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- Summary: What could possibly be more relevant in 2003 than an 80s band covering their favorite hits of the 60s, 70s, and 80s? Tracks here include Peter Gabriel's "Solsbury Hill," Buddy Holly's "Everday," and The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star."
- Record Label: Mute
- Genre(s): Rock, Pop, Electronic, Alternative
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| I saw her climb the 13th rung I heard her singing the song she sung I caught the flower that she flung I saw a paper tab burning on her tongue She's... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 13
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Mixed: 7 out of 13
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Negative: 3 out of 13
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The album makes clear that these men really like music. They like singing it; they like playing it. And there’s enough fun being had here to convince you that you might like hearing it as well.
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Erasure do the Ronettes' "Walking in the Rain" almost as well as Cheryl Ladd, they do Buddy Holly's "Everyday" better than James Taylor, they prove that one man and one man only was meant to sing "Can't Help Falling in Love," and they tart up Peter Gabriel something fierce.
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It’s clear from the beginning that Bell can handle the vocal chores but what remains questionable is Clarke’s ability to rescue his beats from the predictable morass of synth pop’s stodgy past without, of course, overdoing it.
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More often than not, they connect with the material in unexpected ways.... Problems occur when they can't find a convincing way to graft their highly identifiable sound onto the song.
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Carrying none of the charm or innovation of the duo's earlier ABBA tribute, this set is salvaged only by a relatively straight reading of Peter Gabriel's "Solsbury Hill."
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UrbThe results have a better chance of ending up in mom's Volvo than your iPod. [Jan 2003, p.76]
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Q MagazineSo ill-conceived and shoddily executed it could well finish them off altogether. [Feb 2003, p.102]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 6
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Mixed: 0 out of 6
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Negative: 2 out of 6
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tinehMar 18, 2003What can I say? I just adore it.
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anwyunJul 11, 2006Simply Great, the masters of synth-pop did it again!!
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FernandaBNov 27, 2003
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MarkTJan 5, 2004Brilliant interpretations by the duo responsible for keeping synth-pop alive.
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Aug 17, 2017
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RobW.Sep 25, 2007Poor, poor work, unoriginal and terribly dull.
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