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Title: Ukelele-playing Israelis Beware!
Review: As ever, Mr. Finn rhymes, for example, ukeleles and Israeli, a forced and excrutiating example of his unremittingly poor lyrics. His music, because it displays so little training and discipline, has a quality of wildness about it, which many people mistake for originality. In truth, it's clunky and awful. Mr. Finn writes with sincerity, directly from the heart, for which he should be applauded, given the state of theater songs. However, sincerity and emotional directness alone aren't enough. It seems as if--going all the way back to Falsettos--he bangs out a number in a day or so, then doesn't revise; certainly his music is anything but thought out. His lyrics have always seemed as if he'll shamelessly combine any words, even if they don't really come close to rhyming, or make any sense. Two stars for sincerity; none for beauty or skill. And by the way, I hadn't heard--HAS he taken up residence in Israel?
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