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Eye to the Telescope (by KT Tunstall, Pop)

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Scottish lass sets friendly tone with pop rock.

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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.

Positive 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").
Violence: Not applicable.
Sex: Not applicable.
Language: Not applicable.
Consumerism: Promotional piece for an organization called "Project Sunshine" supported by Origins and Tunstall is tucked into the liner notes.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Not applicable.
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What to talk about

Talk to your kids
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.

What's the story?

What's the story?
In KT Tunstall's debut album, EYE TO THE TELESCOPE, the Scottish singer-songwriter captures fragments of human emotion and moments in time and sets them to music. The opening track, "Other Side of the World," tells of a relationship that has lost its fire. Though the subject is something just about anyone can relate to, Tunstall tells the story with lyrics like, "On comes the panic light / holding on with fingers and feelings alike / but the time has come / to move along." The final song, "Through the Dark," speaks to the struggle one faces when the safety of the familiar is replaced by a new path. Tunstall sings, "Oh, what is in store for me now / it's coming apart / for this is all new / and I'm feeling my way through the dark." By the end of the song, she recognizes that the fear of the unknown has passed, and she's "falling in love with the dark over here."

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 
The songs on Eye to the Telescope are imaginative and introspective, exploring dreamlike landscapes and using vivid imagery to tell stories that are familiar to everyone. It also helps that Tunstall has a warm and welcoming voice. With all of the symbolism and vivid imagery on this CD, it seems a great way to generate conversation with older kids.

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Released on: February 7, 2006
Label: Virgin Records
Genre: Pop
This review was written by Cristen Pennington
 
 

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Kitty Cat Meow
kid, 12 years old
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KT Tunstall is an amazing song artist. She astounds me the way she plays her music. Forget all that electronic music, hand-played music is what matters!
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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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