: The bonus "paper" documentation for the deluxe version often includes details for 16 rare/unreleased tracks, including "Chic and Pointless" and live recordings from Kenwood House.
: Features personal liner notes written by Rufus Wainwright himself and his aunt, Anna McGarrigle . Rufus Wainwright - Vibrate Best Of -2014- -FLAC...
In the sprawling, confessional landscape of 21st-century singer-songwriter music, few figures stand as tanto unique—and as unapologetically grand—as Rufus Wainwright. By 2014, Wainwright had already lived a dozen artistic lives: the precocious debutant of his self-titled 1998 album, the lavish orchestrator of Want One and Want Two , the opera composer, and the devoted interpreter of Judy Garland. To distill such a protean career into a single disc is no small feat. Yet, Vibrate: The Best Of —released that year via Universal/Geffen—succeeded not just as a greatest-hits package, but as a carefully curated emotional map. : The bonus "paper" documentation for the deluxe
The natural texture of acoustic instruments, classical guitars, and Wainwright's signature operatic vibrato sound warm and lifelike, avoiding the artificial digital harshness of lossy formats. The Legacy of the 2014 Release By 2014, Wainwright had already lived a dozen
– A stripped-back, storytelling masterpiece.