Reviews"...With Broadway-worthy new standards, and a strong supporting cast...Wainwright delivers a flawless, flip-flop-less performance..." - Rating: A, Ranked #6 in Mojo's "Best 40 Albums of 2001"., "...Brilliant...", 8 out of 10 - "...Built upon his mastery of highly composed, early-20th-century popular-song styles...", Ranked #20 in AP's "25 Best Albums of 2001"., Included in Magnet's "20 Best Albums of 2001"., 8 out of 10 - "...It sees Wainwright displaying splendid musical finery...", Ranked #95 in Mojo's "100 Modern Classics" -- "This was potent notice of Wainwright's significance, and stylistic territory he'd do well to revisit.", Ranked #8 in NME's 50 "Albums Of the Year 2001"., 7 out of 10 - "...He reels witty pop reincarnations of the classical lieder he reveres, delivered in a lugubrious burr that's distinct and sophisticated....never running short on clever conceit."u Q Magazine (8/01, p.142) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...An album of love songs and broken promises, exquisite and truly infectious...", 4 stars out of 5 - "...Great pop....the best of POSES transmits the impatient, careening, manic life of a pleasure seeking New Yorker and still keeps a carefully calibrated lightweight focus, the way those old, literate pop songs did...", "...Transparently gorgeous...", 4 discs out of 5 - "...Utterly human, deeply personal, and heroically fresh."