and I was expecting close to nothing from that album. RTS totally alienated me, and Judy is sort of untouchable for me, so I couldn't get behind that, and my knowledge of Prima Donna was spotty. But when I saw Rufus perform Lulu in its entirety live, I was blown away. Some of the songs are lyrically filler, but the ones that hit are are so RIGHT. "Who Are You New York," "Martha," "The Dream," "Zebulon".... it was quite breath-taking. I think most didn't expect him to do something so serious and well-executed.

Understandably, he gets beaten up a lot in criticism and amongst music listeners in general-- I mean, he definitely is eccentric and I can't say American audiences (that's my realm of knowledge) are the most open-minded, but I have to give him props where he's due... and I think Lulu will turn out to be one of the crowning achievements of his catalogue.

01-08-2011, 04:20 PM	#14
marketheal Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 488 Senior Member	I think Songs For Lulu is one of the most stunning releases of 2010, actually, and I was expecting close to nothing from that album. RTS totally alienated me, and Judy is sort of untouchable for me, so I couldn't get behind that, and my knowledge of Prima Donna was spotty. But when I saw Rufus perform Lulu in its entirety live, I was blown away. Some of the songs are lyrically filler, but the ones that hit are are so RIGHT. "Who Are You New York," "Martha," "The Dream," "Zebulon".... it was quite breath-taking. I think most didn't expect him to do something so serious and well-executed. Understandably, he gets beaten up a lot in criticism and amongst music listeners in general-- I mean, he definitely is eccentric and I can't say American audiences (that's my realm of knowledge) are the most open-minded, but I have to give him props where he's due... and I think Lulu will turn out to be one of the crowning achievements of his catalogue.
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