I caught the OSOtM show in August in Toronto and thought it was fabulous- she sounded clear and consistent, did I think about 5 songs from the album and she looked great. The album was in retrospect a glass half full and the initial momentum and especially success in the UK, came courteous of the outstanding single Rooms on Fire, which to this day, is in at least her top 5 solo songs. Side one gets off to a great start with a string of strong songs, still don't understand why Ooh My Love was not a follow up single, it would have done at least as well as Rooms on that kind of momentum. Except for Doing the Best I Can though, Side Two is mostly forgettable, where she brings in two horrible covers and drones through Alice and Juliet where Rupert seemingly forgot about his good production on side one. Planets and All the Beautiful Worlds may both have been a great fit for her "Magic" album. The aforementioned two strong tracks are the only two I pull out and listen to nowadays though.
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