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Imogen Heap - I Megaphone
- What is the similarity between Imogen Heap’s name and the title of her first album, “I Megaphone”? Before you read the next sentence, look at the spelling of each. Well, if you figured it out or you’re impatient to think it through, the title is an anagram of her name. What a creative trick, and the same can be said about her album.
The album is a thick concoction of expressive lyrics, talented vocals, and brilliant piano playing. For instance, backed with an intense piano melody, “Sweet Religion” goes deep into questions about life after death with sonorous vocals to echo the meaning. Trained as a classical pianist as a little girl, Heap stays true to her roots by writing songs like “Candlelight” and “Come Here Boy” that prove playing the instrument is now second nature.
In “Getting Scared,” Heap’s voice is hoarse and low during the verses and thunderous during the chorus, like a judge banging her gavel for order in the courtroom. With specks of Alanis Morissette’s voice-cracking techniques imbedded in, the album makes its mark by rugged sounds and rebelling against conventional lyrics. The words in the chorus of "Rake It In" go as followed: “Dry me out, run me down / Burn me out and rake it in.” Evidently, Heap is no angel.
Taking the authentic style of PJ Harvey and capturing a masculine sounding Tori Amos, the debut album takes a stance with all of the other female rock artists in the music industry. Her no-nonsense approach is assertive but respectful. This album surely deserves a pat on the back.
Reviewer: Lailaa Salaam
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Reviewer's Rating: 8
Reader's Rating: 10.00
Reader's Votes: 1
Added: 14-Jul-2009
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