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Mental Illness

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Aimee Mann Format: Vinyl
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 373 ratings
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Track Listings

1 Goose Snow Cone
2 Stuck in the Past
3 You Never Loved Me
4 Rollercoasters
5 Lies of Summer
6 Patient Zero
7 Good for Me
8 Knock It Off
9 Philly Sinks
10 Simple Fix
11 Poor Judge

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Limited colored vinyl LP pressing. 2017 album from the acclaimed singer/songwriter. After originally breaking onto the music scene during the 80's leading the post-new wave pop group 'Til Tuesday, Aimee Mann has gone on to establish herself as one of the most distinguished singer-songwriters of her generation. Her successful solo career has spanned several decades with several Grammy nominations, one Grammy award and the release of seven critically acclaimed solo albums, including the profoundly popular soundtrack for the film Magnolia, which garnered an Academy Award nomination for Best Song in 2000. Aimee has been very busy since her last album, performing for the President at the White House, appearing on the hilarious TV series Portlandia, becoming a social media darling (she was named one of 13 Funny Musicians You Should Be Following On Twitter by the Huffington Post and was Buzzfeed's Top 100 People to Follow on Twitter, as well as touring and recording with Ted Leo for their project together The Both.

Product details

  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.32 x 12.31 x 0.18 inches; 10.08 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ SuperEgo Records
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2017
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 16, 2016
  • Label ‏ : ‎ SuperEgo Records
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01N9I8SO7
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 373 ratings

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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Frank G. Attanasia
5.0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Heartfelt Work
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2017
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I have been an Amiee Mann fan for some time. I thought it might be hard for me to give an unbiased review. After purchasing the CD, I allowed myself to first just enjoy the music. It is a very acoustic kind of work, with some lovely backing voices and strings on certain pieces. I would venture to say there is even a bit of a Beatlesque touch here and there. But it is not a rocky kind of work, but one that reaches in, burrowing on successive listens. Her voice and signing is once again beautiful. The lyrics do tell compressed jewels of stories. I cannot say for sure I know all the meanings of the songs lyrics, but they encourage you to explore them again and again-with her emotive voice embelishing the words, these songs are memorable, not just for their sound but for the spiritual, emotional,and mental places they take you.
Amiee may not get a lot of commercial play, although the college stations in my area as well as the listener supported ones-play her works.
I would encourage anyone who is searching for heart felt, creative, and intelligent work to search no further, this is the real deal.
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GadgetLover67
5.0 out of 5 stars One of Aimee's Great Ones
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2017
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I agree with some of the other reviewers that this is Aimee's best in quite some time. I do like all her albums, but the last 3 (Forgotten Arm, Smilers, Charmers) fell into the "very good, but short of truly great" category for me. Enjoyable, definitely worth owning, and once I'd put them on, I'd get into it. But I wouldn't feel compelled to hit play again right away.

I received Mental Illness on Friday, and probably played it 10 times in the last 2 days. This one seems really special.

Stylistically, this reminds me the most of Bachelor #2 (but generally a bit slower, less "commercial"), Magnolia (some of the tunes really seem like they'd fit in that album which contains some of my favorite Aimee tunes), and Lost in Space (though a bit less dark to me). Really great stuff and reminds me (with fresh new music) about why she's such a special artist and one of my all time favorites.
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B STAR
5.0 out of 5 stars Aimee Mann Hits It Out Of The Park - Again
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2017
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Words fail me, but they don't fail Aimee Mann. She marshals them, like a general with a gentle hand, into a beautiful sadness, tinged with the sacred and the profane. This is the sound of a human being being, holding nothing back, weaving songs that bring real characters to life in all their suffering. She sings of the impossibility of human relationships and the profound pain that ensues when our repeated attempts at love and intimacy fail.

Aimee Mann is the Anti-Rock Star: if she has swallowed the Kool Aid and signed up for the funhouse trip of celebrity stardom, with all its trappings and attitudes, she is a brilliant actress who missed her true calling. She gives the impression of what you see is what you get, a sizeable accomplishment when you are as talented as she so obviously is. Beautiful. Buy it - you will be happy you did.
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MeriJ
5.0 out of 5 stars I played it 15 times today -- her best ever
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2017
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I love Bachelor as much as anyone, and I love at least several songs on every album she's done since. But the songwriting on this one is especially good. It's quieter than most of her earlier work, but the haunting effect grows with each song. It says a lot about the depth here that four of the best songs of her career didn't make the set-list for the promo tour.

In particular, check out Lies of Summer, Good For Me, Knock It Off, Poor Judge and Simple Fix (amazing bass groove, btw)

Also: You Never Loved Me. Roller Coasters. And the two she's promoting with videos: Goose Snow Cone and Patient Zero.

And the second cut also: Stuck in the Past. And Philly Sinks.

These are the ones I like.
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Jay
4.0 out of 5 stars ... first I found this CD to be a little boring because it is acoustic and very laid back
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2017
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At first I found this CD to be a little boring because it is acoustic and very laid back,. The songs are good especially Goose Snow Cone, the opening track. But there aren't really any uptempo songs on this CD like there are on Charmer. They are all pretty much the same tempo and album just seems to plod along after listening to 5-6 songs. I am, however, liking this album the more I listen to it and it's really pretty good. I just think Charmer is better.
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Barb
5.0 out of 5 stars Aimee Mann Never Disappoints!!
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2017
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I purchased this CD in advance of her performance with Jonathan Coulton in Bethlehem, NH July 2, 2017. I've was a fan of 'Til Tuesday back in the 80's and hence Aimee as a solo artist. The lyrics, music, etc., are as fine in person as the recorded version. Quirky, observant and pertinent as ever the Aimee Mann take on relationship matters and feelings. "Mental Illness" takes it a step further and can be downright diagnostic. Always a gem, her live performance was steady and true. Jonathan Coulton opened, she sang with him and then he accompanied her as he did on the CD, great harmony, lyrics, and guitar as primo as you can expect. Highly recommend, I'm in love with it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I've loved Aimee Mann since 'Til Tuesday but hearing Aimee's "voice" ...
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2017
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I've loved Aimee Mann since 'Til Tuesday but hearing Aimee's "voice" as a solo artist has been therapy for me for years, particularly since Magnolia. Lost in Space has been a good friend to me through the past years--a voice of vulnerable honesty and a voice to my own searching for authenticity in myself and the world around me. Mental Illness seems to revisit that grim honesty and it is such a refreshing and welcome voice. Aimee is a fierce poet and song maker and I am so happy to be enveloped into her head space again. If you loved Lost in Space, I am more than sure you'll love this album.
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EB
5.0 out of 5 stars If you love her other albums, you will love this one
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2017
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Aimee's albums always seem to take me to a dark place. It seems like something that I wouldn't want, but my head swims a bit and I think about things that I don't know that I'm honest enough with myself to think about on a regular day. This is one of those albums. It's a rare thing, except for her to take me to that place. It's an extraordinary work.

I see other reviews that say that she makes melodic, relaxing music. Maybe that's what she gets right. It's different things to different people.

Whatever it is, I can't wait for every new album she makes.
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John G
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
Reviewed in Canada on July 15, 2021
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Enjoyed immensely
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Andrea Zanotti Fragonara
5.0 out of 5 stars Il migliore degli ultimi 4.
Reviewed in Italy on January 19, 2022
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A mio avviso il suo miglior album degli ultimi 4. Più melodico seppur malinconico come gran parte dei suoi lavori. Molto bello.
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Andrea Zanotti Fragonara
5.0 out of 5 stars Il migliore degli ultimi 4.
Reviewed in Italy on January 19, 2022
A mio avviso il suo miglior album degli ultimi 4. Più melodico seppur malinconico come gran parte dei suoi lavori. Molto bello.
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GWAPE
5.0 out of 5 stars Maintenance.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 16, 2021
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I've bought quite a lot of music either made or released during lockdown for the maintenance of my 'Mental Health' & i opted for this instead of her most recent release Queens of the Summer Hotel. I've listened to it on repeat, it's beautiful, one of the the best folk albums i've bought this year, along with Birdy's Young at Heart & Laura Marling's Song For Our Daughter. I've only ever owned one other Aimee Mann album, the Magnolia film soundtrack which i love (this is better) but based on this i may delve deeper into her older portfolio & explore. Her voice isnt that distinctive but it's very soothing & she is a superbly emotive songwriter with a talent to match the likes of Joni Mitchell. It's musical therapy for the damaged or broken.
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Bruno bucciarelli
5.0 out of 5 stars Le grand retour de la jolie blonde!
Reviewed in France on September 5, 2017
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J'écoute Aimee Mann depuis ses début et je suis toujours touché par sa voix et ses mélodies et cet album est tout simplement SUBLIME!!!
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Miguel Márquez Romero
5.0 out of 5 stars Un disco maravilloso, una joya
Reviewed in Spain on November 16, 2017
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Si eres seguido de Aimee, es un disco que muestra su madurez delicada. El disco en si como objeto es una maravilla y cuando ya lo escuchas es otra maravilla mas. Musica sosegada y tranquila para acompañarte durante el día en todo momento.
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