Patrick Wolf: The Magic Position (2007): Reviews
Amber Swift  |  by www.metacritic.com. All rights reserved. 16.07 | 23:24

That whole no other person making three great records before turning 23 is a bit bold. Kate Bush, Dylan, Van Morrison, Stevie Wonder even Robert Plant, the Stones, the Sex Pistols, the Beatles and the Cure were rather young when they released their early material. Younger than 23 at least.

Age is just recently coming up as a factor in music thanks to AMG's rather mediocre reviews of Artic Monkeys and Lily Allen saying they were too young and inexperienced. That's never been the case until people like Fiona Apple came out. Good music was excepted for what it was.

Joan Baiz released her best work in her teens and it was accepted. Now age tends to be a downfall for new bands. They can't be taken seriously anymore.

This is a great record not because of his youth but just because he's plain talented. gave it a That whole no other person making three great records before turning 23 is a bit bold.

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