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But, as promising as it is to begin with, there's a point at which a bunch of songs, tossed off over the course of a weekend, tend to sound as though that's exactly what they are. There's a certain grim fascination at hearing a young singer attempting to strike out on her own and singing songs like "Puppet Girl" and "Fill in the Blanks." But, sadly, these songs aren't built to go the distance. They are, instead, the Emperor's new clothes. | But, as promising as it is to begin with, there's a point at which a bunch of songs, tossed off over the course of a weekend, tend to sound as though that's exactly what they are. There's a certain grim fascination at hearing a young singer attempting to strike out on her own and singing songs like "Puppet Girl" and "Fill in the Blanks." But, sadly, these songs aren't built to go the distance. They are, instead, the Emperor's new clothes. | ||
Matters weren't helped by the choice of The Nameless One as lead single. Ostensibly, it's trying to be a big artistic statement but ends up being more of a stutter. The single stalled just inside the perimeter of the top-forty before quickly fleeing to the safer climes of obscurity. The album eventually suffered a similar fate; It would be another eighteen years before Wendy James released another solo album — ''I Came Here to Blow Minds'' — to which the obvious response is, 'You came here eighteen years too late.' The songs on the follow up were not written by Elvis Costello. | Matters weren't helped by the choice of "The Nameless One" as lead single. Ostensibly, it's trying to be a big artistic statement but ends up being more of a stutter. The single stalled just inside the perimeter of the top-forty before quickly fleeing to the safer climes of obscurity. The album eventually suffered a similar fate; It would be another eighteen years before Wendy James released another solo album — ''I Came Here to Blow Minds'' — to which the obvious response is, 'You came here eighteen years too late.' The songs on the follow up were not written by Elvis Costello. | ||
''Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears'' is one of those things that looks like a great idea on paper. In theory, having someone like Elvis Costello write you an entire album of songs is a dream come true. | ''Now Ain't the Time for Your Tears'' is one of those things that looks like a great idea on paper. In theory, having someone like Elvis Costello write you an entire album of songs is a dream come true. | ||
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So close and yet so very, very far. | So close and yet so very, very far. | ||
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'''Mint Magazine, April 2016 | '''Mint Magazine, No. 14, April 2016 | ||
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[[Stuart McCullough]] reviews Wendy James' ''[[Wendy James: Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears|Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears]]''. | [[Stuart McCullough]] reviews Wendy James' ''[[Wendy James: Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears|Now Ain't The Time For Your Tears]]''. |
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