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Title: Not indispensable, but you SHOULD have it
Review: I don't hate it, but neither do I really LOVE it. I think that if you're going to have the rest of Tori's albums you need this one as well;however I don't think it should be the first OR the only one you buy. It took me a while to get used to. As much as I enjoy Tori, and I admire her ability to continually break new ground in her music, I feel maybe she went a little too extreme in the diversion this time. It does have some real gems, like Mr Zebra, Hey Jupiter, and the radio successes of Talula and Caught a Lite Sneeze, I will admit that. Unfortunately, I feel some of the songs were just too far out there. While I know that Tori is never one to give you the straight dope on what she's talking about in her music, there is so much heavily veiled innuendo in the songs it's more difficult than usual to figure out what she means. Buy the album for its musicality and power, but I wouldn't try to interpret the lyrics too closely on this one.
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