Klaus Nomi - Simple Man CD


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Eclectic pop singer Klaus Nomi blends classical, country, and standards in SIMPLE MAN. On this 12-track collection, the German artist performs "Ding Dong," his unique take on the classic song from "The Wizard of Oz."

Coming off such a left-field debut, it was up in the air as to what Klaus Nomi would do for a follow-up. That second album was Simple Man, and if listeners were unsure if the first album was a put-on, this one certainly didn't do much to clear things up. While the album starts out promisingly with an atmospheric fade-in followed by a hard dance number with the occasional Birthday Party-style guitar thrown in, the rest of the album did its damnedest to move the album's overall tone to one of self-parody. Could one really think any differently listening to the hyper-sugary cover of "Just One Look," the faux-country disco number "Rubberband Lazer," or the version of "Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead"? As with the debut album, Nomi's true capabilities are shown off by his versions of classical works -- in this case, "Death" (taken from Henry Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas") and "Return" (which is based on a choral number by John Dowland). The thing is, those pieces are right at the end of the album and the listeners who would enjoy them the most will probably already have been long shaken off by all of the kitsch leading up to it. ~ Sean Carruthers

The second album from the most unusual of German born singers who combined classical, kitsch, country, pop, standards.....and just plain fun into his act. Nomi appearance on the pop scene was something akin to having a being from another planet come to visit who had totally absorbed the whole of human culture and like the Beatles did to R&B, gave it right back to you in a refreshing new way. Just check out his rendition of "Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead"...you've never heard it like this before.

Simple Man Music

List Price	$11.98 (You save $0.79)
Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Pop CDs, New Wave, Rock
Label	MSI Music Distribution
Orig Year	1982
All Time Product Rank	123,149
CD Universe Part number	1387615
Catalog number	274422
Discs	1
Release Date	Jul 20, 2004
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo

Klaus Nomi - Simple Man Songs

	Trk	Song
	1	From Beyond See All 3
	2	After the Fall See All 3
	3	Just One Look See All 4
	4	Falling In Love Again See All 3
	5	Icurok See All 3
	6	Rubberband Lazar
	7	Wayward Sisters See All 4
	8	Ding Dong See All 3
	9	Three Wishes See All 3
	10	Simple Man See All 4
	11	Death See All 2
	12	Return

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