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Cyndi Lauper

The Body Acoustic  Hear it Now

RS: 3of 5 Stars Average User Rating: 4of 5 Stars

2005

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Many rockers lose their fire and much of their vocal range while journeying through middle age. But the ever-unusual Cyndi Lauper now sings with more power, more nuance and with more notes at her disposal than she had at her mid-Eighties popularity peak. The former New Wave poster girl's The Body Acoustic brings hard-won beauty to both her overly familiar and unjustly ignored songs. Lauper's miraculous Top Ten ode to female masturbation, "She Bop," now sounds moody and almost religious, its slurred lyrics here slowed for can't-miss-'em comprehensibility. The later non-hits are just as revelatory: The new "Above the Clouds" floats on dreamy Jeff Beck guitar featured in a delicate arrangement that picks up where "True Colors" left off. Lauper's continued progression into quieter material may have left her mainstream rock fans behind years ago, but it has clearly improved her chops.

BARRY WALTERS

(Posted: Nov 3, 2005)

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sekerka writes:

3of 5 Stars


CYNDI LAUPER:
THE BODY ACOUSTIC (Epic)
Give Cyndi credit where credit is due: she's somehow managed to stretch her 15 minutes of fame past the second decade mark, all on the strength of one diabolically mind-engraving pop standard (Girls Just Wanna Have Fun ) and a couple of minor hit follow ups. By all accounts she should have long disappeared into the one hit gutter that swallows most pop stars, making Entertainment Tonight highlights from her jail cell where she sheepishly tries to hide her new three-hundred pound figure, yet here she is, slogging the same material, sounding fresh and looking, well, fabulous. Cyndi manages to rework her oldies into something digestible, making good use of duets with Sarah McLachlan, Ani DiFranco and Shaggy (yeah Shaggy!). Never thought I'd say this but here's a Cyndi Lauper album that I don't have an uncontrollable urge to throw on the floor and stomp on repeatedly. Well, maybe just once, for old time's sake. (Sekerka)

Jun 13, 2006 13:40:39

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