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8.0
12657
8.0 |
musicOMH
Having already secured his place as one of the great rock vocalists of his generation, it's the sheer versatility of Patton's voice that commands awestruck admiration from fans and other musicians
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8.0
12663
8.0 |
The Skinny
A rare achievement – an adventurous reinterpretation of timeless oldies which will no doubt serve as a rapturous soundtrack to the heady summer months
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8.0
12694
8.0 |
Uncut
These big arrangements range from orchestral majesty to hardball batrock. Print edition only
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7.5
12659
7.5 |
BBC
He clearly relishes the heightened emotion of his source material, the album wisely avoiding cheap campiness in favour of respecting the music’s rich sense of drama
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7.0
12658
7.0 |
PopMatters
Even if this album is a genre exercise, it’s still a very fine one. Mondo Cane pulls no punches, makes no apologies, and is impossible not to enjoy on some level
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7.0
12665
7.0 |
The Digital Fix
Fans of his previous work will be delighted that yet another musical change of direction has yielded such a compelling and exciting album
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7.0
12947
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Seems to be a project much closer to Mike Patton’s heart than might be initially imagined, and serves as yet more proof that his talent and his breadth are perhaps indeed ‘senza fine’
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7.0
12662
7.0 |
No Ripcord
There’s a lot of beautiful music to hear and Patton treats it all with an admirer’s respect, but there is something about Mondo Cane that reeks of vanity
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6.0
12999
6.0 |
Rave Magazine
As lovely as some of this music sounds, one has to wonder what Patton’s objective is here: this is no radical recontextualisation but a loving, and lovingly conservative, tribute
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6.0
12695
6.0 |
Mojo
Print edition only
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6.0
12696
6.0 |
Q
Print edition only
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6.0
12660
6.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
It’s when Patton trades on his unique ability to deliver an intense range of real emotions that he exceeds expectations, and despite being an homage to classic Italian recordings, Mondo Cane works much like his best work to date
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