The Rise And Fall Of Ruby Woo Music Cd

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The Rise & Fall of Ruby Woo      Artist : The Puppini Sisters      List Price : $13.98 USD        Your Price : $12.99 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 2008-02-12      Studio : Verve      Label : Verve      Avg. Customer Rating : (15 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for The Rise And Fall Of Ruby Woo      A mixed bag...the Puppini Sisters step out, at the loss of their retro roots      Rating:      The Puppini Sisters, inspired by the The Triplets of Belleville from the Belgian/Quebecois animated film of the same name, pay homage to the girl groups of the 1930s and 1940s; from their victory curls to the fire engine red lipstick to the curvy, form-fitting retro dresses, here are three gals who are seriously enamored with WWII-era vocal music. Their tight harmonies and covers of retro gems such as Bei Mir Bist Du Shoen, Mr. Sandman, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy and In The Mood fused seamlessly with covers of Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights, Blondie's Heart of Glass and Gloria Gaynor's anthem I Will Survive made their debut Betcha Bottom Dollar endearing and quirky, but with definite staying power, particularly if you're like me and you adore the Andrews Sisters. On their sophomore follow-up The Rise and Fall Of Ruby Woo, the trio (Marcella Puppini, Stephanie O'Brien, and Kate Mullins) have penned nearly half of the songs (Soho Nights, I Can't Believe I'm Not A Millionaire, Jilted, It's Not Over, And She Sang). The covers this time around are more zany, including the Bangles' Walk Like An Egyptianand Beyonce's Crazy in Love, along with Old Cape Cod and Spooky. The only nod to vintage covers here is It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing). But even here, the "sisters" have veered from strict 1940s harmony to taking liberties with scat singing, ad lib lyrics and drastically altering the tempo. Those who loved the Puppini Sisters' debut for its adherence to 1940s glamour and sonic fidelity will be sorely disappointed, particularly by some of the new songs like Jilted: "Oh, trust the Cosmo quiz for advice," or I Can't Believe I'm Not A Millionaire, which features the line "I fixed myself a Pop-Tart." The 1940s this is not, but the new direction towards self-penned independence and less reliance on covers feels weak compared to their first album. Soho Nights was a standout, but I found myself routinely skipping over the other tracks written by the group. Overall, this is still a fun album with a nod to retro glam in the spirit of the Andrews Sisters, but the new songs paled next to the enduring classics from the 1940s and 1950s; the covers on this album were all from the last 20 years for the most part, which was a big leap from their prior album. The Puppini Sisters also recently released two songs for the Kitt Kittridge: An American Girl soundtrack that sound most similar to their debut, and I look forward to seeing what the future will hold for this unusual group.     Customer Reviews for The Rise And Fall Of Ruby Woo Cd      Nothing is beyond their rowdy reach!      Rating:      Taken from their debut CD, the Puppinis' Andrews-Sisters-style smackdown of the hoary "I Will Survive" has become the band's signature concert closer. This time around on the band's sophomore offering, it's the Bangles who get the beating, as "Walk like an Egyptian" is zipped up in the Puppinis' zaniness. These campy stampers still show no shame, as nothing is beyond their rowdy reach. Duke Ellington's "It Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Swing" is swung straight. But the Classics IV's "Spooky" is re-sparked as a fast tango, and Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love" is bounced between a breakneck, flapper-flagging ragtime and a sultry blues. Three lead vocalists who double on violin, accordion, and piano respectively, the Puppinis have come closer to capturing their live-performance energy, but they're not quite there yet. Their crack backing trio is still mixed too far back, and, of course, the CD's lack of visuals dampens the fun. Perhaps a DVD would help, but then there'd be less of an incentive to see the group live. And such boundless creativity deserves an audience. Catch `em if you can. **** Editorial Reviews for The Rise And Fall Of Ruby Woo Audio Cd      Album Description      2007 release of the International edition of the second album by the trio of Italian Marcella Puppini, Stephanie O'Brien and Kate Mullins who take up the mantle of the female singing trio first started by The Andrews Sisters.