The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do
by Fiona Apple
Year: 2012
Release date: 2012-06-19
Overall rank: 332nd
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 85 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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VictorVale 09/03/2022 19:59 | #289234
Monstra do piano!
LukasAntoine00s 02/04/2022 03:23 | #280663
85.5
Re-escuchada después de muchos años. Quizás mi favorito de Fiona Apple. Tiene maravillosos discos. Le sigo teniendo un lugar especial a Valentine, Hot Knife y Every Single Night.
A fantastic album where every song can stand by itself as they are all great. The experimentation on the album creates such a rich environment for you to explore that you feel drawn to keep coming back to the record. The multiple layers work so well in unison and creates a smooth flowing album that still has personality and roughness for you to enjoy. This is added to by the vocal performance which is changed on each song to match the style that she is trying to create. Lyrically it is also a joy to delve into once you have heard it a few times. Overall, this is a masterpiece and is one of the most innovative and creative modern day albums I have listened too.
teague 09/25/2021 16:43 | #274173
This album made me realize that Fiona has had an amazingly unique approach from the very beginning and she's just been honing her craft for 20+ years now.
Boltzmann 07/19/2021 23:01 | #271735
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Amazing album! Only a pity she keeps having us wait for years for new releases.
planetneutral 12/06/2020 18:26 | #262159
Generally love her, but I found myself losing interest a couple of times.
Montpejo 03/15/2020 07:54 | #248749
Highlights:
Every Single Night
Werewolf
Anything We Want
Hot Knife
Daredevil
Periphery
Left Alone
Regret
Your feedback for The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do is made by Apple's singing. Her tenor takes this tone similar to someone on the edge of a nervous breakdown and I love it. The writing is filled with fantastic imagery my favorite being on "Werewolf". The instrumentation is creative but I do feel like it could be a little less sparse.
Awesome album that gets better as it goes along, peaking right at the end with Hot Knife.
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