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Eye to the Telescope

(2006, Pop, by KT Tunstall, Label: Virgin Records)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 10; suggested age 10.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    Scottish lass sets friendly tone with pop rock.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 10 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Empowers and encourages a young woman to heal her own heart in "Heal Over" ("That sometimes life is hard / it's gonna take time / but you'll just have to wait / you're gonna be fine").
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Not an issue.
  • Sex:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Promotional piece for an organization called "Project Sunshine" supported by Origins and Tunstall is tucked into the liner notes.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Eye to the Telescope

Parents need to know that if they're trying to read the song lyrics in the liner notes before playing the CD in front of the kids, there's a photograph obscuring several lines of the first four songs. But, there's no offensive language or inappropriate subject matter in any of KT's songs -- so there shouldn't be a problem sharing the tunes with the kids.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about using creative language to tell stories through song. What does Tunstall mean when she says things like "she's an iceberg waiting to change"? And do you think that she's really talking to a big, black horse under a cherry tree? Or is she speaking metaphorically? There's a lot of symbolism and vivid imagery that would be great to generate conversation with older kids -- and perhaps inspire them to take pen to paper.

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 14
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    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    I love this girl!

    This woman uses no synthesizers or anything. The content is good, but "hell" is used in one song. This is a great album

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