| Drastic Fantastic | 
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| Artist: Kt Tunstall
Label: Virgin Records Us
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  66 reviews
Sales Rank: 497
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.7 x 0.4
MPN: 95618
UPC: 094639561827
EAN: 0094639561827
ASIN: B000RLIYZA
Release Date: September 18, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New - Factory Sealed - Shipped from Florida via USPS First class mail. We ONLY sell what we have in stock. NO back orders here.Import Edition
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| Customer Reviews:
It's not THAT drastic..... March 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a tough album to classify...the cover [nice legs], and opening cut would lead you to expect really "hard rock", and, in spots, it is. Overall though, the record is far from "hard", and is actually kind of "soft" at times.
My favorite cut is "White Bird", which has a jazz sound. The recording closes with "Someday Soon" and "Paper Aeroplane", which are rather mellow. Miss Tunstall is a pretty girl from "across the pond", who has a very pleasing voice. If you want to get rocked, but not too hard, you might just like it.
4-1/2 stars -- I guess I'm the only one that doesn't think the cover art is supposed to signify something March 5, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
After KT Tunstall delivered the near-classic album Eye to the Telescope, I heard that she was releasing a new album barely a year later, and sometimes when an artist does that, the results aren't necessarily bad but still not quite as stellar. Well, my worries were put to rest after hearing Drastic Fantastic.
You won't find anything QUITE as catchy as "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on here ("Hold On" comes pretty darn close, though), but there are still plenty of quality tracks. Such tracks include metaphorical tales like "Paper Aeroplane" and "White Bird", as well as more "standard" fare like "If Only", or even the more troublesome vibe of "Saving My Face". Speaking of poignant tracks, the mellow, acoustic "Beauty of Uncertainty" also shines.
Even though "I Don't Want You Now" made me say just that, Drastic Fantastic shows that KT Tunstall shot two for two because the album is indeed fantastic. Pick it up.
Anthony Rupert
 KT, Conquer my heart!! March 4, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Her hoarse voice make the difference and the style of her music please me very much since I heard for the first time "Suddenly I See" and "Black Horse and The Cherry Tree". This album is great. I recommend.
 What the 'ell Happened? February 28, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Aw, man. I was SO looking forward to KT's new album, but this was a complete disappointment. I've seen her live 3 times, and in one show she played this incredible song titled "Dirty Water"...that isn't on the album. I didn't get hooked by a single song, and while after reading the reviews here I'm willing to have another listen, I don't think it will drastically, fantastically change my opinion. A real let-down from an artist I think has much more than one hit CD in her.
Nutricious delicious February 28, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Despite the dreadful cover art (hopefully a joke) this is one fine album. A little less plaintive folkishness than the first, yet still contains the fine lyrics and Ms. Tunstall's sweet voice. Some songs approach the artfulness of artists such as Elvis Costello and Aimee Mann. Others just make you wanna do a little dance. If you like great pop music, this will do it for you.
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