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 | Title : Other People's Songs
Author : Erasure
Release Date : 20030128
Binding : Audio CD
Regular Price : $16.98
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Editorial Reviews :
Erasure is at the top of the list of synth-pop groups who have transcended the genre's inherent limitations, and Other People's Songs demonstrates why they've stood the test of time. These are not remixes or samples; in fact, the arrangement apple never falls far from the tree. The selected pop tracks from the latter half of the 20th century are rendered through Vincent Clarke's effervescent sensibility and Andy Bell's emotive vocals. Most dance-club covers have a shelf life that barely outlasts the last call. But as on Abba-esque, their homage to Abba, Erasure meticulously nurture and revitalize rainbow-colored covers, this time making Peter Gabriel's 'Solsbury Hill' and Buddy Holly's 'Everyday' sweet but not bubblegum-flavored. Erasure has a stockpile of signature sounds, many of them used here to tie together disparate but instantly recognizable pop songs into Erasure songs. --Beth Massa
Buyer Reviews :
Erasure is one of my favourite all-time bands (PSB and DM are too) and this album create a great expectation!. The first single 'Soulsbury Hill' (from Peter Gabriel) is amazing, a really good synthpop groovy song. 'Everybody's got to learn sometime' (from The Korgis) is another great synth-ballad, I think this is the best track on the album. 'Make Me Smile' and 'When Will I See You Again' are good danceable songs. But when you're convincing that all songs are good, in a few minutes you'll going to see that is not true at all!.....'Everyday' (from Buddy Holly) is not a song to be covered by a group like Erasure, because the rock n'roll from the 60's and the synthpop are very different styles. Another example of this is 'Can't Help Falling In Love' (from Elvis Presley), this song was covered before by UB40 and they done very well, but Erasure's version is too slow, too weak. The album is good, but a few songs should be exclude of this rate. The first half of this album is really great (excepting 'everyday' of course), but when you listen the other half............mmmmmmmmmmm, maybe you'll be disappointed, only at the end with 'Goodnight' and 'Video Killed The Radio Star' you'll recovered the feeling from the first track!
(by Pat Hirzel)
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