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Wild Opera is an arty excursion into experiment turned album, but it only touches of the brilliance they are capable of shine through. However, better to explore than remake the same album. Wild Opera begins with "Radiant City" with a guitar lifted straight out of an average '60s spy flick and sets the tone for what is a dark and fearsome effort. "Sinister Jazz" is a prime example, with the lyrics "...You're never going home." Elsewhere, "Time Travel in Texas" is particularly clever as Bowness narrates from a hostage perspective. "Pretty Genius," "Taste My Dream," and the album's leading light, "My Revenge on Seattle," are familiar No-Man terrain, while "Infant Phenomenon" is a cousin to Sylvian/Fripp's "Darshan." One of the worst tracks was chosen to head the five-track EP; "Housewives Hooked on Heroin" has fine lyrics but the music is dreary and overlong. About average, tread with caution, but give it a fair chance after Flowermouth and Loveblows. ~ Kelvin Hayes

Tracks

1. Radiant City
2. Pretty Genius
3. Infant Phenomenon
4. Sinister Jazz
5. Housewives Hooked on Heroin
6. Libertine Libretto
7. Taste My Dream
8. Dry Cleaning Ray
9. Sheeploop
10. My Rival Trevor
11. Time Travel in Texas
12. My Revenge on Seattle
13. Untitled
14. Untitled

1. Dry Cleanin' Ray (Remix Edit)
2. Sweetside Silver Night
3. Jack the Sax
4. Diet Mothers
5. Urban Disco
6. Punished for Being Born
7. Kightlinger
8. Evelyn (The Song of Slurs)
9. Sicknote
10. Hit the Ceiling
11. Where I'm Calling From
12. Housewives Hooked on Heroin (Alternate Version/Bonus Track)
13. My Rival Trevor (Alternate Version/Bonus Track)
14. Time Travel in Texas (Radio Session/Bonus Track)
15. Pretty Genius (Radio Session/Bonus Track)