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While Aimee Mann has performed with Rush, Matthew Sweet and Til Tuesday, her best work has been as a solo artist. Mann's solo debut, 1993's "Whatever," strayed from the complex, multi-layered pop of her previous work, relying more on lyrical content and acoustic simplicity. "Whatever" was followed up by "I'm with Stupid" which earned her considerable praise and "Bachelor No. 2." Besides having several of her songs featured on the "Magnolia" soundtrack, Mann released her fifth solo album, "The Forgotten Arm" in 2005 and released a Christmas album called "One More Drifter in the Snow" in 2006. Below is a review of "The Forgotten Arm" that appeared in Night&Day.

Aimee Mann
"The Forgotten Arm"
SuperEgo
3.5 stars

When Aimee Mann appeared at the Belly Up with a black eye, she explained to the audience she'd suffered it while sparring with her boxing partner. Maybe so. Or maybe it was advance publicity for "The Forgotten Arm," a concept album about a boxer, his lover and trials inside and out of the ring.

In any event, Mann's fifth album is a beaut, melodic and witty from start to end, with each song standing on its own, regardless of the connecting storyline. "Going Through the Motions" is right up there with the finest of Mann's lyrical ballads, and bittersweet rarely sounded as sweet as it does on "That's How I Knew This Story Would Break My Heart."

-- David L. Coddon, Union-Tribune

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