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Tidal is the debut album by Fiona Apple, a New York singer-songwriter-pianist who was 18 years old at the time of its 1996 release. Apple is obviously talented--she has a dark, smoky alto and a knack for an arresting turn of phrase--but she's still several years away from realizing her potential. For every fresh lyric she writes ("Daddy longlegs, I feel that I'm finally growing weary of waiting to be consumed by you"), she provides two examples of embarrassingly precious schoolgirl poetry ("Adagio breezes fill my skin with sudden red," from the same song, "The First Taste"). She also has yet to refine her moody piano chords into actual melodies, though "Shadowboxer" comes close. --Geoffrey Himes

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From: Amazon Posted: Jan 09, 2006 Type: User Review Tidal

I bought this disc back in 1996 after hearing a lot of buzz & hype about Fiona Apple. After my first listen and now 10 years later, I still had the same reaction, "Wow - she's only 18 writing songs like this!?" Even today it is so refreshing to...
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From: Amazon Posted: Nov 25, 2005 Type: User Review it was alright

good effort on here with the piano in several tracks and fiona's promising voice, but I personally thought she was overrated and there are much better musicians and artists out there who deserve the hype she got from mtv
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From: Amazon Posted: Nov 06, 2005 Type: User Review She's blossoming here...but she hasn't quite bloomed

This album is good, but her other two are vastly superior. Tidal is moody, morose, and sophisticated, but the fact remains that a lot of it is somewhat boring. I do enjoy listening to this when I'm depressed or sad, and it always helps me out....
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From: Amazon Posted: Oct 24, 2005 Type: User Review Fiona has two good apples here.

"Sleep To Dream" and "Criminal" are musically superb. The remainder of the album is filler.
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From: Amazon Posted: Oct 20, 2005 Type: User Review A debut that has been overshadowed by her later work

Standing alone this CD is a strong effort. However, it pales in comparison to her later works.
The main problem with the album is a lack of consistency, repetitive song structure, and generally an understandable immaturity and lack of...
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From: Amazon Posted: Sep 20, 2005 Type: User Review Fiona Apple's best album yet...

... I say yet, because "Extraordinary Machine" is not (legally) out yet. As much praise as her second album ("When The Pawn...") gets, I truly believe that this is better, and also outclasses many of my other favorites.
"Sleep To Dream":...
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From: Amazon Posted: Sep 17, 2005 Type: User Review talented but overrated

she has talent and the music has potential but this music is really not my type and fans are overrating her like she is the best thing to happen to music or going even as far as calling her the best artist of the 90's. I think there were much...
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From: Amazon Posted: Sep 16, 2005 Type: User Review Tidal Is One Of Those Albums That'll Be Remembered Ten Years From Now...

It is a very memorable album filled with emotion and talent all wrapped into one and is done in a different fashion that is indeed Fiona. One thing that always drew me though above all else to Fiona was her voice, deep and so calm. She's someone...
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From: Amazon Posted: Sep 10, 2005 Type: User Review fiona apple

This CD is feminine and is good for people who hate cruel egotistical men. The lyrics are like poetry. Each song paints a landscape. I like First Taste for her beautiful voice trailing at the end. After a while you will be eventually bored of this...
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From: Amazon Posted: Aug 17, 2005 Type: User Review Nine years later . . . . .

And I would still say this is the best CD I have heard. It just always comes back to Fiona Apple's Tidal. The only song that I MIGHT skip is Criminal that is ONLY because radio ruined it for me! Love this CD!
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