Take All My Loves: Nine Shakespeare Sonnets
by Rufus Wainwright
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
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  1. Mojo
    Apr 27, 2016
    60
    It's a grand gesture of a record, though, and if at times it's a little too much, that's entirely in character. [Jun 2016, p.94]
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  2. The Observer (UK)
    Apr 25, 2016
    60
    If this is really where his heart now lies, it’s hard not to feel a tinge of sadness when you hear his honeyed vocals on A Woman’s Face, a reworking of a track from 2010 that recalls the swooning, symphonic pop of old.
  3. Boston Globe
    Apr 22, 2016
    60
    Save for the playfully tempestuous “Th’Expense of Spirit in a Waste of Shame (Sonnet 129),” they’re serviceable and, like the spoken-word reprises by the likes of William Shatner and Siân Phillips, take few risks.
  5. musicOMH.com
    Apr 20, 2016
    60
    Even during its more ludicrous moments, though, it’s impossible to deny the beauty that often shines through.
  6. The Guardian
    Apr 21, 2016
    40
    Take All My Loves is an uneasy marriage of classical and pop, on which the sonnets are often overwhelmed by Wainwright’s extravagantly theatrical arrangements.

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6.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. justathoughtabl
    May 29, 2016
    9
    I love this album. Rufus has created beautiful melodies to put to Shakespeare's words, and the styles range from rock to all-out classical. ToI love this album. Rufus has created beautiful melodies to put to Shakespeare's words, and the styles range from rock to all-out classical. To like this album, you have to love everything that Rufus is...ambitious, curious, well-rounded. He is a lover of the high arts-- opera, literature, visual art--and always has been. He will never be limited to pop albums (great as they are) because his mind is too broad, and I admire that he constantly pushes the envelope and takes risks. We're lucky to have an artist who has the talent to match his courageous ambition.… Full Review »
  2. jyo_tirmaya
    May 22, 2016
    5
    I love Rufus' voice and style, but this album is like having to do homework in high school. I wish he would go back to his "Poses" andI love Rufus' voice and style, but this album is like having to do homework in high school. I wish he would go back to his "Poses" and "Release the Stars" vibe... This is too artsy-fartsy.… Full Review »
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