Swing Out Sister - Shapes and Patterns
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Artist: Swing Out SisterEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1997-06-17
Music Label: Island / Mercury
Soundtracks:
- Somewhere In The World
- Here And Now
- We Could Make It Happen
- Shapes And Patterns
- Better Make It Better
- Something Out Of This World
- Joe Meek's Cat
- Stoned Soul Picnic
- You Already Know
- Always
- Now You're Not Here
- Icy Cold As Winter
- Shapes And Patterns (Reprise)
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Free Music Review: Want to feel good? Then this is well worth listening to
Hit: 5 Stars
Aside from "Breakout", Swing Out Sister's popular MTV tune back in the late 80's, I never heard any more of Swing Out Sister - for some reason, they don't seem to be very popular in the United States. As I've grown older, my musical tastes have branched out into other genres that I wouldn't have normally listened to before. When I saw this CD, it reminded me of "Breakout" and what an enjoyable song it was, so I figured I'd give this CD a shot at a listen.
Hence my writing of this review, because if someone just happens to stumble upon my review of this from looking at another review of a CD I've written to check out my other musical interests and takes a chance and buys this CD, then the review process of Amazon works.
It's hard to pick a favorite song here - just about all the tracks are so good and are about positive messages; you are a special person ("Somewhere in the World"), that life is good ("Here and Now"), life should be celebrated ("Stoned Soul Picnic"), anything is possible ("We Can Make it Happen") and when true love hits you, there's no other feeling like it ("You Already Know").
It's hard to put this CD into one particular genre. The best way to describe this CD is "a pleasant pop/jazzy/R&B hybrid, with peace, love and bliss elements to it" as quite a handful of songs have a bit of late 60's vibe with 90's playing and technology on it. I'm not a child of Woodstock, and other than the late 60's songs I've heard, don't know much about it, but this is really fabulous.
With lyrics like "Close your eyes and see your dreams running wild, colors brighter than the sun all around", or "We'll never learn to live and grow, if we don't let our feelings show" and "Here and now, reaching an all time high, head over heals, in love with life", how can one not feel such a positive vibe and good about themselves and life?
The same can be said for the music as well. In some moments (the finale of "Here and Now" comes to mind with it's lovely strings) the music gets so positively exhilarating with it's keyboards, horns and the like, the subtle 60's ingredients (for example the "waka waka/bow chicka" from "We Can Make it Happen" and the whole entire "Picnic" song ) and Corinne Drewery and Andy Connell singing quite a few "La-La-La's" and "Ba-ba-ba-baaaaaa"s throughout. A more modern sounding "Icy Cold Winter", starts out a bit somber and eventually goes upbeat, but the keyboard work in it is truly entrancing and interesting.
And finally, Drewery's voice is amazing. I've heard others describe it as fragile, and I can see what they mean as it sounds soft, but she possesses quite a strong set of pipes - some of those high notes she hits throughout the CD are up there. And it's always a pleasure to listen to.
If I can offer any criticism of the CD at all (and I'm really stretching here), it's that it sometimes may sound a little *overproduced* - at some points, it may be hard to discern the lyrics Drewery is singing, but it doesn't happen often. For the most part, it's loud and clear.
This CD is hip and fun, and has effortlessly climbed to one of my top CD's ever to listen to. One of the most pleasant pieces of music you will ever hear. Get it.
Shapes and Patterns Poster
More swinging, instantly likable Burt Bacharach-style retro pop from the U.K. duo fronted by Corinne Drewery. Like a pre-Todd Terry, frown-free Everything But the Girl, SOS is at its sophisticated best on the Japanese No. 1 "Somewhere in the World," a jazzy "Now You're Not Here," and the irresistible cover of "Stoned Soul Picnic." --Jeff BatemanDance & DJ Music CDs
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