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| Drastic Fantastic (CD/DVD) | 
 enlarge | Artist: Kt Tunstall
Label: Virgin Records Us
Category: Music
List Price: $24.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 60768
Format: Deluxe Edition
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.6
MPN: 95617
UPC: 094639561728
EAN: 0094639561728
ASIN: B000RMQG3G
Release Date: September 18, 2007
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Little Favours | | • | If Only | | • | White Bird | | • | Funnyman | | • | Hold On | | • | Hopeless | | • | I Don't Want You Now | | • | Saving My Face | | • | Beauty Of Uncertainty | | • | Someday Soon | | • | Paper Aeroplane |
Disc 2
| • | Documentary: All You Need Is Mud - KT Tunstall (1 hour, 3 minutes) | | • | Interview: A Comic By Robin Footitt - KT Tunstall | | • | Photo Gallery - KT Tunstall 3.38 |
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Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall burst onto the public consciousness last year with her gritty debut album Eye to the Telescope, a provocative sonic mesh of heartfelt pop, rootsy, electric blues, and left-field alt-rock. Eye spawned three hit singles — the Grammy-Award nominated "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree," "Suddenly I See," and "Other Side of the World" — all of which became omnipresent on radio, television, movies, and the Internet. Thanks to the multi-media exposure, Eye is certified platinum in the U.S., with worldwide sales exceeding 3.5 million copies. Now Tunstall is readying her follow-up, entitled Drastic Fantastic, which will be released by Virgin Records on September 18th, 2007. It showcases the 31-year-old's growth as both a songwriter and musician on songs like the thumping "Hold On," the rollicking "Saving My Face," the jazz-inflected "Someday Soon," and the frisky pop gem "I Don't Want You Now." "I wanted to be braver," Tunstall says of the album. "I wanted to push the musicality. You can't let previous success scare you away from moving on." KT Tunstall Photos More KT Tunstall
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Album Description
2007 special edition of her sophomore album Includes a bonus DVD (NTSC/Region 0). The deluxe version of the album includes an exclusive 1 hour documentary, with never seen before live performances, a photogallery and an interview with the illustrator of the artwork for this version. EMI. 2007.
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 KT comes out of her shell September 21, 2007
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
The CD:
If Eye To The Telescope represented a shell that KT Tunstall was tucked away safely inside in, Drastic Fantastic represents this shell cracking open and KT emerging, wanting to show herself to the world. After all, the former had a cover photo of a shy and timid KT, suggesting a retrospective and reflective album, which Eye To The Telescope essentially was. But after just one glance at Drastic Fantastic's cover photo it's apparent that KT now wants to (cliché as it is), rock. And I think she has pulled off a very worthy sophomore effort here, giving us something a little different while not completely abandoning the style and sound that we've come to love about her.
It's true that Drastic Fantastic has a more commercial sound to it and one could say that it's more "poppy." As others have noted, it's also more polished. "I Don't Want You Now," "Saving My Face" and "Little Favours" are the rockers here. "If Only," "Hopeless," "Funny Man" and "Hold On" are more low-key. "White Bird," "Beauty of Uncertainty," "Someday Soon" and "Paper Aeroplane" represent the mellow acoustic tracks, all songs that could easily have been on Eye To The Telescope. So in a sense KT gives something for everyone here. I do think that the album would have benefited from having the last 3 tracks a) not back-to-back and b) not at the end...a rocker would have closed the album off much better IMO.
The DVD:
Contains a total of 3 segments. The main segment, a 1-hour documentary titled "All You Need Is Mud," is pretty much the main reason to get this. It is broken down into the following chapters:
1) Opening Credits - "Turn Into You" 2) St. Andrews, Scotland 3) "If Only acoustic" 4) Telescope at St. Andrews, Scotland 5) "Suddenly I See" live at Fat Sam's, Scotland 6) West Sands, St. Andrews 7) "Saving My Face" acoustic 8) Dance Rehearsals "Hold On" promo 9) "Hopeless" acoustic 10) Behind-The-Scenes "Hold On" promo shoot 11) "White Bird" acoustic 12) Press at Outsider Festival, Scotland 13) "I Want You Back" live at Outsider Festival, Scotland 14) KT's birthday party 15) "Ain't Nobody" acoustic 16) Glastonbury Festival 17) "Hold On" acoustic. The acoustic performances of songs from Drastic Fantastic consist of KT outdoors jamming either with her band or just friends (I can't tell which). The other chapters are self-explanatory.
The second segment consists of a 13-minute mini-documentary called "Interview: A Comic By Robin Footitt" and is exactly what it implies: a sit-down interview with Robin, the artist who created the comic booklet for Drastic Fantastic. This was interesting to watch once, but I can't see it calling for repeated viewings by most people.
The final segment is merely a 3 and a half minute photo gallery with KT's music playing in the background.
This version has a really cool color drawing of KT walking through a field of flowers.
A quick note about the packaging of this deluxe edition. KT obviously had the environment in mind when laying it out. The CD is housed in a unique tray made out of some recycled material that seems to be a cross between styrofoam and an egg carton. As much as I applaud KT for this I'm a little skeptical about the durability of it, so you'll probably want to handle it carefully. And the DVD is housed in a pocket slit which is fine, but one must take care not to scratch it when removing it and putting it back.
So, who should buy this CD/DVD deluxe edition? I'd recommend it to those who are big enough fans to want to learn more about KT's experiences before "making it big," and who are generally interested in some nice bonus features. For the everyday casual fan though, you'll probably want to just stick with the CD-only version. But whichever version you buy, Drastic Fantastic is one great album.
 get the deluxe version! September 21, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I was initially disappointed that the DVD does not include the "Hold On" video, but, the acoustic campfire songs included in the "All You Need Is Mud" documentary are well worth the price. So far, I like those better than the new album. It includes an acoustic performance of the Chaka Khan hit "Ain't Nodoby," which is almost worth $20 by itself.
Get to know Ms. Tunstall September 29, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I didn't watch the DVD for this set until today, and I reviewed the CD the day I got it under the CD alone category.
I won't rehash what I said about the CD in detail... So let me just say this.
The music is excellent. The lyrics are amazing. The musicianship is fabulous.
So... Why kick in the extra for the "Deluxe Edition"?
I don't know what it's like where you live, but this kind of music is mostly ignored where I live. So here is a chance to get up close and personal with this amazing artist. Included on the DVD is a comic that I just didn't get, but what I did get was the interviews and documentary with Ms. Tunstall, as well as a very cool set of unplugged performances of some of her songs.
If you are a fan, this set makes for a must have collectors item, and for those who are mostly uninitiated, this is a great introduction to this exceptional performer and her band.
KT with a great follow-up! October 21, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
KT Tunstall follows up the brilliant Eye to the Telescope with this equally listen-to-able LP!
A massive fan of the first - the latter had high expectations to meet. It appears that these expectations have been met and the tracks from Drastic Fantastic quickly will be working their way up my 'most played'!
The DVD containing a nice little doco containing some live versions of songs from Drastic Fantastic is a good view!
Good! January 28, 2008
Not nearly as good as "Eye to the Telescope" but, if you liked it you will like this one too. It's more pop and definitely not as "inspired" as the Telescope cd. I recommend this only if you already have "Telescope", get "Telescope" before this one. It kind of seems like "Drastic Fantastic" was put together in a hurry to capitalize on the success of KT's first cd. There are too many repetitive lyrics unlike the first cd, which has more depth of meaning and feeling. I found it to be less dynamic, less emotional than "Eye to the Telescope". I liked the DVD better than the cd in this set. The around the campfire acoustic sets on the DVD are a must have for KT fans. I hope KT unleashes her voice again on her next project and abandons the Drastic direction. She has so much more potential than this. I give "Drastic" 4 stars in comparison to "Telescope" which I think was an incredible work of art.
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