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Folklore
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0600445050099
Format: Enhanced
Label: Dreamworks
Manufacturer: Dreamworks
MPN: 000100712
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Dreamworks
Release Date: November 25, 2003
Studio: Dreamworks
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Editorial Review:
On her second album, Nelly Furtado takes a hard left turn. The colorful but incomplete fusion of her debut, Whoa, Nelly!, gives way on the tellingly titled Folklore to an approach that lets in some acoustic sounds that take the music in an entirely different, richer direction. At times sounding like a dead ringer for singer-writer Sam Phillips (whose work colors each episode of the TV series "Gilmore Girls"), Furtado aims for more rock-oriented ground without losing the Brazilian influences that are so much a part of her identity. Her voice and tunes are strong, and both words and music paint a young woman still very much in movement, change, flux. It's an intriguing sound, and one that thoughtful listeners will cherish. --Rickey Wright
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Not so fast
I loved Nelly Furtado on the "Loose" CD and I love her in concert. I was impressed with the many positive reviews on here of her CD "Folklore."
It was an easy decision to get it after all the positivity. HOWEVER, after listening to it many times it has not grown on me and I really am disappointed in it. I do not see how so many loved it. Not me, I wish I had of never had bought it.
Rating:  - Very underrated
Shortly after I bought this CD a few years ago, I read a review on Rolling Stone's Web site that gave it just 2 out of 5 stars. I remember thinking the reviewer was either crazy or had an axe to grind with Nelly. Then the album sold very few copies. I saw Nelly in concert at a small venue in New Jersey during the tour for this CD, and while it was a great show, it was not a full crowd.
But beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I still love this CD. It definitely lacks the killer ... Read More
Rating:  - A Personal Favorite
I purchased this CD the day it came out, and it has been a favorite ever since. I believe that this CD showcases Nelly Furtado's talent unlike any of her others. (Although I am very fond of her first CD and like Loose well enough) Folklore is defiantely worth a listen.
Rating: - A wide-eyed adventure. 4.1 stars.
I'm going to start off by saying that this is my first album from her. It's great and I imagine that it'd be hard for her other two albums to be better, especially Loose.
But anyway...
I'm now a big fan of Nelly Furtado because of this album. It shows her talent as a writer and also displays the truth, realism and magic that she is truly capable of.
When she stepped on the scene in the early 2000s, I didn't really think much of her. In fact, her debut single, ... Read More
Rating: - Review of Folklore
I purchased Folklore from Amazon when it was first released, and it seemed to me that Nelly made this album effortlessly. There's still the energy that she was loved for on Whoa Nelly! but with Folklore there is a calm in many of the songs. It was an awesome moment to finally receive this album and discover what had been going on in Nelly's head since her debut. Though there was a bit of worry and melancholy with Whoa Nelly, with Folklore it seems she'd learned and accepted harsh reality. A bit ... Read More
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