FANCIE
A Negative Capability (Hush)
Reviewed by Holly Day

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Okay, I know I have the brain of a 13-year-old, if that, but I can't be the only person out there who cracks up giggling when the line "come down and taste my meat" is uttered in a song. The songs on here have so much promise, mostly because I love the musical arrangements, which are soft, stark, mostly augmented and well-produced acoustic guitar numbers with the occasional full band accompaniment including a violin, flute, cello, and a beautiful french horn; however, and there must be a however here, the songs are being taken way too seriously for what they are, and the vocals come across as overwrought and melodramatic where a touch of melancholy would do just fine.

© 2001 - Holly Day