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An epic album that speaks with grand gestures and a refined eloquence rare in young songwriters.
15y
80
Like the works of other great swooners from Cole Porter to The Divine Comedy, 'Poses' is held together by its maker's maniacal attention to detail and conceptual strength.
12y
Rufus sounds way more inspired on this album compared to the debut album. This is a highlight in his career. Poses just feels raw and emotional and I love it.
Similarly to everything else I’ve heard from Rufus, this album is pretty inconsistent but has great production and singing the whole way through. Songs on here tend to appeal to me a lot, becoming favorites, or don’t do much for me at all.
Often, especially in the first half I find myself really moved by a lot of this, whether it be emotion or pure enjoyment. If not I find it completely unmemorable. I think I’m coming to the conclusion that Rufus Wainwright is an amazing ... read more
Rufus Wainwright that i always saw compared to Cameron Winter's solo work, and after the Geesemania of 2025, i decided to check this out and i'm not disappointed, that voices do sound a lot similar as well as the overall sound
Rufus paints a poignant picture of his life via vignettes of himself and his close (and not very close) ones. Thought this album was VERY frontloaded on first listen, but it has proven itself to be a grower!
Rufus Wainwright is an artist I had heard about, but avoided. Even if many critics I respect have said nothing but nice things about him, maybe it was because he was commonly compared to music I do not like, or because of his verbose, musically dense ways.
This absence changed yesterday when I listened to his 1998 debut, self-titled album. A record I enjoyed, but found uneven and bloated. No doubt a reflection of the monolithic recording process, where Rufus came in with 56 songs, as opposed ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk 4:44 | 91 |
| 2 | Greek Song 3:56 | 93 |
| 3 | Poses 5:02 | 87 |
| 4 | Shadows 5:35 | 83 |
| 5 | California 3:23 | 86 |
| 6 | The Tower of Learning 4:47 | 78 |
| 7 | Grey Gardens 3:08 | 78 |
| 8 | Rebel Prince 3:44 | 79 |
| 9 | The Consort 4:25 | 77 |
| 10 | One Man Guy 3:31 | 80 |
| 11 | Evil Angel 4:43 | 78 |
| 12 | In a Graveyard 2:22 | 70 |
| 13 | Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk (Reprise) 3:58 | 85 |
Total Length: 53 minutes
