No one could really have been expecting a "Gentle Waves"-style side project from Malcolm ... more
Middleton, so despite its Winnie The Pooh-esque cover art,Into The Woodsdoesnt disappoint. He may not have fellow Arab Strapper Aiden Moffats characteristic monos...
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No one could really have been expecting a "Gentle Waves"-style side project from Malcolm ... more
Middleton, so despite its Winnie The Pooh-esque cover art, Into The Woods doesnt disappoint. He may not have fellow Arab Strapper Aiden Moffats characteristic mon...
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No one could really have been expecting a "Gentle Waves"-style side project from Malcolm ... more
Middleton, so despite its Winnie The Pooh-esque cover art, Into The Woods doesnt disappoint. He may not have fellow Arab Strapper Aiden Moffats characteristic mon...
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No one could really have been expecting a "Gentle Waves"-style side project from Malcolm ... more
Middleton, so despite its Winnie The Pooh-esque cover art,Into The Woodsdoesnt disappoint. He may not have fellow Arab Strapper Aiden Moffats characteristic monosyllabic storytelling to deliver lyrics of self-hatred, loneliness or incompetence, but in his own inimitable Scottish burr, the songs are almost as effective; not as dark, but certainly possessing a charm and identity of their own.Kicking off with the amusing "Break My Heart", in which he pleads that hed "rather have you than sing these shit songs", then listing whatll happen if his heart does get broken, over a jaunty backing track that sounds like a ramshackle Belle&Sebastian. The piano and acoustic sound is continued through most of the album, but absent on the album highlight of "No Modest Bear" where the sound is all cheap electronica and "Bear With Me", which is industrial enough to be Depeche Mode.Slightly more accessible and with more of a sing-along factor than your average Arab Strap album, it seems that Middleton has managed to carve out a niche away from his band that proves his all-round talent.--Thom Allott
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Advantages: Sondheim music, wit and talent! Disadvantages: Complex storyline?
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The Witch who pops into each story is played by the simply wonderful Bernadette Peters, The Prince Charming by Robert Westernberg..
In the first act, the characters set out to achieve their goal of living "Happily Ever After" through familiar routes - Cinderella goes to the Ball and captures the heart of Prince Charming, Jack climbs the Beanstalk and finds a land of Giants ...
Advantages: The controls are great Disadvantages: Graphics are fairly average
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Advantages: Great songs, great performances, wonderful sets, great story Disadvantages: None
What do you get when you mix Cinderella, Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and other fairy tales? You get a fantastic musical made for Broadway called “Into The Woods”. An interesting tale that weaves and entwines the stories with magic and music. With such acclaimed stage performances by stars such as Bernadette Peters and Robert Westenberg, you get a healthy serving of wonderful singing, light comedy and lessons in life served to you in a two act play.
The first act blends familiar fairy tales with a new story of a baker and his wife who wish more than anything to have a child. However, the baker’s family has a curse on it, laid by the witch who lives next door. Unless they help the witch by collecting the items she needs for a spell, they shall never have a child. Without these items ...
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Product details
Title
Into The Woods
Performer
Malcolm Middleton
Genre
Rock & Pop
Sub Genre
Alternative
Release Date
13/06/2005
Original Release Year
2005
Label / Distributor
Chemikal Underground / PIAS UK/Sony DADC
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
5024545259919
Catalogue Number
CHEM 076CD
Additional notes
Album Notes
Moody and melancholy from start to finish, INTO THE WOODS, the second LP from Arab Strap member Malcolm Middleton, is reminiscent of Elliot Smith and Leonard Cohen at their best.
Album Reviews
Entertainment Weekly (No. 834, p.143) - "...[T]uneful...Middleton's dark humor, silly puns, ("Bear With Me"), and vibrant arrangements bring some sunlight and warmth to his lager-soaked heart." - Grade: B+ Mojo (p.58) - Ranked #8 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2005" - "[H]is brutish wit was allied to a surprising melodic uplift to produce this modern pop masterpiece." Magnet (p.101) - "Middleton is neither dreary nor seditionary - merely superb....Middleton astutely counterbalances his lyrical gloom with uplifting sonics."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Break My Heart
2.
Devastation
3.
Loneliness Shines
4.
No Modest Bear
5.
Monday Night Nothing
6.
Bear With Me
7.
Happy Medium
8.
Autumn
9.
Burst Noel
10.
Choir
11.
Solemn Thirsty
12.
New Heart
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