an Open Letter to Rufus Wainwright

i'm sorry, sweetie; i've tried to like your new CD, i really really have, but it's just not happening. i thought that if i played it randomly with your 1st four cds (and my own Rufus Wainwright Rarities compilation which includes some unreleased live stuff and the things you did for various movie soundtracks, like Heartburn, Instant Pleasure, and Alleluia) that it would be bearable. i was wrong. a couple of the songs are really good (ie. Do I Disappoint You, Slideshow, Leaving for Paris No.2, and Release the Stars), but the rest of it is just...well...disconcertingly dull, and i wind up fast forwarding them (Between My Legs? what were you thinking?). i even went to your website to download the 2 "special" tracks with the password i got in the CD (incidentally, **boo* *hiss** for not making them uploadable to MP3 players. i've yet to listen to either song, because i can't. i mean, really though, how many people listen to music solely on their computers? bad form, miss thing). i tried to wait it out like i did with Want Two, which (i'll be honest) i didn't like when i 1st heard it. a month or so later, the genius of the music hit me(Gay Messiah? Art Teacher? Old Whore's Diet? fucking awesome); unlike your other albums which i loved right out of the box, the 1st time i listened to them. i was hoping the same thing would happen with Release the Stars, to no avail. perhaps i should wait a little longer?

i'm sure this was a fluke and your next CD will be as wonderful as your others; they can't all be winners, right? you're an amazing musician, a brilliant performer (speaking of which, when are we gonna see the Carnegie Hall concerts released on either CD or DVD?) and a shining beacon in the Community. i've been a fan for quite a while, and i'll stay a fan till you stop releasing CD's and performing; just promise me you'll stop recording songs like Tulsa...