Rufus Wainwright

Rufus Wainwright - Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright (2014) {Interscope 3765155 rec 1998-2014}
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Pop / Rock / Baroque Pop / Chamber Pop / Adult Alternative Pop

The 2014 compilation Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright brings together many of the singer/songwriter's best cuts, as chosen by him, from his various studio albums. Included here are songs off his 1998 self-titled debut all the way through to his 2012 album, Out of the Game. Also included are several cuts Wainwright recorded for the 2001 soundtrack to Shrek. That said, missing here are cuts off his intimate 2007 album All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu, as are any tracks from his several concert albums, most notably his 2007 Judy Garland-themed performance Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall. Perhaps Wainwright viewed All Days Are Nights, which was recorded during his mother Kate McGarrigle's illness with cancer, as too much of a personal statement to single out any of its tracks for inclusion here.

Rufus Wainwright has popular-song chops and an ambitious streak (see his opera), so it makes sense that he’d want to set Shakespeare’s sonnets to music. On Take All My Loves, he even provides multiple interpretations of individual pieces. "Sonnet 43" is first arranged for spoken vocals and flinty electronics before it’s presented with orchestral sweep and operatic singing. “Unperfect Actor (Sonnet 23)” tilts into adult-contemporary rock, while other tracks have a progressive folk feel. Throughout, Wainright’s sonic diversity complements the range of literary devices that reside in the Bard's source material.

A collection of songs from Rufus Wainwright's special Northern Lights concerts celebrating Canada's 150th birthday in 2017. Recorded August 16 & 17th at Chapelle Norte-Dame-de-Bon-Secours in Canada and August 20th at the Ford Theatre in Los Angeles. The covers include Joni Mitchell, Kate McGarrigle, Leonard Cohen, Céline Dion, Arcade Fire, Neil Young, Men Without Hats.