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Free Music Review: Mixed bag gives bossa nova swing to olde inde faves
Hit: 4 Stars
This outing from the cover band Novelle Vague satisfies immensely in many ways, and just plain misses in others. If you are an old timmer who grew up on the originals (like me) then you may find this newly vamped bossa nova approach to 80s post-punk staples a fun filled romp down nostalgia lane. It isn't for everyone, though, and a word of caution to those of you who are missing out by not having heard the originals (all brilliant in their own right) first. The often covered Joy Division classic, "Love Will Tear Us Apart," gives us a warmer rendition than the bleak original, but not better, just different. Of stellar mention is their fun, catchy cover of the DK's hc classic "Too Drunk to..." and the Clash's London-calling era ska-soaked "Guns of Brixton." I will also add that their cover of the insufferably boring "This is not a Love Song" (of disco-era post-Pistols Johnny Rotten PIL fame) gets a great face lift...upwards: Simply awesome!! On the other hand, Nouvelle Vague miss almost entirely on the gothic realm, as best evidenced by their butchering of Andrew Eldritch's "Marian" (off the Sisters of Mercy's first LP, "First and Last and Always") and with their mediocre quickening of The Cure's "A Forest" (which seems to be popular in covering, especially with the techno / rave crowd). Overall this is a good buy, but it does have a couple renditions that deserve a quick skip with a toggle of the fast forward button. A better NV effort is showcased in their "Bande A Part" LP, where they do a fantastic cover of the power-punk-pop classic "Ever Fallen in Love," a former Buzzcocks masterpiece. 4 stars for effort and originality.Free Music Review: A disc thats sure to be in rotation for a long time...
Hit: 4 Stars
The other day I heard on the radio the Guns of Brixton cover. Little did I know what I was seeking was a gem of a cd!! Love will Tear Us Apart has a nice dark feel to it yet surprisingly catchy at the same time. Track 2 at first had me puzzled. How the heck does one pull off such a poppy song as this one. But, listen to it a few times and strangly it's quite good minus a part where the drums kinda go off beat....Guns of Brixton Wow! This is a rather chilly cover of an already classic song. You listen to this and you just can see the cops knocking on your front door and rather you're going with your hands up or hands on the trigger of your gun....You just know this song is gonna pop in Quertino flick or some sort of Casino style movie. Track five is a PIL cover strangly never knew this song could actually be good. Johnny's whiney version was always a tad annoying. Too Drunk is another winner. You just can't stop singing along to this classic DK song...Nice and fresh take on it...Teenage Kicks is just Great!! A kind of a lost eighties song thats up there with songs like Blister In the Sun, Just can't get enough etc... You'll just be huming along to this great cover version of Teenage Kicks.... Well what are you doing pick this album up if you loved eighties music and you just want to sit around and have a cocktail on a lazy summer day whilest listing to some great covers!! Also, on here is covers of the Cure, the Specials, XTC, Sisters of Mercy, Killing Joke and Modern English!Free Music Review: this hit me the right way
Hit: 4 Stars
I realize that this is the sort of project that can polarize listeners, especially those well-acquainted with the original versions. I'm not here to criticize those who don't agree with me, though. Overall, I LOVE this. With the exception of the icky treatment of I MELT WITH YOU, this is hypnotic, and it treads a nice line between taking things lightly and capturing a mood with light brushstrokes. I, for one, love the version of TOO DRUNK TO F**K. (I find it admirably subversive that it's smack in the middle of the song sequence, so, this isn't just background music) But, then, I'm a sucker for sleazy, smoky English-as-a-second-language treatments. A FOREST is another success. My favorites, though are MARIAN and IN A MANNER OF SPEAKING. Those are inspired yet far-from-obvious choices for a bossanova spin. Oh, and TEENAGE KICKS is wonderful, and goes on just as long as it needs to (thankfully, this is case with most of the songs). This continues to grow on me. A refreshing surprise. Oh, and, I feel this would have been far less successful had the same vocalist done all the songs.Free Music Review: Brilliantly different...
Hit: 4 Stars
First time through this distinctly "left field" album is likely to leave you a bit confused... laid back interpretations of classic 80's rock tracks served up as nonchalant, bossa-nova driven Anglo-French lounge music. Ridiculous? Well, fortunately not, because in here are some absolute gems - so good that once you've locked into what's going on you'll find them completely irresistible. Which ones depends on where you were at the time but, for me, "Teenage Kicks", "Love Will Tear Us Apart", "We're Only Making Plans for Nigel" & "Just Can't Get Enough" are so beautifully structured and darkly exciting that they're worth the price of the album on its own. But, as you'll see from the other reviews, there's a lot more on offer. Sure, some tracks miss it... but most don't and, insidious and clever, they add up to a brilliant, very different and probably unrepeatable "one off".Free Music Review: Lounge-y remakes of the smartest punk/wave scores big
Hit: 4 Stars
this album was a brilliant idea. need a little mood music for a sexy night with your edgy significant other? pop on a bossa nova version of "love will tear us apart" and i guarentee a good time for all.
note that less than 10% of the reviewers failed to love this album...one even claimed "I can't discern even the lightest bossa-nova influence." perhaps s/he's confusing bossa nova with The Boss, because that's the only explanation for a comment so off-the-mark. maybe you won't like this CD, but to say you can't discern any bossa nova influence is like saying you can't detect the slightest religious influence in Michaelangelo's Pieta.